glasses or contacts?

[nuthatch]

I guess what I'm trying to say is that for up close work it hurts my eyes to wear any kind of corrective lens. I'm always taking glasses off to read or work on the computer. It's almost like I need bifocals, except the reading part of the bifocal would have zero prescription. Is this possible?

Sounds like presbyopia to me! The bifocal part of the glasses is actually magnifying, like it would be if you were farsighted instead of nearsighted. When those little focus muscles in your eyes first start going bad, just removing your nearsightedness correction is enough to see what's close to you. As presbyopia progresses, you need that magnification to focus. Those over-the-counter reading glasses and the biofocal part of prescription glasses have progressive factors of "plus" correction. Where's the optician in this group that can explain this right?

P.S. I second the recommendation for regular old safety glasses when you're riding in the gloom. The coverage is great and they usually have that foamy strip over the forehead that keeps your face from freezing when it's cold - only real goggles would be better in the cold.

[roughingit]

Would something like these work nuthatch?



Because that's what I have in mind when people wear safety goggles...

I'd be thrilled for anything that would cut some of them wind and fit over my normal glasses! I'd even dig through my boxes and find them again for that!

[nuthatch]

Would something like these work nuthatch?

Because that's what I have in mind when people wear safety goggles...

I'd be thrilled for anything that would cut some of them wind and fit over my normal glasses! I'd even dig through my boxes and find them again for that!

I reckon they would work!

The ones I use are the ones that look more like regular sunglasses, but more wrap around and with clear lenses. They are big enough that nothing gets up under the edges - they do look very dorky, however!

[Robbin_G]

Well, yes, the nervousness is the worst part. The valium helped.

My Rx wasn't as bad as some (-3.5) but thats bad enough for the big E to be a giant blob. Since my Rx was so low it was about 30 seconds of laser time per eye. I also had lasEk which is different than lasik. Recovery time is longer but a safer procedure. I pretty much spent the whole weekend with my eyes closed. I'm 20/20 now and he said I should be 20/15 if I keep hydrated and on the meds. I sometimes think I already am 20/15 but focus too hard on the eye chart. :-)

I had the surgery so I wouldn't have to carry around all the stuff, replace lost things, etc.