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progressive lens
:( I got new lenses today. I got the progressive lenses. I had been told they took getting used to but having had bifocals in the past I didn't think too much about it.
The first thing I notice is that I don't have distance vision fully across the lens. To see something clearly I have to turn my head and fully face it. So far I really don't like it. And I'm concerned about how that can affect my officiating. The people at the vision center had made no mention of that effect. 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 |
I switched to contact lenses 2 years ago for refereeing games and love them. Yes, I'm Nearsighted, Yes, I have Astigmatism, and Yes, now I'm at the age where when I wear the contact lenses, I need reading glasses to see small print. But I'd never give up the lenses. The improvement in peripheral vision is dramatic. It has totally made me more comfortable at L while watching the paint, I still have a good idea of where the ball is without turning my head. With glasses I was always sneaking a look at the ball. Exam and 6 lenses for each eye was less than $200. I wear glasses when I'm not refereeing, so 6 lenses, with proper care, will last me at least a year.
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I wear regressive lenses. They give my hindsight 100% accuracy. ;)
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I only wear contacts when I ref, and I use a "single-setting" correction. I took some samples that were in the range of what seemd about right, and tried different ones until I discovered what worked best for reffing. I don't need to see details really sharply more than 50 feet, and I don't need to be able to read (I can use reading glasses for the score book). So my sharpest focus is at about 20 feet and I find that the drop off in detail isn't enough to be a problem for me. I have astigmatism, and my daily wear glasses are set for that, so when I first put on my contacts, my eyes have to adjust how they process the edges of my vision. BUt if I give myself a half an hour before the game, I'm fine by the toss. When I first started wearing contacts, I tried the bifocal type, and they were awful. I just couldn't make them work. WHat I've got now works for me. |
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. |
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I prefer my lenses be conservative rather than progressive, but I've noticed I see better to my right side.
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Don't misunderestimate me.
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I am nearsighted, have an astigmatism (or did), and haven't worn glasses since about 1979 or 1980. I wear contacts in whatever I do, whether officiating or skin diving. Switch to contacts or have surgery. If I had to wear glasses, I'd have to retire. I sweat so bad, glasses wouldn't do me any good.
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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. |
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