I got a new pair online, since the price was so low (thought I'd see
what I'd get for the money). The glasses seemed fine, but I notice
that my vision is only good if I keep look in the center. If I look
up, down, or to the sides, without moving my head, there is noticeable
blurriness. If I move my head and keep looking forward, there is no
problem. What is the problem likely to be here? It is a nearsighted
prescription, -3.50, with no astigmatism. Nothing was added, such as
a tint.
TIA.
Mike Tyner - 23 Jul 2007 23:39 GMT
>I got a new pair online, since the price was so low (thought I'd see
> what I'd get for the money). The glasses seemed fine, but I notice
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> prescription, -3.50, with no astigmatism. Nothing was added, such as
> a tint.
-3.00 lenses are only -3.00 when you look exactly perpendicular through the
lens. That's why they're usually made with curved fronts, to "wrap around"
and keep your line-of-sight as perpendicular as possible.
Consequently, when you change frames, a different curve or a different
distance-from-the-eye can create differences in the vision because you're
looking at more or less oblique angles to the lens.
If your frame can be adjusted closer to your eyes, or bent at the bridge to
"wrap" better, the effect will diminish.
Consider paying an experienced optician to help you solve the problem.
-MT, OD
michael toulch - 25 Jul 2007 12:37 GMT
> <monty1...@lycos.com> wrote
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> -MT, OD
and remember to bring your old pair to the optician to compare with
the new set.