progressive lens

[blindzebra]

One word....Lasik.

Best decision I ever made. I'm between 20/10 and 20/15 in my left eye and 20/15 and 20/20 in my right...my right had an astigmatism.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Rita C

Do I need to get straight distance glasses for officiating? And use these for the part of my life that has more variety in distance viewing?

Rita, you don't need the progressives for officiating, only you need them to check the book. You should tell your optometrist that you need a single vision Rx for officiating. Or, as others have suggested, single vision contacts would work. There are situations where people with astigmatism, like Texas Aggies has, can't wear contacts or would need torics. In laymen's terms, astigmatism means that your cornea is shaped like a football rather than a basketball.

Originally Posted by blindzebra

One word....Lasik.

Best decision I ever made. I'm between 20/10 and 20/15 in my left eye and 20/15 and 20/20 in my right...my right had an astigmatism.

Lasik won't help you when you get to the point that you need bifocals/progressives. As we get older (by the time most people are 50), our eyes lose the ability to focus as an item moves closer to your eyes. It's known as accommodation. Lasik can't do anything for that as it has nothing to do with reshaping the cornea. That's why we all need help reading as we get older.

[blindzebra]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Rita, you don't need the progressives for officiating, only you need them to check the book. You should tell your optometrist that you need a single vision Rx for officiating. Or, as others have suggested, single vision contacts would work. There are situations where people with astigmatism, like Texas Aggies has, can't wear contacts or would need torics. In laymen's terms, astigmatism means that your cornea is shaped like a football rather than a basketball.



Lasik won't help you when you get to the point that you need bifocals/progressives. As we get older (by the time most people are 50), our eyes lose the ability to focus as an item moves closer to your eyes. It's known as accommodation. Lasik can't do anything for that as it has nothing to do with reshaping the cornea. That's why we all need help reading as we get older.

But it still fixes the other part of the problem that you'd need the single vision lenses for...as someone who wore contacts for over 15 years, it's not a lot of fun, it's expensive, and even the disposables do damage to your eyes that will eventually mean you can't wear contacts anymore.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by blindzebra

But it still fixes the other part of the problem that you'd need the single vision lenses for...as someone who wore contacts for over 15 years, it's not a lot of fun, it's expensive, and even the disposables do damage to your eyes that will eventually mean you can't wear contacts anymore.

I don't know many opthamalogists who are willing to do Lasik on someone with presbyopia.

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

LASIK can't do jack for loss of accommodation. It may be possible to reshape the cornea to compensate, but the lens is just going to get worse as the patient ages.

Thank you, Mr. Dexter.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

I don't know many opthamalogists who are willing to do Lasik on someone with presbyopia.

How about on someone who's with a Lutheran or a Methodist?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

How about on someone who's with a Lutheran or a Methodist?

Myopia can't be cured.

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Myopia can't be cured.

WHAT???

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Lasik won't help you when you get to the point that you need bifocals/progressives. As we get older (by the time most people are 50), our eyes lose the ability to focus as an item moves closer to your eyes. It's known as accommodation. Lasik can't do anything for that as it has nothing to do with reshaping the cornea. That's why we all need help reading as we get older.

Well, that is not quite true....lasik can help.

There have been poeple who have one eye Lasik'd for reading distances and one eye Lasik'd for longer distances. The person just uses one eye for each type of task. I don't know how well it works but it has been done.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Well, that is not quite true....lasik can help.

There have been poeple who have one eye Lasik'd for reading distances and one eye Lasik'd for longer distances. The person just uses one eye for each type of task. I don't know how well it works but it has been done.

LASIK can't do jack for loss of accommodation. It may be possible to reshape the cornea to compensate, but the lens is just going to get worse as the patient ages.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

LASIK can't do jack for loss of accommodation. It may be possible to reshape the cornea to compensate, but the lens is just going to get worse as the patient ages.

... and he can spell 'accommodation'! ..sigh...

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

... and he can spell 'accommodation'! ..sigh...

Yes - but a performance-enhancing substance (my browser's spell-check) helped.

[refnrev]

Rita,
If by progressive you mean the no line bi-focals, I tried them and HATED THEM WITH A PASSION! You have to point your nose directly at what you're looking at. I had no peripheral vision, and was half dizzy most of the time. I almost had three wrecks while driving over by St. Louis. I had the eye doctor put half moon bifocals in. In recent years I've gotten to where I only need glasses for reading or occasionally driving late at night so I don't wear glasses to referee. But I don't see how you could ever referee in progressive lenses. Seems to me that they would drive you absolutely crazy on the court! RR

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

LASIK can't do jack for loss of accommodation. It may be possible to reshape the cornea to compensate, but the lens is just going to get worse as the patient ages.

You missed my point. They don't do it with a single eye. They focus one eye for reading and one eye for distance. It can be very annoying for many but it is done. I'm guessing they make you try it out with contact/glasses with a similar arrangement before doing the surgery.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

You missed my point. They don't do it with a single eye. They focus one eye for reading and one eye for distance. It can be very annoying for many but it is done. I'm guessing they make you try it out with contact/glasses with a similar arrangement before doing the surgery.

AAARRRRGGGGH, Matey!

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

AAARRRRGGGGH, Matey!

What do sailors use to keep their parrots from falling off their shoulders?

Polygrip.


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