Re: Bi-focals.....??

hckynutjohn · ‎06-15-2015

I was 45 when I started to need prescription glasses. I worked a factory job where safety glasses had to always be worn. The fact that on av"cool day" the temp was close to 100° help.

Less than 2 years later my arms had to get longer to read,, thus came the bi-focals. I'd say 3 years later i realized i no longer could see my speedometer very well when driving, and also had trouble reading prices on shelves at grocery stores. Summed up? I now needed a middle distance lens. They call them tri-focals.

My concerns were keeping these heavy safety glasses on my nosenin those 100+ degree work days, and also that on my job I needed to see middle distances to be ablento repair the machines in distances that were arms length and so small my head would not fit close enough to usenthe stronger bi-focal lens. Oh what fun those boiling hot days used to be. I had to adjust or find a new job, so i adjusted, looking old an all.

In 2009, when I was/am chronologically old, I had cataract surgeries, L-eye Multi-focal iol/R-eye Mono-focal iol. Results?. Whoopee! Don't need no glasses for nuttin now, but I do still look old, maybe because I am.

In guessing looking old is more of an issue with one gender when it comes to wearing any type of external eyewear, no?

Oh! Almost forgot. I never wore progressive lenses because their cost was more than I wanted to spend. I think you will look your age 43 and no older.

hckynut(john)

ROMARY · ‎04-28-2010

Re: Bi-focals, etc. Just be careful going up and down stairs. I haven't worn them. I would prefer two separate sets of eyeglasses. One for walking around; the other for reading. Of course, I have lots of stairs to deal with, so I'm biased. Everyone: Just be careful on stairs (with or without having to wear eyeglasses).

'More or less', 'Right or wrong', 'In general', and 'Just thinking out loud ' (as usual).

hckynutjohn · ‎06-15-2015

@ROMARY wrote:
Re: Bi-focals, etc. Just be careful going up and down stairs. I haven't worn them. I would prefer two separate sets of eyeglasses. One for walking around; the other for reading. Of course, I have lots of stairs to deal with, so I'm biased. Everyone: Just be careful on stairs (with or without having to wear eyeglasses).

ROMARY 1,

Nice of you to passnon this info. With " bi's and tri's" going down steps? Those steps ain't always where they appear to be and can be very dangerous.

I always took mine off and put them in my hand when desending any set of stairs. Going up? Not a big deal for me as it is much harder to fall forward when ascending a group of stairs.

Good info for all multi-lens wearers to know.

hckynut(john)