New glasses

[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..

[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!

[Barbara]

Got the email today that my new glasses from Zenni Optical have been shipped. They will be my first-ever bifocals. I got "progressive" ones, so it won't be obvious to the whole world, but mostly so the line won't be bothersome to me. I know that we have many people here older than me, any bifocal wearers - how was it adjusting to them when you first got them?

Just curious - I have worn glasses since the summer I turned 9 years old, so am used to a day or so of adjustment time, but have never had bifocals. Any tips?

I'm wearing progressive multifocals since about 10 years. When I got my first ones I put them on my nose, put them down to drive home (didn't want the first drive immediately), put them on again and have worn them ever since. My eye doctor and I think you have to be decided and then you do it. He says men usually are more chicken than women (I am sure he is wrong and he certainly is not politically correct here).
Of course you have to turn your head more as you cannot look that far sideways as with other glasses- but you'll learn that in no time.

[Barbara]

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?

I'm afraid yes. One fine day not too far away your arms will be too short to keep your blackberry far enough away

[Karen]

Johanna, I knew I was going to need bifocals because for the last 6 months I have noticed that, no read anything really small, I need to take my glasses off and hold the writing near the end of my nose or closer. Yes, I am THAT nearsighted, but as my doc pointed out, I will likely always have that "superpower" - close up - REALLY close up - my vision is great! For now, anyway.

It has to do with age, and he told me when I turned 40 it would happen "soon," so I was glad to hold off another 5 years. Irrational? Maybe, but I was glad anyway!

[Cataholic]

Hmmmm...see, I have always used glasses or contacts to read. Now, when reading or crackberrying, I feel more comfortable doing it with my glasses off, nearly like my up close vision is getting better.

I have an eye appointment next month. Curious to see what they will say. Anyone want to buy some contact lenses off of me? Lol...I don't think I will ever go back to them.

[Karen]

I cannot really compare - as I have used glasses for everything, since I was 9. I put them on before I get out of bed in the morning! I only ever tried contacts once, and they told me at the time they could not correct for my astigmatism with contacts, so I saw three of everything, albeit clearly! "Some people just adjust to that," said the saleswoman. Yeah, right! I don;t think she had any clue how bad my astigmatisms are - and different in each eye!

[caseysmom]

You most likely have presobyia, you are getting more near sighted, thats what my eyedoctor told me, I won't probably need bifocals until 55, thats what I am told at least but I wear one contact to get around this, my own eye is for close up my contact eye is for far away.

[Catlady711]

I had a similar problem when we got our first computer. So I have a pair of computer glasses - the entire lens is like the bottom of my bifocals. I love them.

Yeah, my eye doctor has stuff telling about those. My mom doesn't have a computer (she actually hates the things) so the only time she looks at one is when I have something I want to show her.

Usually the best solution is to put it on the laptop where I can set it down lower and it's easy for her to see the screen.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I wore contact lenses for years but I work in a very dusty area so by the time I got home at night I would have to take them out and put on glasses because my eyes were so dry. Later on I decided to have Lasik surgery which has improved my vision but my right eye is still much better than my left eye. I ordered several pairs of glasses from Zenni Optical and I wear them at night when I drive and I also have some that I use as sunglasses. I've had them for a little over 2 years now and they're still in great shape.

I can still read without using any reading glasses unless the writing is teeny tiny but I have been using reading glasses at work since last July because I work with very small intricate detailed things. I just bought some at Target and I guessed on the power. I recently had my eyes checked and my vison hasn't changed which is good. I asked my doctor about reading glasses and he said that my left eye barely needs them,+0.75, and my right eye is only a +1.25. I'm currently using +1.75 at work. If I have my glasses on though, I have to look down to read or take them off because things are blurry.

[Karen]

Okay, they are here! I ordered them on January 7, and they arrived in 14 days, even though it said with my "x"-tra strength prescription that could add 3 or 4 days. So far, so good, they work!