New glasses

[Catlady711]

My mom said her bifocals weren't too hard to adjust to. However she does have problems viewing my computer monitor for any length of time because it's height falls above the part of her glasses she needs to see it with.

I just got my first pair of reading glasses last year, but I'm thinking my next pair will have to be bifocals because sometimes it's just a pain to keep taking them off and putting them on if I'm not just sitting there reading. Fortunately my eyes are good enough if I don't have to read really tiny print, I can get by without my glasses and just squint.

I'll be curious to hear your progress in adjusting to bifocals so I might know what I should look for in my next pair of glasses. You will keep us posted won't you?

[chocolatepuppy]

People had me scared of adjusting to bifocals. I adjusted to them just fine.

[Freedom]

I wore contact lenses for 21 years, got progressive lenses as my first set of glasses, about 6 years ago. The tech was amazed, I had NO trouble adjusting at all. I was READY!

Dad got them at the same time. He had trouble going down stairs; each step looks concave. Just do not look down at stairs, look ahead of you. I've heard a few folks have this issue with steps.

I've worn glasses for 6 years now, and still miss contacts.

[sparks19]

I'ms orry if this is way off topic but as I have no experience with bifocals I can't help but I was wondering about zennioptical.com

how long did it take you to have your glasses shipped? have you used them before at all? I need new glasses and am thinking of ordering from them

[Laura's Babies]

By the time I got my first pair, I need them so bad that I took to them like a duck to water and had no problem with them at all. I wear the 3 vision now and wouldn't wear the 2 vision again.

If you are on the computer a lot, you will need the 3 vision, that is the only reason I haven't ordered any from Zenni Optical, they don't make the 3 vision.

[caseysmom]

What a coincidence! I just orderered my first pair from them today because of pettalk!

[Grace]

I've had bifocals for 15-20 years, I think. Tried the progressives first, and they caused me so many problems, I switched to traditional bifocals. I'm not so vain about having a visible line that I want to fall down the stairs.

Good luck with yours.

[kokopup]

i have worn the lined bifocal for years. I recently got a new pair that work for reading and at a distance but I have to go to another single vision reading glass for my computer, I can move the computer closer and use my bifocal but this is not easy on my desktop. I tried progressive years ago and was not able to adjust. When I looked to the side without turning my head everything tilted side ways. I had to go back to my bifocals with line. I have been thinking of sending my prescription to zenni to give progressive a try again. i hoped that I would be able to have a focal distance for reading, computer, and distance. Keep us up to date when you get yours.

[Karen]

how long did it take you to have your glasses shipped? have you used them before at all? I need new glasses and am thinking of ordering from them

I have ordered from them before, twice - the glasses I am currently wearing, and my sunglasses. They are soooooo much cheaper than any other place around here - before them, I paid $400 or so for a pair of glasses, my current ones were $23, I think. My prescription is "extra strong," s it takes a few days longer than the usual 2 weeks.

The quality is fine, the frames look nice, and even my eye doctor was impressed with them.

There are places where you can "try on" frames online, I did that to find a shape I liked, I think I used FramesDirect.com - you upload a picture of yourself without glasses on, and they show you what each chosen pair might look like on you.

As for fitting, there's one additional measurement - your pupillary distance - needed that most prescriptions don't include. My doc measured mine for me, and wrote it down, and the glasses have fit fine!

[pomtzu]

He had trouble going down stairs; each step looks concave. Just do not look down at stairs, look ahead of you. I've heard a few folks have this issue with steps.

Before I had cataract surgery and corrective lens implants a few years ago, I wore the progressives for many years. As Sandie mentioned the stairs being a problem for her Dad, this too is the only problem I had adjusting to them, but it didn't take long to completely adjust. Even just one step, such as stepping off a curb, you need to be careful if you find this is an issue for you.

[Trinityagain]

I have worn bifocals since I was 5 (I'm 41), and actually switched to lined tri-focals about a year ago. I tried the lineless and they made me fairly nauseous so I went back to the lines but have had many people tell me that they can't see the lines so I'm happy with them. And it took me very little time to get used to the 3 areas....

[sirrahbed]

I have used bifocals for about 15 years now. My first two pairs were the progressive lenses but I never could get used to them - there was the area in the middle that always seemed blurry and made me feel dizzy/nauseated. I tried the second pair because I was told that the first pair may not have been made properly - but again I did not like them because of that middle area. Since then, I went with the older fashioned (and cheaper!) one with the line. Just my experience - best of luck with your new lineless lenses - I know lots of people LOVE them

[caseysmom]

I am excited about getting mine, I hope I did the ordering correctly.

I just ordered sunglasses through my insurance and WITH insurance it was 200, this pair was 12.95 with shipping, can't beat that. I ordered what they call a half frame, I tried a bunch on at my eye place to see what looks good on me, for 12.95 I can have them as a throw in the car pair.

[Cataholic]

I have worn contacts since I was 17 or so. Just in the last 6 months, I have gone to wearing just my glasses. Contacts always seemed to dry out/gunk up on me, even new ones, by 3 or 4 pm.

I have noticed since (or because???) wearing glasses only, I automatically seek to look out the top of my glasses for up close stuff- like my blackberry, or if I am talking to Jonah (as he likes to sit two inches off of my nose).

Does this mean I am entering bi-focal territory?

[lvpets2002]

I have progressive bifocals with tented lens.. I did just the oppisite from what the eye doctor told me to do.. He told me not to look straight down or I would fall over.. Sure thing the first thing I need after I put the glassess on for the first time was to look down & yup nearly fell over.. Also it took me some getting used to them with the computer screen lighting.. Now 10 or so yrs later I am used to them..