hmm not sure. These are reading glasses that just magnify or are they prescription lenses from an optician? If the latter it would make sense that you would have less eyestrain while wearing them, and scratch what I said about bifocals.
On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > even though I see perfectly well at a distance with the reading > glasses on? > > > On Oct 13, 2008, at 1:47 PM, Dana wrote: > >> um no... I think it means you need bifocals >> >> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 12:42 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Last summer (2007) I went to an eye specialist to figure out why I >>> had >>> an instance of double images. Long story short, they figured out >>> that >>> I didn't have it when using contacts, but with did have it with >>> glasses and when not using anything. One of the things they also >>> figured out is that it's very hard to nail down my prescription as >>> the >>> specialist said, "Your eyes are really strong and can focus well with >>> different prescriptions" >>> >>> After trying out their optometrist who kept insisting on putting me >>> in >>> contacts with different focal depths, I quit going there. >>> >>> I went back to my local wal-mart optometrist that I've been using for >>> about 7 years now and told him the story. He told me that my >>> astigmatism is what causes the ghosting and that it made sense that >>> my >>> contacts would clear it up. Anyway, during the examination, he >>> measured me out to be about 2 clicks worse in sight, -2.75 on one and >>> -3.25 on the other. >>> >>> I ended up getting some reading glasses as it was getting damn hard >>> to >>> read some of these technical books and my eyes were getting very sore >>> without them. I started realizing that if I kept my reading glasses >>> on all day, aside from the pain of glasses, my eyes were feeling much >>> better. >>> >>> So the question is: >>> >>> If my vision is -2.75 and -3.25 and I've got some +1.5 reading >>> glasses...do they offset each other so that my real prescription >>> should be -1.25 and -1.75? >>> >>> zB >>> >>> -- >>> Green grass and high tides forever >>> Castles of stone souls and glory >>> Lost faces say we adore you >>> As kings and queens bow and play for you >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:274037 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
