For you middle-aged folks --> +1.0 reading glasses?

[Dave.]

I finally arrived at the "reading glasses" stage...or more like I finally admitted it. I have several pairs now and also have progressive lenses on order.

Mostly, I use +1.5. But I still have some trouble with the computer screen across my desk. It is not close enough for the +1.5, but too close for nothing at all. Maybe +1.25 would work.

But I mentioned this to the eye doc and he said I needed "+1.0" (which I didn't even know was available--I actually thought +1.0 was just like "nothing").

Does anyone buy +1.0 locally, like Walmart, Target, Walgreens, etc? I checked a few places and didn't even see a place for +1.0 on the racks. I see I can get them online, but I'd rather try them out first.

 

[Harleys Papa]

Cant help you with the +1.0 :shrug: I use +2.0 for reading and don't normally use them for the computer but while reading this I put on a set of +1.50 and wow I can see better :doah:

 

[the beekeeper]

Been using the 1.25's for a few years now, suspect I'll be graduating to the 1.50s soon, Ahhh.........The joys of growing older!..............:laugh:.................Tom.

 

[Docdc]

I used to go to a Dollar store and buy the +1.0 by the box and spread them around the house so I didn't have to carry them. I'd buy 24 at a time at a dollar. Now I am up to +1.5 and the Dollar stores are a little more expensive. I'd try one of them first and they are a WHOLE lot cheaper there than any other place I've looked.

Doc

 

[Dave.]

I used to go to a Dollar store and buy the +1.0 by the box and spread them around the house so I didn't have to carry them. I'd buy 24 at a time at a dollar. Now I am up to +1.5 and the Dollar stores are a little more expensive. I'd try one of them first and they are a WHOLE lot cheaper there than any other place I've looked.

Doc

Dollar Tree. Didn't think of that one. I'll go check it out tonight, thanks. And yes, I've noticed that even Walmart's prices on these are not so great any more. They slap the Foster Grant name on them and charge 4x the price for the same made-in-China stuff.

 

[tippycanoenm]

i like the dollar tree to........buy several at a time and leave where ever.....when i get to the top of the rack......guess i will go see a doc......ahhhhh the joys of getting old.....but i refuse to grow up:laugh::laugh:

 

[manchester1]

I use to buy them by the box also. I would loose them all the time:laugh: When I started having trouble with distance, I finally went to the eye doctor. The doctor said it is ok to wear those dollar store glasses:thumbsup:

 

[buckeye]

Oh, I love them in the summer down here.
900 degrees out, 4000 percent humidity, knats all up in your eyes, sweatin, and the glasses fog up. Oh joy.:laugh:
1-1 1/5 works pretty good. For carbs and things with small parts, I go up to 2's.
And I have them all over too.:thumbsup:

 

[Dave.]

Dollar Tree had a couple +1.0 but nothing I could stand on my face :laugh: I'll check another one. A buck a pair is too good to pass up.

I started using one of those magnetic shirt clips for glasses. Saw them on Shark Tank and there they were in Walmart. Look pretty dorky, but hey, you don't forget where the glasses are...

 

[zeeman]

I have been using the readers, just because my frames broke, and I have not had insurance til recently. I prefer the real thing, and so does my eye doctor. I could be wrong, but it seems that magnification is not the best thing for your eyes compared to prescription glasses. I have only had to wear glasses since I turned 46, and I hate them!

 

[Bobscooters]

i have bought a lot of them at Dollar Tree 1.25 though but most are kinda ugly frames sometimes, you might also try ebay and type in 1.0 reading glasses. i bought a set of three with free shipping and like the frames better think they were $8. or $9. for all 3. oh and has anyone seen the ones that light up for reading in bed - not bad for books but suck for reading magazines, different paper i guess.

 

[boatguy]

Being in the optical business +1 is usually where most reading glasses start and work up from there. While cheap is good all are made off shore and the lens are not the greatest--have distortion and will vary from pair to pair. Glasses are like anything else--you get what you pay for. Your other option is to find an old frame that a family member no longer wears and have the lens changed to a good +1 set. When you do your PD(pupillary distance) will be taken. This is the distance between the pupils of your eyes and very important so that you get the right focal distance--hence giving you clear vision.When the lens is cut it is layed out taking this into account. You don;t get this acccuracy with store bought readers. As far as your computer is concerned, move your monitor back and forth until you find a good clear distance. Computer distance is in between near(reading) and far(distance) and some people who are on the computer a lot need glasses for only the computer. Your perscription is just the entry level now but the more you strain your eyes the faster it will change. Hope this helps a bit.

 

[Docdc]

If I put my computer screen where I could see it, it would be in the next room.:laugh::laugh:

Doc

 

[Dave.]

Boatguy, thanks for the advice. I might try to move my screen a little, but I don't have that much room. I've worn contacts for years. And these readers are just for use with the contacts. As I mentioned, I have progressive lenses on order. A lot of money, even with insurance. They are the expensive kind; I think it was Definity. Kind of pissed me off with all the extra $$ options and couldn't see squat to read fine print after the dilation. Felt like I was in a car dealership. So I'm done spending money at the eye doc for this year and probably next. Hopefully the progressives work for me; maybe I will quit contacts. Then sunglasses will become an issue. Well one thing at a time.

 

[boatguy]

When you get the progressive lens it will take a bit to used to them. Some people adapt very quickly and others it takes awhile. Once you start wearing them try to stick with it instead of switching back and forth to your old glasses. It takes a bit for the brain to adapt but they are the answer. As far as your your sunglasses go you mostly use them for distance so you can wear your contacts and your sunglasses and be fine for awhile. The key with progressives is to get the heights measured correctly--when you are standing normally relaxed you should be looking out of the distance portion of the lens. Also don't put the progressives into a tiny frame or your fields of vision will be cut down.They are the answer--good luck with it.

 

[Tom S.]

I have a pair of nice nice prescription glasses that I keep by my easy chair for reading and looking at my laptop. I've started carrying them with me a bit, but they were expensive and I try to be really careful with them, which is distracting. I tried wearing bifocals all the time, but couldn't get used to them. My longer distance vision is normal. I have a bunch of cheap reading glasses that I bought at the hardware store and just scattered around the place - in the garage, shop, bathroom, all of the cars etc. I also bought a pair of bifocal safety glasses at the hardware store. Those get used a lot.

If you're like me and have never needed glasses until reaching that certain age where you need longer arms to read the morning paper, you might also- like me -have never given much thought to having your vision checked. I go to the dentist every 6 months, get regular checkups at the doctor (or the emergency room when things go wrong :laugh, but it never occurred to me to have my eyes checked. They have always worked just fine.

Then one day about 18 months ago I noticed a fuzzy spot in the vision in one eye. I figured I'd just scratched it again. I've done that a few times before and it's always just gotten better on its own. But when it did not get better, and actually seemed to be getting worse, I went to see an optometrist down at the strip mall. The doctor checked my vision and quickly determined that I have glaucoma and sent me to see a specialist.

Glaucoma is a condition that causes the internal pressure in your eyeball to rise, and the pressure damages the optic nerve causing a loss of vision. Anyone can get it and you don't know you have it until it's too late. It is not painful, and is not caused by blood pressure, smoking, weight, alcohol use etc. It just happens. Anyone can get it.

What I learned, too late, is that glaucoma is very easily detected through regular checkups and can be corrected before any damage or vision loss occurs. You just take a few eyedrops each day. I'm now taking those drops and it's not getting any worse. But I have lost half the vision in my right eye and there's no getting it back.

Have your vision tested. This is especially important if you've noticed any changes.

 

[ATKRIDER]

If you do ANYTHING where you might need more of a safety glasses type try some cheaters bifocal safety glasses. Been using them for years made by like radians I believe but sure more brands out there. They are actually quite clear for poly.

 

[TomH]

If you do ANYTHING where you might need more of a safety glasses type try some cheaters bifocal safety glasses. Been using them for years made by like radians I believe but sure more brands out there. They are actually quite clear for poly.

Good tip, I was looking at some of them. Best place I have found for reading glasses is my local Goodwill store. They have two large floor racks full of them and the price and quality is the best I have found.

 

[Newoldstock]

I can not see anything closer than an arm's length clear.

I have some cheap glasses from PA I use to read things.

We have abn eyeglass plan at work but its not much of a plan and I haave to pay to see the optomotrist myself.

So gave up.
If I can't see it I guess.....
And I am an electrician lol.


For everything else I have a large magnifying glass I like to use.
BOY does that make a difference

 

[MikeBear]

I had LASIK in 2000 when I was 41. I ended up with unintended monovision, where one eye is good for reading, and the other is good for farther distance.

It's come in handy now that I'm 14 years older, but it sure took a while before I got used to it...