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Medical Forum / General / Vision / January 2005Presbyopia?
ACCK! I am a -2 myope who is having trouble working at my computer. I see ok, but my eyes are very fatigued and get so within an hour. Also, my current glasses no longer work as well for distance. Sigh. A sign of the inevitable? I will be 43 next month. Anyway, I would like to have your input on progressive lenses, and progressive contacts. I am very active (I hike, snorkle and sail) and would like to wear glasses as infrequently as possible. Any advice would be much appreciated. Regards, Ellen Kaye > ACCK! I am a -2 myope who is having trouble working at my computer. I > see ok, but my eyes are very fatigued and get so within an hour. Also, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Regards, > Ellen Kaye Check the google newsgroup archives for previous posts on progressives (or PAL's). You might be better off with a pair of special computer glasses (a special kind of progressive that does not provide far distance viewing) if you work many hours at a computer. Zeiss Gradal RD is such a lens. Progressives will take some adaptation time, but your presbyopia will get progressively worse, and the sooner you start the better off you will be. For best advice, provide your exact Rx, including the reading add power required. Hi guys, Thanks to both of you! My arms aren't doing the trombone thing yet, but they really bother me at the end of the day. Also, I cannot always see well enough to properly fasten my jewelry. So, I will go get an exam, as it seems it is presbyopia, indeed. What is weird is I used to recognize people at a distance. No more. So, I will need stronger a stronger myopic correction as well...did this happen to you? Thanks, Ellen > > ACCK! I am a -2 myope who is having trouble working at my computer. I > > see ok, but my eyes are very fatigued and get so within an hour. Also, [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > For best advice, provide your exact Rx, including the reading add power > required. >What is weird is I used to recognize people at a >distance. No more. So, I will need stronger a stronger myopic >correction as well...did this happen to you? This could also be caused by astigmatism. Maybe there are other things to check for too. You are making a good decision to get a full eye exam, especially if it's been more than two years since your last one. Don't go a "fast glasses" chain store. Look for a local small business optometrist. They usually have a few good opticians working for them who can help you. It might cost a few dollars more than the fast glasses places, but then again a steak dinner at a good restaurant costs more than McDonalds too... ;-) >>What is weird is I used to recognize people at a >>distance. No more. So, I will need stronger a stronger myopic [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Don't go a "fast glasses" chain store. Look for a local >small business optometrist. Just in case you are wondering -- no, I am not an optometrist myself. I've been a customer of a fast chain place and also of a good local OD, and I have seen the difference. >They usually have a few good >opticians working for them who can help you. It might cost >a few dollars more than the fast glasses places, but then >again a steak dinner at a good restaurant costs more >than McDonalds too... ;-) I already wear glasses (though not all the time...though this will surely change, hence my very public teeth gnashing), and I agree with you 100%. I find the service to be much better at a smaller place. I'm pretty happy with my eye doctor, though this latest development will tell me a lot about how he treats people that are as finicky as I am. I never thought my astigmatism may be getting worse. Better go soon. Thanks! Ellen > >>What is weird is I used to recognize people at a > >>distance. No more. So, I will need stronger a stronger myopic [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >again a steak dinner at a good restaurant costs more > >than McDonalds too... ;-) Ellen, I've worn New-View^2 contacts for more than 15 years. I'm in my mid 60's now. Rigid gas permeable trifocal. I DO NOT like wearing progressive or trifocal glasses! These lenses take care of distance, intermediate, close up & astigmatism. I would never consider mono-vision contacts - I need to see up close with both eyes. See www.hydrok.com for information on these lenses. Dave kayeel...@yahoo.com wrote: > ACCK! I am a -2 myope who is having trouble working at my computer. I > see ok, but my eyes are very fatigued and get so within an hour. Also, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Regards, > Ellen Kaye > ACCK! I am a -2 myope who is having trouble working at my computer. I > see ok, but my eyes are very fatigued and get so within an hour. Also, > my current glasses no longer work as well for distance. Sigh. A sign of > the inevitable? I will be 43 next month. It's a sign that you'll likely have superior near vision without glasses, for the rest of your life. But you have to take glasses off to enjoy it, and maybe move the monitor closer. Get a checkup, because many -2.00 myopes become -1.50 myopes between 40 and 50. > Anyway, I would like to have your input on progressive lenses, and > progressive contacts. I am very active (I hike, snorkle and sail) and > would like to wear glasses as infrequently as possible. At work, without glasses, you can sit in any posture and see the monitor. With progressive glasses, you don't have the freedom. With "bifocal" contacts everything's a little blurry, unlike what you're used to. Wear simple soft contacts for sports - a pair of -200, with $10 readers hidden in your purse for signing credit cards. Have an alternative box of -1.00's to wear in one eye for eating out, etc. Most ODs have several solutions for this problem. Progressive glasses are meant to work for everything, so you can leave them on comfortably. Nothing works well for everything. Have alternatives. -MT, OD |
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