glasses

[alpinerabbit]

Actually, by and large, myopia is worsened by glasses. I could go on and on about how it actually really is treatable, but who wants to hear that? It's a lot of work, a pain in the azz and has limitations. Free, but limitations. ......

You know, how MUCH I would love this to be true.

Alas I can't believe it.

If you are as short sighted as I am, in order to see something upclose by the time you get far-sighted, just take them off and put the thing right under your nose. Worked for several of my former bosses, as well as my dad.

[Kitsune06]

heh. If it's in detail, I have to look over/around my glasses. Hence my reading glasses when I wear my contacts. *sigh*

Really lousy for when I'm doing detail work on jewelry. Do I wear the reading glasses with the safety goggles, or nothing under the goggles and then take them off to put glasses on or... *sigh*

[DebW]

My eye dr actually recommended drug store reading glasses. But I chose to get bifocals instead to avoid swapping glasses constantly. My prescription is mild (1.25-1.5x reading, mild for distance too).

[DeniseGoldberg]

I don't know how good these things are, but they look interesting - stick-on magnifying lenses to allow you to read using your distance (or sun!) glasses, essentially turning them in to bifocals. It's probably not a long term solution for at home use, but might be useful for reading a map while you're riding.

http://www.neoptx.com/

If anyone tries them, please let us know how they work!

(Oh, and the only reason I haven't tried them myself is that my Lasik vision correction did not correct me to 20/20 - so in spite of the age of my eyes I can still read...)

--- Denise

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I don't know how good these things are, but they look interesting - stick-on magnifying lenses to allow you to read using your distance (or sun!) glasses, essentially turning them in to bifocals. It's probably not a long term solution for at home use, but might be useful for reading a map while you're riding.

Just don't gaze at the sun while you're wearing them, or your eyeballs might catch on fire!

(just kidding!!)

[Aint Doody]

Brandi, did you get the splinter out? I read somewhere a really neat trick with wooden splinters. I've done this several times, and it does indeed work. Put some Elmer's Wood Glue over the area--a good-sized blob. Let it dry. Then just peel it off, and voila! Out comes the splinter. Really good for little children who run when you get out a needle.

[Kano]

Brandi --

I wear glasses for distance. They've been the multifocal lenses for close work too for years now, but there's another thing that I do for sometimes...

NO GLASSES for close, picky stuff like splinters. Since my correction is pretty big, this means my fingers are near my nose, but it works, and could do the job for you too!

Another two things that can make a surprising difference: clean your glasses. Every time I do, I wish I'd done it much sooner! (funny how I"m always thinking they need cleaning next time I get to the kitchen where the lens cleaner is stored so it's handy for all family members until I'm actually in the kitchen...) And the other, good lighting for those close up tasks.

Karen in Boise

[Brandi]

Brandi, did you get the splinter out? I read somewhere a really neat trick with wooden splinters. I've done this several times, and it does indeed work. Put some Elmer's Wood Glue over the area--a good-sized blob. Let it dry. Then just peel it off, and voila! Out comes the splinter. Really good for little children who run when you get out a needle.

Oh my gosh that is a great idea! I am going to tell all my mom friends about that one. And I did get the splnter out.
ok this is funny. I went to rite aid yesterday had to get some stuff. I stuck my tweezers in my pocket before I left. When I got there I went straight to the mag glasses and used them to get the splinter out. I made sure no one was watching me of coarse. It would not have been so bad if the splinter had not been in my cuticle. It was starting to hurt.

And thanks everyone for all your insite! I put a call into my Dr friend he has not gotten back to me yet.

[carpaltunnel]

Cool splinter tip, thanks!

[jobob]

I don't know how good these things are, but they look interesting - stick-on magnifying lenses to allow you to read using your distance (or sun!) glasses, essentially turning them in to bifocals. It's probably not a long term solution for at home use, but might be useful for reading a map while you're riding.

http://www.neoptx.com/

If anyone tries them, please let us know how they work!

My husband uses them on his cycling sunglasses and he likes them a lot. Snapdragen first told us about them.

I'll be needing them myself any day now.

[divingbiker]

I don't know how good these things are, but they look interesting - stick-on magnifying lenses to allow you to read using your distance (or sun!) glasses, essentially turning them in to bifocals. It's probably not a long term solution for at home use, but might be useful for reading a map while you're riding.

http://www.neoptx.com/

If anyone tries them, please let us know how they work!

I have some, but couldn't make them work for me. I tried to use them on my cycling sunglasses, but it always seemed that there was a fuzzy blob in the lower part of the glasses, which was very distracting. Right now they're sitting in a drawer...

[Mr. Bloom]

Bifocals made all the difference for me and reduced eyestrain as well. I use a standard lens on the bike though...

[KnottedYet]

I've had various prescriptions and gone for years here and there without glasses. (had glasses starting when I was about 5) My eyes seem to change all the time.

Right now I'm in a "glassless" phase. One of my eyes turned nearsighted, and the other turned farsighted. My eye doc said the dominant eye switches now depending on whether I'm looking close or far, which is saving me from needing glasses or bifocals now.

She also gave me eye exercises, which she said will help keep me from needing glasses for a good long while. If I do them. Which I rarely do. Naughty me...