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[just bee]

I thought my recent struggle with the computer keyboard was early signs of dementia, but maybe it's just these new spectacles.

I feel so much better now. 

[ceekay]

@Shanus - are your new glasses similar in size and shape to your previous ones?  My most recent new pair of progressives I went back to plastic frames and a more modern look and the frames are larger than my previous 3 or 4 pairs of glasses.  I know the prescription is ok but the way I am seeing out of them is not.  They remade the lenses and moved them up a little but it did not really help the up close stuff.  They also said I could get them cut down for smaller frames.  But I was worried I would still not be able to see up close and be out the cost of new frames.  The distance part is fine but for the way I sit and use them and hold my head (for either reading or using the computer) the middle and close parts are not.  I did not take that into consideration when I was choosing (plus it was almost impossible to choose a frame while wearing a mask!).  So, I surrendered, went back to my previous pair (which I could see fine out of I was just tired of them after 3+ years) and put my $650 mistake in a drawer.  I figure they are just one more weird thing that happened in 2020.  I am lucky that I wear my (gas permeable) contact lenses most of the time so only use the glasses in the evenings and mornings before I shower.  Good luck - glasses are not inexpensive!!

[tucsongal]

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@Janey2 wrote:

Years ago I was told (by an ophthalmologist) when getting an eye exam go to a optometrist. They do a better job at seeing if you might need glasses or a new prescription. For everything else (eye disease, eye pain, etc.) see a ophthalmologist.

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I wish I had known this years ago, but better late than never, see my post above 😀

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[geegerbee]

My son is an optician who works at LensCrafters. He is not a doctor, he just works in the lab and grinds the lenses to the specifications of the optometrist or opthalmologist. I used to go to an opthalmologist who was the head of the Medical staff of a hospital, However, the last 2 times he prescribed my glasses, the prescriptions were written incorrectly, so I have switched doctors. My son went to make the lenses and he said the  way it was written couldn't be right. Something about my astigmatism. He had to call the doctor to have him correct his prescription. The 2nd time, we just had the optometrist that works at LensCrafters redo my eye test and went with that prescription which was different from the opthalmologist. So all doctors are not created equally. Could be your vision is a product of human error.

[Group 5 minus 1]

No answer from the OP.

[Sweetbay magnolia]

The worst contact lens prescription I've ever gotten came from an ophthalmologist.

My best results for glasses and contacts (fabulous, actually) come from my optometrist.  She's superb.  And her opticians are excellent.  The glasses are always right for me and fit very comfortably.  They also ensure that my progressives work with the lens size.

Long ago, I did get a new pair of glasses and they had been made waaaay wrong.  I could tell immediately.  They were re-done by the optician.  I no longer use that shop.

[Shanus]

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@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:

Had the same experience w/my new glasses. There is a 60 day guaranteew/mine. Waiting for new ones to come in. Was the doctor an ophthmologist (MD) or an optometrist (OD)? Did you tell them and are they replacing the glasses/

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@Group 5 minus 1   He's an opthamologist. The glasses were purchased elsewhere since his office has a very small selection. We haven't said anything yet. Where we purchased the glasses has an onsight optomotrist who offered to retest us to see if the RX is accurate before we talk to our doc.

[Shanus]

@depglass   Yes, we've both worn progessive lenses for many years.

[kivah]

I've been wearing tri-focals for 20 years - and went to a very good eye doctor and he got it right the first time. When I put my glasses on, I was able to see and read immediately. He also had state-of-the-art equipment to check my eyes. The eye doctor needs to do this - not his assistant.

You should return the glasses and notify ur insurance co. about the problem.  Find another eye doctor. Prior to going to this eye doctor (not sure if he's an opthamologist) - I went to Costco - who didn't get it right.

[Shanus]

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@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:

DEPGLASS: Are you sure an MD is checking your eyes for glasses?

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@Group 5 minus 1   I thought I replied that our doc is an opthomologist and been seeing him for years. The technician did the part of our exam to determine the prescription, not the doc.