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Glasses Guys - What are you wearing? (1 Viewer)

Eephus said:
To tag onto that, does anybody who wears bifocals have a pair of distance-only sunglasses?  Does that work? 

The progressive lenses really drive the price of sunglasses up; I'd like to avoid that if I could for a spare pair.
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I do, but I'm going off of a real old distance prescription for the sunglasses (they're Ray Ban all around, so expensive to begin with) and a newer, milder prescription for my progressives. An issue like that is very personal and individual -- I plan on making it through the summer and updating next year.

I guess that, yes, in a pinch, it works, but I wouldn't recommend dropping a whole lot of money when you know that you're losing functionality with your shades (taking one's glasses off to read is a pain -- I just went through it a year ago with my regular glasses as I was in-between needing transitions and not. Turns out I needed them.)

So I'm with you, but of little definitive help. I could let you know next year. 

 
I do not think I could remember all of my glasses.  I have 4 pair of Ray-Ban, 3 Izods, just got a TMX.  I seriously have about 20 really nice progressive lens pair that I wear in a rotation, not counting the Maui Jim and Revo Rx suns.  Wife gives me a :rolleyes: when I come home every month or two with a new pair, but that is what you get when it is your business.  And I am waiting on another any day now. :bag:

 
i liked the nike 6072 gunmetal.  took a bit getting used to the straight arms, but they are lightweight and don’t slide.

 
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just got my first ever glasses about 2 weeks ago. no clue how this works but i'm told that i'll probably want to buy a new pair in a year. doc says come back and get checked out in a year.. wife says "you'll definitely need a new prescription in a year".

if i do need new prescription but like my frames, can i keep the frames and just get them ........ re-lensed.....?

if i want new frames but want to pay with HSA money, how does that work when buying from one of these websites? do i buy the frames and take them to say, say, Lenscrafters to get fitted?

 
mr. furley said:
:blackdot:

just got my first ever glasses about 2 weeks ago. no clue how this works but i'm told that i'll probably want to buy a new pair in a year. doc says come back and get checked out in a year.. wife says "you'll definitely need a new prescription in a year".

if i do need new prescription but like my frames, can i keep the frames and just get them ........ re-lensed.....?

if i want new frames but want to pay with HSA money, how does that work when buying from one of these websites? do i buy the frames and take them to say, say, Lenscrafters to get fitted?
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I'll let others sign off on the best process.  I likely pay too much for mine by just getting them from my eye doctor.  What I will say is don't put too much stock in needing a new prescription next year.  I've been going to my current eye doc for 3+ years.  Each year he tells me I'll likely need a bifocal next year (I'm 46) but I haven't yet.  I haven't needed a new RX either. :shrug:  

 
mr. furley said:
:blackdot:

just got my first ever glasses about 2 weeks ago. no clue how this works but i'm told that i'll probably want to buy a new pair in a year. doc says come back and get checked out in a year.. wife says "you'll definitely need a new prescription in a year".

if i do need new prescription but like my frames, can i keep the frames and just get them ........ re-lensed.....?

if i want new frames but want to pay with HSA money, how does that work when buying from one of these websites? do i buy the frames and take them to say, say, Lenscrafters to get fitted?
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You can generally keep your frame, but as a guy that has tons, why wouldn't you want to mix it up? ;)  

As for the annual exam, it is for a lot more than just the Rx.  So many things with the eyes start to change in the 40's and beyond, especially.  The health of the eye is a great thing to keep up on.

 
Eyesight tends to change significantly in the young and the old(er). I've had glasses since I was like 10. Prescription got worse/stronger yearly from the time I got them until I was about 20 or 25. They then pretty much stayed the same with only minor adjustments every few years until a few years ago. They now change just a little each year again - started when I was probably about 45-ish. 

That's pretty standard behavior. 

As for new frames/verses lenses, depends on a number of factors - what insurance, if any you have, how well you treat them and/or how durable a frame you have, etc. Combo of me buying cheaper frames back in the day and me being pretty hard on them, I usually needed new frames every 2 years at the very least. As I've gotten older, I buy better quality frames and I don't play as many weekend warrior sports that lend themselves to damaging the frames so they last longer. My eyes, even with changing, don't change that much.

Mine still change little enough that I tend to get a pair of regular glasses one year and then a new pair of sunglasses the next - I'm not a fan of the photochromic/transition/autotint/whatever you want to call them lenses. 

 
how does one notice that their vision has deteriorated sufficiently to warrant a new scrip?  just go to the doctor periodically?

i'd noticed some fuzziness in my vision here and there but it didn't seem abnormal. i stare at screens all day. just seemed like tired eyes.  and it started feeling like i wasn't able to see as well at night, especially in the rain while driving.  i only went to the eye doctor this time because we're running up to the end of the year insurance is about to change so i figured "why not?"

turns out i'm now 20/30 whereas 3 years ago when i went i was 20/15. 

everything seems normal to me without glasses (not wearing them now) but when i put the glasses on... everything snaps in to crisp focus.

but... if i didn't really notice it before... how am i going to notice it in.... 2-3 years??

 
mr. furley said:
how does one notice that their vision has deteriorated sufficiently to warrant a new scrip?  just go to the doctor periodically?

i'd noticed some fuzziness in my vision here and there but it didn't seem abnormal. i stare at screens all day. just seemed like tired eyes.  and it started feeling like i wasn't able to see as well at night, especially in the rain while driving.  i only went to the eye doctor this time because we're running up to the end of the year insurance is about to change so i figured "why not?"

turns out i'm now 20/30 whereas 3 years ago when i went i was 20/15. 

everything seems normal to me without glasses (not wearing them now) but when i put the glasses on... everything snaps in to crisp focus.

but... if i didn't really notice it before... how am i going to notice it in.... 2-3 years??
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Annual checkups--vision changes are like the frog in the pot.

 
mr. furley said:
how does one notice that their vision has deteriorated sufficiently to warrant a new scrip?  just go to the doctor periodically?

i'd noticed some fuzziness in my vision here and there but it didn't seem abnormal. i stare at screens all day. just seemed like tired eyes.  and it started feeling like i wasn't able to see as well at night, especially in the rain while driving.  i only went to the eye doctor this time because we're running up to the end of the year insurance is about to change so i figured "why not?"

turns out i'm now 20/30 whereas 3 years ago when i went i was 20/15. 

everything seems normal to me without glasses (not wearing them now) but when i put the glasses on... everything snaps in to crisp focus.

but... if i didn't really notice it before... how am i going to notice it in.... 2-3 years??
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Yeah, as apalmer said the recommendation is annual checkups.  My health insurance covers the annual eye exams at no cost, so it is a no brainer for me.  If I had to pay out of pocket, I'd probably go every couple of years unless I noticed my glasses feeling "off."

Like you, I don't need to wear them all the time.  I got them because I was getting headaches at work.  But, I do feel eyes are one of those things I don't mind keeping tabs on.  If a tooth rots out, you can replace that.  If you wait to long to get certain eye conditions taken care of, you're screwed.  My FIL has a degenerative retina issue that is causing him to slowly lose his sight via smaller and smaller tunnel vision.  He puts drops in or something to slow the process, but going blind is one thing I would definitely want to slow the process of as soon as possible.

 
mr. furley said:
how does one notice that their vision has deteriorated sufficiently to warrant a new scrip?  just go to the doctor periodically?

i'd noticed some fuzziness in my vision here and there but it didn't seem abnormal. i stare at screens all day. just seemed like tired eyes.  and it started feeling like i wasn't able to see as well at night, especially in the rain while driving.  i only went to the eye doctor this time because we're running up to the end of the year insurance is about to change so i figured "why not?"

turns out i'm now 20/30 whereas 3 years ago when i went i was 20/15. 

everything seems normal to me without glasses (not wearing them now) but when i put the glasses on... everything snaps in to crisp focus.

but... if i didn't really notice it before... how am i going to notice it in.... 2-3 years??
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You won't notice, but it will be the exact same effect. You should get your eyes checked annually-ish. You will think everything is the same until you get a new pair that are stronger and then you will notice a similar difference between the old pair and the new ones that you now notice between no glasses and glasses. 

 
Had Lasik a little over a decade ago.  Right eye is still 20/15.  Left eye not so much.  Asked about a touch up, and the Dr. said they don't recommend it because if they did I would immediately need reading glasses. 

Instead I now need the occasional pair to be able to see distances.  But I really only need them for the one eye.  Thinking of going this route

 
Bob Sacamano said:
Had Lasik a little over a decade ago.  Right eye is still 20/15.  Left eye not so much.  Asked about a touch up, and the Dr. said they don't recommend it because if they did I would immediately need reading glasses. 

Instead I now need the occasional pair to be able to see distances.  But I really only need them for the one eye.  Thinking of going this route
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I will now call you MP

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I need a new pair of glasses as the ones I have are close to 20 years old at this point... but I don't wear them that often, so I want a cheap pair.  Is there an FBG go-to site for some cheap chinesed knock offs or something?  I have my script. 

 
Are there any recommendations for cheap readers on-line?  Just need 1.25 enhanced readers, so I can buy 3/4/5 of them to leave various places for when I need them.  The Amazon ratings always seem to have people saying, "broke first week", "lenses fell out first time", etc.

I know it's "you get what you pay for" but I'm not asking for much here.

 
Mad Cow said:
You can generally keep your frame, but as a guy that has tons, why wouldn't you want to mix it up? ;)  

As for the annual exam, it is for a lot more than just the Rx.  So many things with the eyes start to change in the 40's and beyond, especially.  The health of the eye is a great thing to keep up on.
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Roger is the FBG eye guru.  Listen to the man...

 
Beef Ravioli said:
I have worn contacts since I was 16. I turned 48 last November and went back to glasses full time. I was wearing readers or carrying my readers 90% of the time to do or read anything within two feet of my face.  

I also now have the new version of bifocals and I don’t know if you can get that with contacts?

I would like to get a prescription pair of sunglasses without breaking the bank. Any suggestions? 
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There are multifocal contacts available.  I don’t know how well they stand up to progressives but your eye doctor can find a brand that might work for you.  There’s almost always a trade-off between reading/distance, but they can try.  Some patients like monovision as well (distance eye, near eye).  

 
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