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Medical Forum / General / Vision / June 2005New glasses - big problem
I got an eye exam with a new optometrist in the beginning of May. He said he was making my distance script stronger by half a diopter.It had been 2 1/2 years since I had a prescription change (I am 64).The new glasses hurt my eyes so I went in to have them checked and my script was reduced to a 1/4 diopter change. That change hurt my eyes too though I tried for 3 weeks to get used to them without success. By this time, the shop is giving me attitude ... like it's all my fault. I can see better in my old lenses and I had told him my distance vision seemed fine at the first exam. I just felt I needed an increase in the reading area. Is it possible my distance vision has stabilized and I do not really need to have a stronger prescription? The doctor said no, at my age I need change. Should I expect the shop to redo the glasses yet again or should I have to pay for all new lenses? This is a Pearle shop. I must assume from your comments that you are farsighted, and the new prescription has more plus power. The new lenses with only a quarter more plus might possibly be giving you the eyestrain, but most individuals are not so sensitive to quarter changes. There are MANY variables in how a pair of glasses are manufactured that can give you a headache. The curve on the front of the glasses can be different than you are used to, the distance between the lenses can be off, and so on. A good optician is also a good detective that can sit down with your old comfortable eyeglasses and make sure he is not changing the curves and measurements from one pair to another. Ask them to do the detective work, or find an optician who will. > I got an eye exam with a new optometrist in the beginning of May. He > said he was making my distance script stronger by half a diopter.It had > been 2 1/2 years since I had a prescription change (I am 64).The new > glasses hurt my eyes so I went in to have them checked and my script > was reduced to a 1/4 diopter change. That change hurt my eyes too > though I tried for 3 weeks to get used to them without success. The glasses should not "hurt" your eyes. There is something wrong with them. Keep going back 'til they get it right, or go somewhere else. If you do go somewhere else and they fix the problem, go back to the first and show them the new, working Rx, and ask for a refund. w.stacy, o.d. >The glasses should not "hurt" your eyes. They shouldn't hurt unless u are nearsighted and are getting overprescribed. Also, astigmatism also hurts. For once I have to agree with William Stacy, glasses should not if you are farsighted. But I have never been farsighted. So I don't know. |
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