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8trackdisco Offline
#1 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 8:54 AM EST
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Progressive Lenses? Bifocals? Something else?

Still getting away with reading glasses, although not for long. Glasses are in the near future.

For you folks with FOG Eyes who’ve crossed over into glasses, what has been your experience?

Recommendations? Wary Avoidance Advice.

The only thing better than learning from your mistakes is learning from the mistakes of others.
BuckyB93 Offline
#2 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 9:25 AM EST
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I have progressive lenses. Tried bifocals but didn't like them. The progressives take some getting used to (as with anything for anyone with the first time with glasses) but I like them better than bifocals. My prescription is not all that strong but when I decided that I needed glasses and put them on, I was amazed on how clear things were especially at distance. Something that was blurry 50 ft away, magically came into focus.

I got my prescription from the doc along with head measurements and got a set that was covered under my insurance. I was not fond of them. I then used the lens prescription and head measurements (head info is imprinted on the bows of the glasses frame - the distance between eyes, nose, and ears) and bought glasses online. They were about 1/2 price than what was offered from a few glasses places in my area (Lens Crafters, Walmart Optical, a private optometrist in town). Most online sites can take a picture of your face from your webcam then overlay the frames that you pick out so you can "see" what they will look like.

I have plastic lenses and plastic frames. As for lens coatings, I chose anti scratch and anti reflective coating. I've not had any issues with them and glad I went that route. Well, one issue periodically pops up: sometimes forgetting where I left them only to realize they are on top of my head or on the kitchen counter where I last left them. I mark that up as user error not glasses error.
Gene363 Offline
#3 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 10:07 AM EST
Joined: 01-24-2003
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Progressive 100% I like metal frames and plastic lenses with a super light blue light blocking anti scratch coating. The coating is almost indistinguishable from a clear lens. My dark glasses are also progressive.

it took a few days to get used to bifocals, beware of stairs until you are used to them.

We get our eyes checked by an Ophthalmologist MD and get a written prescription.

I buy my glasses online: https://www.goggles4u.com

Shop carefully and follow their help interpreting your prescription. Even if you buy a "mistake" it'll still be a lot less $$ than most options charge.

My wife recently broke her glasses so instead of ordering we went to Costco, about twice the cost of Goggles4U but much better than getting raped at Pearl or Lenscrafters.
Brewha Offline
#4 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 10:16 AM EST
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Progressives. Take a bit of getting used to - 100% worth it.

Frameless lenses with UV and glair coat. You’ll be wearing them all the time so lighter is better…
JGRAZ Offline
#5 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 10:59 AM EST
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Couldn't get used to the progressives so I just switch back and forth which ultimately leads to me just ditching the regular glasses and using reading glasses when needed and complaining when I need but don't have my other glasses.
BuckyB93 Offline
#6 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 11:01 AM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
Progressive 100% I like metal frames and plastic lenses with a super light blue light blocking anti scratch coating. The coating is almost indistinguishable from a clear lens. My dark glasses are also progressive.

it took a few days to get used to bifocals, beware of stairs until you are used to them.

We get our eyes checked by an Ophthalmologist MD and get a written prescription.

I buy my glasses online: https://www.goggles4u.com

Shop carefully and follow their help interpreting your prescription. Even if you buy a "mistake" it'll still be a lot less $$ than most options charge.

My wife recently broke her glasses so instead of ordering we went to Costco, about twice the cost of Goggles4U but much better than getting raped at Pearl or Lenscrafters.


This is what I was told when I got my glasses. I worked with a guy who was an optometrist and he said the same. First couple of weeks, my eyes and brain had to be trained. Also advice is to point your nose to what you are looking at. The glasses lenses don't move with your eyes.

After my eyes and brain adjusted to the correction, I don't have issues.
MACS Offline
#7 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 11:06 AM EST
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BuckyB93 wrote:
This is what I was told when I got my glasses. I worked with a guy who was an optometrist and he said the same. First couple of weeks, my eyes and brain had to be trained. Also advice is to point your nose to what you are looking at. The glasses lenses don't move with your eyes.

After my eyes and brain adjusted to the correction, I don't have issues.


I'm on the laptop quite a bit... that bugged the **** out of me. I have the progressives, but I prefer to just use readers.
jeebling Offline
#8 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 12:10 PM EST
Joined: 08-04-2015
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I had progressives in my normal glasses and in sun glasses but I never could get used to them. One eye always seemed to be strained. I’m more comfortable with my bifocals.
rfenst Offline
#9 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 1:01 PM EST
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1. COSTCO
2. Transitions- lenses that darken in the sun
3. Progressive- no bi/trifocal line(s).
Gene363 Offline
#10 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 1:53 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
1. COSTCO
2. Transitions- lenses that darken in the sun
3. Progressive- no bi/trifocal line(s).


Some considerations for Transitions, for me they were too dark in low light and not nearly dark enough in bright light. FWIW, I do buy the darkest sunglasses I can get to preserve my good night vision.
jeebling Offline
#11 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 2:12 PM EST
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^same. I prefer to have prescription sun glasses and prescription range glasses. It’s a preference and not a recommendation mind you. I’ve had no-line bifocals which are not to be confused with progressive lenses - big difference. Like cigar flavors, it boils down to what I’m comfortable with / prefer.
rfenst Offline
#12 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 2:46 PM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
Some considerations for Transitions, for me they were too dark in low light and not nearly dark enough in bright light. FWIW, I do buy the darkest sunglasses I can get to preserve my good night vision.

They are fine for me indoors,-but I don't really use them as sunglasses as I have a separate pair of sunglasses which are also progressive). If I have to be outside for just a few minutes or don't want to carry my sunglasses, they are just fine.
JGKAMIN Offline
#13 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 6:41 PM EST
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When I felt my vision was slipping I went in for an appointment, the doc said you’re just getting old, buy a cheap pair of readers. I appeared his honesty and not gouging me for a pair of glasses to make a sale. A year or so later I thought my vision was getting worse, it wasn’t, but at the end of the exam he advised me to buy a pair of glasses despite the prescription not changing, so so much for only needing $1 cheaters. Another year or two later I got an exam and my prescription changed a little again, so I got new glasses and splurged on progressives, transitional, etc…they worked great for me. I went in a year later for yet another exam and my prescription changed very slightly, ordered another pair of glasses with transitional and progressive lenses, but when I wear them I can’t get used to them so I throw my old pair on and I’m fine. I wonder if they screwed up my recent purchase and have the prescription wrong or the focal point wrong.

Also, Costco has a great selection of glasses and would highly suggest them if you could find a style to your liking. They have some nice designer lines, but I wanted a specific designer so I got my last two pairs from LensCrafters and MyEyeDr, both charge a fortune for the same glasses then deduct a ton due to my “great insurance”. What a sham, I could get both cheaper online 100% out of pocket than buying the glasses from them after insurance contributions, but I wanted to ensure there was no problems getting my lenses to be proper.
BuckyB93 Offline
#14 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 7:14 PM EST
Joined: 07-16-2004
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This might not be for everyone but a concussion can change your eye sight. One of the side effects from my cracked skull and swollen brain thing last year was my vision was clearer without glasses then with them. It only lasted a couple of weeks (the clearer vision thing, the rest not so much). Doc said it was probably due to the swelling of the brain pushing my eyes into a different focus.

So maybe do a head plant onto the pavement without a helmet. It might be a short term solution on the vision as long as you can accept not remembering how you ended up in ICU.

On second thought... not a good long term solution. Just get glasses if you need them. I'm happy with the progressives that I bought online. I have a set of bifocals somewhere for backups but just don't ask me where they are. (Yes, I check the top of my head and they are not there).
Gene363 Offline
#15 Posted: Sun, Mar 17 2024, 9:34 PM EST
Joined: 01-24-2003
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JGKAMIN wrote:
When I felt my vision was slipping I went in for an appointment, the doc said you’re just getting old, buy a cheap pair of readers. I appeared his honesty and not gouging me for a pair of glasses to make a sale. A year or so later I thought my vision was getting worse, it wasn’t, but at the end of the exam he advised me to buy a pair of glasses despite the prescription not changing, so so much for only needing $1 cheaters. Another year or two later I got an exam and my prescription changed a little again, so I got new glasses and splurged on progressives, transitional, etc…they worked great for me. I went in a year later for yet another exam and my prescription changed very slightly, ordered another pair of glasses with transitional and progressive lenses, but when I wear them I can’t get used to them so I throw my old pair on and I’m fine. I wonder if they screwed up my recent purchase and have the prescription wrong or the focal point wrong.

Also, Costco has a great selection of glasses and would highly suggest them if you could find a style to your liking. They have some nice designer lines, but I wanted a specific designer so I got my last two pairs from LensCrafters and MyEyeDr, both charge a fortune for the same glasses then deduct a ton due to my “great insurance”. What a sham, I could get both cheaper online 100% out of pocket than buying the glasses from them after insurance contributions, but I wanted to ensure there was no problems getting my lenses to be proper.


Progressive lenses do need to be fit carefully so the right portion of the lens is centered on your eye.

You vision varies day to day and morning to night. I try to get examination appointments close to 2:00PM.

You eye Doc can test your glasses to see if they are correct.
Mr. Jones Offline
#16 Posted: Mon, Mar 18 2024, 9:48 AM EST
Joined: 06-12-2005
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Progressives

Bi-focals suck , and they are like a time portal back to 1967..

Only pooosaaayyyys can't handle Progressives
rfenst Offline
#17 Posted: Mon, Mar 18 2024, 3:07 PM EST
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JGKAMIN, It's all a scam/racket. There are like less than 10 major frame manufacturers in the world that produce 98.2% of the frames, no matter what logo or brand.


BuckyB93 Offline
#18 Posted: Mon, Mar 18 2024, 4:14 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
JGKAMIN, It's all a scam/racket. There are like less than 10 major frame manufacturers in the world that produce 98.2% of the frames, no matter what logo or brand.

An Italian company, Luxottica, controls somewhere around 80% of the major brands across the globe thorough it's subsidiaries (they either own them outright or make their eye wear under license). They are a global monopoly on regular glasses and sunglasses including lenses, frames, brick and mortar stores and even one of the biggest eye care and optical insurance companies.

You can't fight a monopoly. Up until 2007, Oakley was their own company but since Luxottica runs most of the eye wear stores Oakley had to go through them to sell their products. When Oakley pushed back on the prices that the stores were selling the Oakley glasses. Luxottica dropped the Oakley line from their stores and Oakley's stock price crashed. Guess who stepped up buy all those shares at a discount? Luxottica: Hi Oakley. We now own you, thanks for playing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxottica
BuckyB93 Offline
#19 Posted: Mon, Mar 18 2024, 4:16 PM EST
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NINE! teen.
Gene363 Offline
#20 Posted: Mon, Mar 18 2024, 4:26 PM EST
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Luxottica = Eyeglass Mafia.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#21 Posted: Mon, Mar 18 2024, 7:41 PM EST
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Gotta echo what others here have said about progressives, scratch resistant with blue light blocking lenses...aim with your nose. Don't ditch your readers. Place them in obvious spots so you don't have to go around the house looking for a pair. Sometimes they work better than your prescription. YMMV...I doubt it.
8trackdisco Offline
#22 Posted: Mon, Mar 18 2024, 9:17 PM EST
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Thanks for the info and discussion. Appreciated.

The challenge for me and the eyewear people I’d have to work with is finding frames that will fit my 7 5/8th irregular skull shape. Bucky doesn’t have the market cornered on head injuries.

Plus, picking a style seems daunting. I’m almost sure there is some framework (pun intended) to tell me what kind of head and face I have.

Will shop in the Only a Mother Would Love section.
Ram27 Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, Mar 19 2024, 3:29 PM EST
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Have you considered LASIK? Wore glasses all my life, had done many years ago and although doctor had given me glasses , I don't need them. Went last year for right eye cataract treatment and will continue following up on as needed.
Keep a cheap pair of bifocals for reading. Good luck with your choices.
delta1 Offline
#24 Posted: Tue, Mar 19 2024, 4:27 PM EST
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I had LASIK done more than 20 years ago. Corrected my left/dominant eye to 20/20 and under-corrected my right eye to about 20/70, monovision, so I could see stuff far away clearly and also read without glasses. Went without needing glasses for nearly two years; able to drive, enjoy outdoors, fish, play tennis, watch movies, work on computer and read, all without glasses. Then I got hit in the left eye by a hard struck volleyball, causing me to be far-sighted in that eye. So now, I'm far-sighted in my left eye and near sighted in my right.

Like rfenst:
Costco
Progressives
Transitions

I also get the 1.60 High Index lenses that are thinner and lighter than standard. I still prefer to read without glasses, but my optometrist suggests I keep my glasses on to avoid eye strain...
corey sellers Offline
#25 Posted: Tue, Mar 19 2024, 7:20 PM EST
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Thanks for the info I have to get new glasses. Cause I can’t see nothing up close.
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