Glasses

[Tbeck]

I inherited my father's macular degeneration and I have pretty bad cataracts in both eye's, so beginning in 2007-8 I had to start wearing glasses. 20/20 to where I am now is a real pain.
Anyhow when I first began needing glasses the script was normally really good, but the past couple year's they are terrible. They either get the reader portion correct or they get the distance portion correct, but never both.
So a week ago I had a moved up appointment for my eyes because they've been acting up. Needless to say the eye doctor said I had a real significant change in my right eye, so much so they ordered up new glasses for me but she only went 50 percent on the change for the right eye because doing the script for the full change would be extremely difficult for my eyes to adjust.
Anyhow the glasses arrived and the vision path is really good and I can see much better, but the reader part really sucks and everything is a blur if it's small print.
Going to see where the cataracts are in September and I might be having those done shortly after. I guess mine particularly in the right but both eyes, have cataracts that start in the lower eye and spider upwards. This is contributing to much of my vision issues. Either way doc says they're really bad.
Anyone else have problems getting a good pair of glasses that work well?

[hillsy v2]

I've had distance glasses since my late teens - only in the past 15 years or so have I needed a reading prescription (probably due to being in an office and using a computer daily at work).

My prescriptions change every few years. The last time my distance prescription actually changed for the better...but the reading side got a little worse on the right eye.

Par for the course apparently when you are over 50 that the prescription changes frequently....but so far I don't have any other issues with my eyes.

We have family medical cover for optical which renews annually so it doesn't cost any more to get my eyes checked / new glasses / contacts every year if I think I need to.

[hillsy v2]

Oh yeah - and I tried bifocals one time but couldn't live with them. Riding was horrible as the usual peripheral vision still present with normal single vision lenses totally disappeared - if you were'nt looking exactly straight ahead it was blurry. Took them back immediately and got refunded. Apparently there are different grades of bifocal lenses which the optometrist failed to advise me on.

[Tbeck]

hillsy mine are bifocals transition type (no line). The funny thing about macular is it only affects the frontal vision, peripheral vision isn't affected. If the glasses are too wide, or too narrow it can play hell with peripheral vision (don't ask how I know, lol). I haven't had much of an issue with my glasses when riding, BUT I do have to make a complete head turn looking for side traffic.

[hillsy v2]

hillsy mine are bifocals transition type (no line). The funny thing about macular is it only affects the frontal vision, peripheral vision isn't affected. If the glasses are too wide, or too narrow it can play hell with peripheral vision (don't ask how I know, lol). I haven't had much of an issue with my glasses when riding, BUT I do have to make a complete head turn looking for side traffic.

The ones I had were transition type as well - but apparently there's "cheap" transitions and "not so cheap" transitions....which is what the optometrist at the time failed to tell me about. It was a scary as hell the first (only) time I wore them on the bike. Absolutely no peripheral vision unlike my normal single vision lenses.

Of course I still have to turn my head to scan around me but the single vision lenses are clear in peripheral. The bifocals I had were like looking through a kids kaleidoscope with everything to the sides appearing fuzzy.

[Suzuki Johnny]

Started wearing reading glasses some time back.. As a rule I don't wear glasses on the bike, watching TV and any other daily activity inside or out.
But I do wear a pair while on the computer.
Had cataract surgery on my left eye and it's a world of difference closing one eye and then the other..
I am far sighted so no problem on the bike, and my peripheral vision is excellent according to my eye doctors latest exam.
I wear bifocals now and have no problem with them.

Right eye closed: colors are brighter and stars at night don't have the extra half moon ring.
Computer screen is brighter and letters and words jump at me.

Left eye closed : Just the opposite, colors look faded and the smaller stars are hard to distinguish if they are blinking or not.
Computer screen is dull and faded with smaller words somewhat blurred.

I keep putting off doing the right eye but sooner or later I'll have to do it, cost is no problem as my insurance covered the left eye surgery, including hospital and doctor fees.

[navigator]

If they only did 50% change, you need to see a different optician. Last time i went, they said they can no longer correct the vision with glasses.
I've worn distance lenses since 3rd grade.
Referred me to an optical guy, Cataract specialist.
Bottom line, had cataract surgery in both eyes, 2 weeks apart. World of difference. like SJ says, after one eye the light and color difference between the 2 was astonishing.
Be advised, Medicare allows $1000 per eye, but you have to choose a close or far cataract lens.
If you opt for the upgraded PanOptix lens it will give you both, but they are out of pocket $$, Medicare only pays for the cheap shit.
Got the PanOptix, see great. sometimes need weak reading glasses for extreme small or dark up close stuff.

[Tbeck]

Nav she went 50% on the right eye change correction. She thought going 100% of the change would be too much for my eyes to adjust to. I see them every 6 months because of the macular so it's not a big deal and I don't pay anything for glasses which is good because I have to get a new script every 6 months my eyesight changes that frequent.
Yep I have heard that the eye surgery works really well and from the sounds of it, I will need to have it done after my next appointment in September.