Since the age of about 12 I have been long sighted so have had to wear glasses for close up work, but my distance vision has never been a problem until recently. I could not see 2 inches in front of my nose, but I could see a boil on a flys bum at 500 yards :whi5tl: However over the past few months I have noticed that my eyes were not too clever on distance work so at as I was due my routine check up last week I suspected that I just needed a slightly stronger prescription. Long story short, I need glasses all the time now as age has now caught up with me and my distance vision is not what it should be. So I was recommended to try varifocals which would avoid the need for two pairs of glasses which made sense. Got lots of comments (especially from the Dragon in law) who said I would not like them as they would make me feel seasick, and I would not be able to see very well because of the way the different lenses are blended in. Anyway, picked them up today, and nothing like I was expecting, quite the contrary, for the first time in a long time I can see everything clearly, It was quite a revelation getting back into the car and being able to see things like the trip meter clearly and the clock. Got home, no problem, sat down at my computer and found that instead at just glancing up at the screen I now have to actually move my head which is going to take a bit of getting used to. But the most difficult thing is that every time I get up from my desk, I am still in the habit of taking off my glasses and forgetting that they are now on all the time. Mid afternoon I went into the kitchen and wondered whu I could not read a lable again and then realised that I had taken them off. On the plus side, no more forgetting to take my glasses with me, or hooking them on the front of my shirt and they fall in a puddle when I lean over or putting them in a pocket and forgetting where I put them. :whi5tl: But it is nice to be able to see properly again
I'm in a similar position, longsightedness OK..ish for now. This getting older malarkey's a bit over rated!
The only problem with glasses is there are no pinlocks for them so your visor is fine but you wouldn't know it cos your glasses are steamed up. I've had to take my glasses off a few times at this time of year. Don't know what the answer is. Cheers. - Steve
I had varied focal glasses for a few years and found them good for most things and as you mentioned its all about moving your head rather than just your eyes but this will be come second nature in no time. The big issue for me was riding, I could never get them in the right position for proper vision and as also mentioned they can steam up meaning riding without them which was not the safest thing to do. In the end I plumbed for laser surgery, which solved the whole riding issue and I don't need to wear glasses all the time, just for reading which is great unless you, like me keep forgetting to take the reading glasses with you.
50 mate, my reading ability started to fad once I hit 40 and progressively got worse over the years. If I had known how the surgery would change my life I would have had it done years before.
Thanks for that. I looked into it some years ago but wasn't suitable at the time. They said it wasn't worth doing after 40 because of the natural deterioration of vision with age. Have worn specs since about 5 and always wanted to be specs/contacts free so may need to revisit this.
