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08/20/2004 09:26:30 AM · #1 |
I have just got my first pair of Bi-focals, any advice on using them for the computer ?
I am tempted to switch back to my " readers " for the pc, what does everyone else use ?
Thanks,
Paul.
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08/20/2004 09:47:37 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by peecee:
I have just got my first pair of Bi-focals, any advice on using them for the computer ?
I am tempted to switch back to my " readers " for the pc, what does everyone else use ?
Thanks,
Paul. |
Everyone else is just not THAT old! 
Message edited by author 2004-08-20 09:48:34.
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08/20/2004 09:48:50 AM · #3 |
I tried bi-focals for a short while, but after nearly falling down the stairs several times, I gave up and went back to my reading glasses. While they do eliminate the need to remove your glasses or look above their rim, I found that I need a distinct separation between the corrective lens and no correction. Bi-focals don't have that separation.
...Besides, my reading glasses cost $12 at Barnes & Noble vs. >$150 for prescription bi-focals...
(Edit) Giega: Speak for yourself! ;-)
Message edited by author 2004-08-20 09:50:32. |
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08/20/2004 10:05:33 AM · #4 |
I've got tri-focals
top for long distance...driving etc
middle for computer
bottom for reading
while they are great for general work on the computer the area for the computer is too small and I'm continually moving my head around while photo editing and voting on DPC challenges.. so I will be getting some cheep Glasses and leaving them by the computer
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08/20/2004 10:15:49 AM · #5 |
I think the over-50 is in the minority on this site. lol
I just need cheaters for reading. I did get a pair of computer glasses from my eyedoctor. They make a transition and they seem to work out pretty well. They are even more expensive, though.
I have a dog that reminds me frequently that I'm careless with my glasses, so I'm keeping these in a hard case by the computer. :D
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08/20/2004 10:21:06 AM · #6 |
| The soon-to-be-obsolete $500 bills in Zimbabwe are known to the locals as bi-focals because you can bi-focal with them.... |
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08/20/2004 10:56:39 AM · #7 |
| Peecee, I have had transition bifocals for years. You will find your "nose in the air" while looking at your screen. You'll get over it. What is more troublesome for me is the "photo sensitive" feature of my glasses. For a long time I was adjusting the color, and /or the lightness and darness of my images. I kept getting comments that my images were "too light" or "washed out". One day, I took off my glasses to rub my eyes and the image on the screen changed shades. I soon realized the the light from the computer screen was changing the shade of my lenses! |
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08/20/2004 01:28:59 PM · #8 |
I have a huge apology to make...they are vari-focals SILLY ME
Thanks for the comments, even the ones from the " young uns "
It will be your turn one day.
I think I may stick to my readers for photograph editing, these seem too awkward.
Ta,
Paul.
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08/20/2004 01:32:22 PM · #9 |
"The over 50 club"?
I've had them for 2 years and I'm only 48 (soon).
I have learned to just tilt my head back a little when at my monitor.
Night driving is one to get used to though, as the dashlights are right at that point that makes them in a different plane.
They will take some getting used to - trust me!
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08/20/2004 02:33:13 PM · #10 |
I've had Bifocals for several years now (I'm 49) - tried the VariFocals kind with no lines but they made me feel dizzy all the time. While wearing them I even drove over the vacuum while driving the car into the garage. So, switched back to bifocals. I usually only wear them in the car. I use reading glasses for the computer and other close work, easier than tipping my head up with the bifocals.
I also think that the regular reading glasses tend to work better for computers and other close work as they don't have any of the uv coatings or coatings to make them turn darker in sunlight that regular glasses with bifocals, trifocals or varifocals have.
For me, the whole reading glasses thing is the worst thing about getting old!
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08/20/2004 02:37:29 PM · #11 |
I think I'll just wear em for work, saves keep picking my readers up, but, as you say readers are easier than keep tipping your head or "point your nose" is what the optician said.
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08/20/2004 02:57:37 PM · #12 |
I have been using varifocals for over 3 years now. Found them very odd to start with but soon managed to master them. I would be lost without them, I wear them all the time.
:-D
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08/20/2004 04:28:22 PM · #13 |
| I couldn't get used to them so I didn't use them. I just sit way back from the monitor and no problem. Just use reading glasses at close reading distance. |
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08/21/2004 06:13:31 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by goodtempo:
... I just sit way back from the monitor and no problem. ... |
tried that, trouble is I need the monitor on the other side of the driveway for it to be in focus! ;)Using the reading glasses was easier.
sue |
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08/21/2004 06:49:25 AM · #15 |
Go to the local drug store and get a full-lens, off-the-shelf prescription set of glasses for the computer. $10 to $20 will cover it.
Graduated lens are another option instead of bi-focal. Varifocals may be graduated lenses too. It sounds the same, but I am not aware of the term - varifocal.
For the camera lens, try a new dioptor from the camera manufacturer or adjust the built-in dioptor, if you have one. This makes it difficult for others to grab your camera and shot, but then, who let's anyone else touch their camera anyway?
Message edited by author 2004-08-21 06:50:53.
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08/21/2004 06:51:18 AM · #16 |
| The first time I wore my vari-focals to the urinal I scared the hell out of myself! I looked down through the bottom of the glasses to make sure my aim was accurate, and thought I had contracted elephantitist. The bottom of the lenses have very strong magnification! |
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