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Posted 3rd Jan 2017
In the summer I had my eyes tested for the first time since being at school . (I am 45!) The optician advised that I needed glasses for computer work (to sharpen up). I was quite shocked as I only went to have my eyes tested as more of a health check, as opposed to me thinking my eyesight was bad.
When I went to pick my glasses up and tried them on, I thought that I would immediately see a difference, but this was not the case. The shop assistant told me it would take a couple of weeks for my eyes to adjust.
I did try, maybe for half an hour each night, for a few weeks, but I can see clearer without them so I don't bother with them much.
My question is do I persevere with them, do I not bother with them at all or go back to the opticians? Having never worn glasses before I don't know what's best and am hoping someone can advise me. If I go back to the opticians, have I left it too late, as it was 6 months ago!
Any advice much appreciated.
When I went to pick my glasses up and tried them on, I thought that I would immediately see a difference, but this was not the case. The shop assistant told me it would take a couple of weeks for my eyes to adjust.
I did try, maybe for half an hour each night, for a few weeks, but I can see clearer without them so I don't bother with them much.
My question is do I persevere with them, do I not bother with them at all or go back to the opticians? Having never worn glasses before I don't know what's best and am hoping someone can advise me. If I go back to the opticians, have I left it too late, as it was 6 months ago!
Any advice much appreciated.
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Some opticians are just in it for the profit
I suspect you are similar to me - very small prescription - night driving and the headlights flareup and make driving "painful" but during the day you can see clear as anything
When reading pc screen most of the pages will be just fine then you'll come across some page with just the wrong background colour or font or contrast and you are squinting
As others have said a second eye test with an independent optician might be worthwhile.
Told me i need glasses for driving "driving i said" and he said yes for long distance.told them i dont drive and he then said watching tv then.
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His reply was 'it wouldn't hurt for you to wear some at night time '!! I didn't buy any glasses...opticians just want a sale, they don't like you leaving empty handed.
Not saying that you could or couldn't have done without them. I just go elsewhere to buy a new pair if I want to (Selectspecs or the like) rather than paying Specsavers prices for new glasses
I was 7 and there was a frikkin leaf in the way of the chart from a plant pot on the table near the chart I kid you not. Was too shy/nervous to say anything so just said I couldn't read some letters. They forced glasses on me which I'm sure made my vision start to deteriorate.
It's been a common practice for years for opticians to screw people. If you don't squint, strain to see stuff, don't put them on.
I was in the same boat - got my eyes tested years ago as they were getting irritated and tired - at the time it was due to the air-con at work. I only needed +1's so I bought a £13 pair but it didn't help so I stopped wearing them.
Now after after getting an eye infection and too much Playstation my eyes started getting tired again.
My right eye that had the infection does not focus very well now but my left is fine.
I got re-tested and they recommended +1.5 for close up. I ended up wasting £100 getting some varifocals so I could see the screen and then see documents right in front of me, but they were so bad I couldn't use them.
I bought a pair of £4 +1.5 but I've gone back to wearing my +1's as they do the job best.
It's worth popping in to one of the cheap stores to check the different reading glasses to see if they do make a difference. But if you can read or see your screen without any problems then you don't really need them just yet.
If you didn't notice much difference wearing them then don't bother putting them on.
Taking a couple weeks for your eyes to adjust sounds like **** too. It is instantaneous.
I totally agree, this happened to me at Specsavers, told I needed glasses, everything was blurry with them on and was told my eyes needed to adjust to them. I tried but then went back and was told I was given the wrong prescription. Now my new glasses are ok, but my eyes are getting worse, I'm sure once you start to rely on glasses, your vision gets worse.