What glasses do you wear? (Page 6): I do need really strong prescription glasses (without I'm nearly blind), but I could never get used to bi-focal, so I never did wear any my whole...

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

Ron 717 wrote:

I regularly wear bifocals and find it bothersome to PP photos on my 27" monitor because of trying to get the close vision portion of the glasses focused on different ares of the screen.

I have thought of getting a pair of reading glasses from the drugstore that I believe would enable me to eliminate the bobbing and weaving while trying to focus on all areas of the screen.

Has anyone else run into this problem and what do you use.

I do need really strong prescription glasses (without I'm nearly blind), but I could never get used to bi-focal, so I never did wear any my whole life! I can't even imagine how bad those would be for photography!!

wthomson Loc: Tempe, Arizona

NormanHarley wrote:

.... This getting old is for the birds!

Always consider the alternative :wink:

tenor57

That is not a good idea-
1) does not correct astigmatism- should there be a need
2) Doesn't account that the Rx in each eye may not be the same
3) lenses are not optical quality - usually made from Lucite and may have waves in them
4) pupillary distance may not match your pupillary distance and induce prism
5) They are good for quick fixes like reading a menu- not intensive work like editing and other longer term visual use.

Brian in Whitby Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Ron 717 wrote:

I regularly wear bifocals and find it bothersome to PP photos on my 27" monitor because of trying to get the close vision portion of the glasses focused on different ares of the screen.

I have thought of getting a pair of reading glasses from the drugstore that I believe would enable me to eliminate the bobbing and weaving while trying to focus on all areas of the screen.

Has anyone else run into this problem and what do you use.

I had a similar problem and now use drugstore glasses. This will work well as long as both eyes are the same. If your eyes differ significantly uou might have to get prescription reading glasses

Drigby1 Loc: American Fork, UT

I have a pair of bifocals and a pair of midrange. I use them for the computer and the organ and piano. I had to get them because I am a church organist; and bifocals don't do the job, but the midrange are just right. On the computer they are perfect also.

Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

I ran into the same problem when I was working with very detailed cad files. I found that I needed to order prescription lenses with a 24" focal length to see the whole screen at two feet away, and most importantly have the same prescription for each eye (even though my vision was not the same in each eye). Otherwise, with two different strength lenses, as I moved my head the focus would shift from my left to right eye and back.

Ron 717 wrote:

I regularly wear bifocals and find it bothersome to PP photos on my 27" monitor because of trying to get the close vision portion of the glasses focused on different ares of the screen.

I have thought of getting a pair of reading glasses from the drugstore that I believe would enable me to eliminate the bobbing and weaving while trying to focus on all areas of the screen.

Has anyone else run into this problem and what do you use.

charles brown Loc: Tennesse

Ron 717 wrote:

I regularly wear bifocals and find it bothersome to PP photos on my 27" monitor because of trying to get the close vision portion of the glasses focused on different ares of the screen.

I have thought of getting a pair of reading glasses from the drugstore that I believe would enable me to eliminate the bobbing and weaving while trying to focus on all areas of the screen.

Has anyone else run into this problem and what do you use.

I only need glasses for reading. My eye doctor recommended that I get glasses with less magnification for computer use. I have a 23 inch monitor. He said that people often make the mistake of using glasses with more magnification. I need 250 for reading but use 150 for the computer. Inexpensive glasses from Wal-Mart, etc. work just fine.

jrb1213 Loc: McDonough GEorgia

I just bring my computer in and have them refocus the screen. No glasses for me.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Ron 717 wrote:

I regularly wear bifocals and find it bothersome to PP photos on my 27" monitor because of trying to get the close vision portion of the glasses focused on different ares of the screen.

I have thought of getting a pair of reading glasses from the drugstore that I believe would enable me to eliminate the bobbing and weaving while trying to focus on all areas of the screen.

Has anyone else run into this problem and what do you use.

I am nearsighted and I use progressives - no issue.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Ron 717 wrote:

I regularly wear bifocals and find it bothersome to PP photos on my 27" monitor because of trying to get the close vision portion of the glasses focused on different ares of the screen.

I have thought of getting a pair of reading glasses from the drugstore that I believe would enable me to eliminate the bobbing and weaving while trying to focus on all areas of the screen.

Has anyone else run into this problem and what do you use.

Airline pilots encounter this problem all the time when reading the overhead panels.. Their solution is to get their bi-focals ground with the near-vision portion on the top of the lenses. Therefore, when they "look up" they look near. Another solution could be "no-line" bi-focal lenses. They work well for some, not so well for others. You are not the first person with this problem, it is a large group.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

A couple of years ago, I found Photoframes. They are glasses with hinged sections for each lens so that either lens can be folded up out of the way to allow the naked eye to see without correction. As I am nearsighted I found them excellent for using the diopter adjusted camera viewfinder to compose the image and allow a corrected eye to see the whole scene beyond the camera. I had my optometrist make pair of my prescript blended lenses for the frames and now I can be quite flexible in my viewing and composing.

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

It is distance that is the problem. Far seeing on a chart and reading distance of a book in hand does not equate with monitor use. See your optician and get a pair made for the distance you comfortably sit at your monitor. Also discuss light reflections and their affect on vision. May be advisable to get a coating or not.

fishone0 Loc: Kingman AZ

progressive lenses been using them from Day 1

Dun1 Loc: Atlanta, GA

One thing you might try when you go to the go for a check up is to let the optometrist know that you need glasses that you can use to view you monitor, a cure might be you need tri focal, or graduated lenses, the upper part of the lens is usually corrected for distant objects, the middle is normal, and the far bottom correction is usually for reading small print.

garceh Loc: florida

SharpShooter wrote:

If someone here would be so kind as to come over and help me FIND my glasses, I could tell you what they are!!!!

BUT SINCE I'M "IN HIDING", YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO FIND ME!!!!! :lol: :lol:
SS

I thought you were in NorthCal. Try looking there.