I hate having to use readers...

[sgtmac]

I have finally resigned myself to the fact that as you get older you may have to use reader glasses.

I noticed having to hold things farther away in order to read. As an experiment I bought a pair of readers from the dollar stor...holy **** I could see again.

Soon after I had an eye exam and the diagnosis was "your getting older". WTF?

Some of my young guys in the shop were having a good time making fun of my readers and then I realized two of them have to wear contacts.....once I reminded them of that they shut up.

The good news is I can still shoot at the expert level using iron signs on both pistol and rifle! (Army Reserve).

 

[Erampu]

Welcome to middle age, whippersnapper.

 

[Fasthotrod]

I'm right there with you, Chris. Shot Expert in the service years ago, and had 20/15 vision. In the past year or so, things started getting blurry up close. Figured maybe I drank too much the night before... but it turns out I'm just becoming an old fart. (46)

Eye doc said that readers are all I need for now, so I keep a pair at work and a pair bedside. Haven't reached a point where I need to carry them with me, but that's changing quickly enough.

***** getting older, but it's better than the alternative.

Mark

 

[coljar]

I had to get bifocals the year I turned 40. Wasn't no use in fighting it. My arms weren't long enough.

 

[ezover]

started wearing them about 4 years ago when i noticed someone erased all the street names on my maps. since then I have had to go up I step a year from 1.00 to 2.50 this year. I also need distance glasses now.

I tried bifocals but I find them useless when trying to read, so I have to carry 2 sets of glasses.

I think in a year or 2 I will look into Lasik or some of the other options.

 

[benchracer]

Get bifocal contacts. They work great.

 

[Showkey]

Progressive bifocals.............I still do not need glasses to drive.
Glasses for close up and reading critical.

Bifocals take some getting use too........they are NOT a bolt on fix.

 

[Jazz1]

its not your age. The quality of print is not what it used to be.

 

[n20junkie]

I have an astigmatism that I fought for 32 years. Now I wear glasses and it doesn't bother me at all.

Get bifocals, the nice no line type and enjoy looking ****.

 

[cvairwerks]

I'm one of the weirdos... I've worn glasses since the 7th grade. In the last year or so, I've found that if I'm working on something less than at an arms's length, I shed the specs and work without them. Kinda blows the minds on some of the guys at work that I can read the codes on AN3 sized bolts without my glasses and they have to use 5x or better magnifiers to read the same thing.

 

[493 scamp]

I wear bifocals but at work they are useless. I need the bifocal part on top too so I can see while working under a lift or under a dash. Also computer screens are hard to use,especially the one we have on top of a stand up podium. Do they make affordable lenses like that with bifocals on top and bottom?

 

[71goldss]

I've been lucky so far. I just turned 66 yesterday and I still see fine print as well as ever. I do wear lenses for distance when driving though, so I guess it's a trade-off!

 

[pattenp]

Just wait until you have cataracts. I finally had to have cataracts removed and had Toric lenses implanted for astigmatism. Been wearing glasses for 50 years and now no more full time glasses. Just need some low power drug store reading glasses to read close up stuff. So now all I have to spend on glasses is about $20 instead of $400 every couple of years.

 

[Farrier]

Turned 40 this year. I officially have a pair of 150's in the shop, in my truck, in the bathroom, in the kitchen, in the barn.....you get my point.

 

[Dirtydan69]

I've worn glasses most of my life. Thankful I can see. My dad was blind.

 

[JDMopar]

It started for me when I was 47. Arms too short to read, so I got CVS readers. I finally broke down at 55 years old, and went to an eye doctor for the first time in my life. I'm 59 now, and wear progressive bifocals full time now because I'm not comfortable driving without them. I always had 20/15 or better vision up to 47, so I guess I was pretty lucky. Eye doc I have now says I have the beginnings of cataracts, and will someday need surgery. I plan on getting the bionic lens put in at that time.

 

[Radix2]

I wear bifocals but at work they are useless. I need the bifocal part on top too so I can see while working under a lift or under a dash. Also computer screens are hard to use,especially the one we have on top of a stand up podium. Do they make affordable lenses like that with bifocals on top and bottom?

This is a good idea to discuss. I have progressive bifocals, but perfect vision at 10" and less...

So what ***** is that 2' detail work above the head - darn it,our necks don't work that way..

 

[FTWingRiders]

I finally gave in this year and bought a couple pairs of cheaters from CVS.. Just the +1 made a huge difference. I leave a pair in all my usual places. My wife loves it, as she's blind without her glasses. Dammit!!

 

[like2wheel]

Get bifocal contacts. They work great.

Really?
I inquired about these several years ago, but the reviews were mixed at that time.
I'd be interested to hear more

 

[pattenp]

......Eye doc I have now says I have the beginnings of cataracts, and will someday need surgery. I plan on getting the bionic lens put in at that time.

I put off the cataract surgery but when I finally got it done it was a breeze. And boy what a difference it made. Everything is so much brighter and colors are more vivid. The cataracts sneak up on you and you really don't realize how much clarity you are losing.

 

[racerex]

Welcome to the club. Dewalt makes great pair of bifocal safety classes......a must for working in the garage. I just get them from Amazon.

 

[Jackfre]

I have finally resigned myself to the fact that as you get older you may have to use reader glasses.

I noticed having to hold things farther away in order to read. As an experiment I bought a pair of readers from the dollar stor...holy **** I could see again.

Soon after I had an eye exam and the diagnosis was "your getting older". WTF?

Some of my young guys in the shop were having a good time making fun of my readers and then I realized two of them have to wear contacts.....once I reminded them of that they shut up.

The good news is I can still shoot at the expert level using iron signs on both pistol and rifle! (Army Reserve).

About 40 yrs ago I was on the firing line and this old timer was sitting on a bench dejected and forlorn. He was all geared up in his shooting jacket and very well equipped. He wore special prescription shooting glasses. I went over and sat beside him and we chatted. He was bummed because he could not longer shoot because he could no longer see the sights. I got to know him and he ended up selling me his Nat'l Match Garand. Many years later, I sold the Garand for the same reason. Life is a humbling experience. Enjoy shooting expert while you can. It won't last!

 

[Trainman]

Turning 59 in a couple months, had bifocals for about 10 years, and just bought my first large print purchase - a new road atlas.

 

[Nowater]

I resigned myself to readers after a few years of thinking my arms were getting shorter.

THANK GOD THAT IS THE ONLY THINGS GETTING SHORTER.

 

[Crazyjake8493]

I don't need glasses, but I do use readers for TIG welding small objects. I also got a cheater lens but it's a pain with the auto-darkening helmet because when I'm not welding I can't leave the mask down.

 

[6PTsocket]

That's next. Getting old *****.

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[HalfMoon]

Really?
I inquired about these several years ago, but the reviews were mixed at that time.
I'd be interested to hear more

It depends on your prescription.

I've been wearing "Multifocal contacts" for about 4 years now and they are good, but I wouldn't call them great.

My correction is -5.00 in one eye and -3.75 in the other and they get my vision pretty close. They are not as sharp as a pair of glasses, but they generally work. I do still need to use a +.25 set of readers for anything close up or small if I want it to be very crisp.

I tried going to Progressive glasses this year and my eye doctor couldn't get them right. I needed the three vision fields moved a little, the upper portion, or distance was a bit too high, so I was always tilting my head down to see at a distance. I told them I wasn't going to develop a neck/back issue just to use glasses. They claimed they cannot get the lab to move or resize the fields for near/middle/far, but I think that is B.S. they were feeding me.

 

[MBfreak]

6 pt socket.

Your statement "getting old *****" has several easy ways out. You want to try?

Me, I am almost ancient, 70, well worn, but still work in electrical engineering, play around with cars and electronics, read and listen to music, travel. One month at the Shack Up Inn , Clarksdale MS to celebrate turning 70.
Gave up shooting when I was 24, after my eyes suddenly changed. Shooting 6,5 mm ( Army standard in Mauser 07 in Sweden) at 300m with iron sights and consistently scoring above 96 turned sour when I then had to struggle with dioptic sights and 92 at 200 m.

Do I want to opt out? No way. Hope to be a hundred, but if the brain slows down I guess that would be the end. Good eyesight is nice but not a game changer.

Ola

 

[Richard Cranium]

I have worn glasses sense the 3rd grade, how every old that is. I now wear contacts.
As to having the bifocals upside down, Most of the muffler guys order their glasses that away.
I also take my glasses off for small detailed stuff.

 

[Dr Stan]

Just wait until you have cataracts. I finally had to have cataracts removed and had Toric lenses implanted for astigmatism. Been wearing glasses for 50 years and now no more full time glasses. Just need some low power drug store reading glasses to read close up stuff. So now all I have to spend on glasses is about $20 instead of $400 every couple of years.

Ditto. I've worn glasses since 5th grade and my eyesight progressed to the point I was wearing no line bifocals and was starting to hear sentences that used the word trifocals. When diagnosed with cataracts the eye surgeon gave me a "variation of Lasick". No more astigmatism and 1.75 cheaters are all I need for close-up work. I also have a pair of prescription safety glasses.

When I took Characteristics of Adult Learners one week was devoted to eyes & eye diseases. Seems when we turn 40 the cones in the back of the eyes begin to deteriorate, beginning a loss of vision for almost all of us.

 

[sgtmac]

Thanks guys...I feel better. Getting old isn't for pussies!

 

[6PTsocket]

It depends on your prescription.

I've been wearing "Multifocal contacts" for about 4 years now and they are good, but I wouldn't call them great.

My correction is -5.00 in one eye and -3.75 in the other and they get my vision pretty close. They are not as sharp as a pair of glasses, but they generally work. I do still need to use a +.25 set of readers for anything close up or small if I want it to be very crisp.

I tried going to Progressive glasses this year and my eye doctor couldn't get them right. I needed the three vision fields moved a little, the upper portion, or distance was a bit too high, so I was always tilting my head down to see at a distance. I told them I wasn't going to develop a neck/back issue just to use glasses. They claimed they cannot get the lab to move or resize the fields for near/middle/far, but I think that is B.S. they were feeding me.

I had cataract surgery and they even have multi focal cataract lenses. My opthamologist said "no way". He had to pull them out from one patient. I knew somebody that had them. At first she thought they were great. Later, not so much. A least with contacts it is not so much of a commitment. The progressives do me fine They are actually trifocals with each company having their own pattern for the three zones. They are anything but three bars. Readers for print and small work are too strong for the computer screen. You need something weaker for that distance. That is why progressives are so nice.

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[6PTsocket]

6 pt socket.

Your statement "getting old *****" has several easy ways out. You want to try?

Me, I am almost ancient, 70, well worn, but still work in electrical engineering, play around with cars and electronics, read and listen to music, travel. One month at the Shack Up Inn , Clarksdale MS to celebrate turning 70.
Gave up shooting when I was 24, after my eyes suddenly changed. Shooting 6,5 mm ( Army standard in Mauser 07 in Sweden) at 300m with iron sights and consistently scoring above 96 turned sour when I then had to struggle with dioptic sights and 92 at 200 m.

Do I want to opt out? No way. Hope to be a hundred, but if the brain slows down I guess that would be the end. Good eyesight is nice but not a game changer.

Ola

I am older than you Lighten up; I was just kidding around. Nice to hear you are in such good health. Not everybody is.

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[6PTsocket]

I put off the cataract surgery but when I finally got it done it was a breeze. And boy what a difference it made. Everything is so much brighter and colors are more vivid. The cataracts sneak up on you and you really don't realize how much clarity you are losing.

In a few cases the situation reccurrs and you say "WTF these are plastic lenses". There is a membrane behind the lens that sometimes fogs up after surgery. It is called after haze. Fortunately the fix is simple. Lasers can be focused at depth and pass through closer layers with no damage. A few zaps with a laser punched a tiny hole in the membrane and all was good again. Just one eye. As the doctor said " it will take longer to do the paper work than to fix the problem.

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[6PTsocket]

Just wait until you have cataracts. I finally had to have cataracts removed and had Toric lenses implanted for astigmatism. Been wearing glasses for 50 years and now no more full time glasses. Just need some low power drug store reading glasses to read close up stuff. So now all I have to spend on glasses is about $20 instead of $400 every couple of years.

Right after surgery I was 20/20 and 20/15. It changed a little but I rarely wear glasses for distance though it takes a little correction to nail it now.

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[rambo19]

I'm 47, and use glasses for reading/close up work.
Long distance my eyesight is perfect!

 

[rintn10]

This is a good idea to discuss. I have progressive bifocals, but perfect vision at 10" and less...

So what ***** is that 2' detail work above the head - darn it,our necks don't work that way..

You should ask for "double-seg" bifocals at your eye doctor's office. The upper segment is focused for arm's length distances overhead. In the middle is the correction for distance vision, if needed, and the bottom segment is for reading.

 

[MikeF2316]

I've used them since I was 42, back in '02. I can still see distance better than anyone I know, no glasses needed to read highway signs. But to see and read complicated dashboards on modern vehicles, I even need to wear them inside my helmet to read instrument cluster on my new bike.

 

[dreamingmuscle]

I wear bifocals but at work they are useless. I need the bifocal part on top too so I can see while working under a lift or under a dash. Also computer screens are hard to use,especially the one we have on top of a stand up podium. Do they make affordable lenses like that with bifocals on top and bottom?

Yeah my father had a pair with three lenses. He was a Carpenter and needed to be able to look down while marking and cutting and look up while measuring and installing. He was joking with the optometrist when he said he needed trifocals for looking up and down. But the optometrist said I can do that.

He was a happy camper when he got em.

 

[vettex2]

I bought ten pairs at the dollar store and leave them scattered about