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myLot reputation of 95/100. whiteheron (893)   ranked 70 out of 6,840 in reading3 months ago

I am wondering how many people at myLot have some difficulty reading without reading glasses?
How do you feel about it? How do you deal with it?

I used to be nearsighted only, meaning that I have trouble seeing far away. I wear contacts to correct that problem.
In the last two years, my vision for close up/ reading etc., with my contact lenses on has gone down so now when I wear my contacts, I have to wear my reading glasses.
If I decide to take my contact lenses out,I see close up clearly but cannot see far away.
I find this very frustrating and wonder what options there are for dealing with it...

Do you use reading glasses?
How do you feel about them?
How do you deal with using them?
Do you wear contacts or glasses for distance vision?

 
 
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1. Prophet_Warrior (99)   ranked 2,074 out of 6,840 in reading   3 months ago

I am having problem reading when the object is far. I had an eye check-up and the optician told me I have 50-50. She told me, it is still manageable but one of these days, I need to use reading glasses or contact lenses. I think if that time comes, I prefer reading glasses. But I have seen many who wear contact lenses for better mobility. I think you can choose what is comfortable for you. thank you.


myLot reputation of 95/100. whiteheron (893)   ranked 70 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

I am glad that your vision is still manageable.. I am hoping for you that it improves... I am wondering if you have thought of doing eye exercises as some people have had success with them. Thanks for posting.


myLot reputation of 92/100. Jakesnake1978 (1156)   ranked 1,182 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

I have been wearing glasses/corrective lenses for eight years now. I wear them especially for distance and driving. I wear them for reading. I do not know if I am ever far or near sighted at all. I never will think about having contact lenses at all. I always have my eyes checked every couple years now.

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2. myLot reputation of 71/100. Garfield1 (1264)   ranked 842 out of 6,840 in reading   3 months ago

I´ve reading glasse,but I never use them.
Beacuse I feel don´t comfortable with them.
Very often,it´s ok for me to read without them.
When I get tired in my eyes,I stop reading.


myLot reputation of 95/100. whiteheron (893)   ranked 70 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

You are smart to stop reading when your eyes are tired. Thanks for posting here


myLot reputation of 71/100. Garfield1 (1264)   ranked 842 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

I know I´m smarthappy
It´s good to stop reading for an hour or two,both for your eyes,and your brain

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3. myLot reputation of 93/100. plumwish07 (2861)   ranked 704 out of 6,840 in reading   3 months ago

i am using glasses since i have problem to see far away object as like you, i think. and i wear my glasses daily cause its little bit bother to use or not use.

using contact lense seems simple to wear than glasses but the treatment not easier as like use glasses. unclean hands can make your eyes getting irritation while you use contact lensesad

so far, i tried to minimized my eyes problem in traditional ways cause in modern one, we can do laser operation for our eyes back to normal again and surely it needs high cost which i can't afford it.

just wondering if there is any methods to reduce my eyes problem in sight


myLot reputation of 95/100. whiteheron (893)   ranked 70 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

We both wonder what to do. I have been using contact lenses for the last twenty years and they are fine for me. I only use glasses typically for reading and do not like that I have to use them but am glad that they are available to me for so little money... Wishing you the best.

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4. myLot reputation of 79/100. egdcltd (427)   ranked 807 out of 6,840 in reading   3 months ago

I'm short sighted, so usually wear glasses. I can read without glasses, but the book has to be pretty close, only a few inches from my face.


myLot reputation of 95/100. whiteheron (893)   ranked 70 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

Thanks for posting here... Wishing you many happy reading moments.

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5. myLot reputation of 68/100. RenaCeline (163)   ranked 1,487 out of 6,840 in reading   3 months ago

I am near sighted. I have to wear my glasses pretty much all the time because writing is everywhere. I need glasses to read, watch tv, and be on the computer as well as seeing the board. Wearing glasses doesn't really faze me anymore since I have been wearing them since I was in the first grade. I got tired of my glasses and stopped wearing them for a whole year and that's when my eyes got worse, so now I just wear them all the time.


myLot reputation of 95/100. whiteheron (893)   ranked 70 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

I am glad that you found glasses to help you see better. Thanks for posting here.

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6. myLot reputation of 90/100. vipulchawla (619)   ranked 1,233 out of 6,840 in reading   3 months ago

I do wear reading glasses. I have a far sight problem. I cant distingish the letters from a distance with normal eyes. I am wearing spex since almost 7 years now. Though my eyesight is not that weak. its hardly -1 for both the eyes for far vision. I keep my glasses wearing bcoz of precautionary measures. I dont want my eye sight to deteoriate. I dont have any problems in reading from near by objects. Infact i can roam around freely without my glasses but it has come into my habit now. I actually need them only while attending a lecture and that too when i am sitting at the back.
I take them off when i am doinf a very rigorous physical activity like when i go for swimming or when i am bowling in cricket and when i m sleeping or having a bath. For rest of the situations, i dont think i need to avoid wearing glasses. I have never used lenses in all those seven years. People say that glasses suit me better..lol


myLot reputation of 95/100. whiteheron (893)   ranked 70 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

It sounds like they have come to know you with the glasses and like you as you are... That is a good thing. I am glad that you have found glasses to help your wision. Thanks for posting.


myLot reputation of 90/100. vipulchawla (619)   ranked 1,233 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

Ya may be. Most of my friends knew me when i already had my specks on.. Moreover it has been a long time since i have been wearing specs. So i think they have got used to it and now feels odd when i am without them..

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7. myLot reputation of 98/100. paid2write (2669)   ranked 45 out of 6,840 in reading   3 months ago

I do wear reading glasses. Without them most print is a blur and totally unreadable.

It is quite normal as you get older for your eyesight to change. I had perfect eyesight when I was young.

I don't mind wearing glasses to read, I just find them a bit of a nuisance to keep putting them on and taking them off at times. It's no problem if I sit down to read a book but when I am out shopping I have to put them on to read the label or the price and so I have to carry them with me all the time.


myLot reputation of 95/100. whiteheron (893)   ranked 70 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

I thought that since I had difficulty seeing far I would be spared the having to use glasses to read... I a part of me feels like a little kid having a temper tantrum and saying "It's not fair." Grins. It is nice to have the reading glasses available at a good price yet... They are indeed a nuisance to keep putting them on and taking them off at times. Thanks for posting here.

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8. myLot reputation of 95/100. dfollin (1379)   ranked 485 out of 6,840 in reading   3 months ago

I have to wear reading glasses.Iam far sited.Even with the glasses on if the paper,book,computer screen is too close to me then it is blurry.I first got prescription glasses and they worked fine.Then they broke,the lens just fell out.I took them back to the doctor and my insurance would not cover another pair.Even thou the break was not my fault I think they should of just gave me another pair,but they wouldn't.I have got cheap reading glasses from Target and the dollar store.They work fine as far as me seeing.But,they are cheap,so I have to buy a few pairs a year.The clerk at the dollar store told me that a few people come in there once every few months and buy about a dozen of them and keep one in each room,one in their car and one in their purse or pocket.They also keep an extra pair at their job.They work,just as well as the prescription ones and of course the optomitrist will tell you,not to use those cheap glasses because they want your money.


myLot reputation of 95/100. whiteheron (893)   ranked 70 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

I find that the cheap glasses work well too for the reading. My optometrist was okay with me using them as I already have contacts for distance vision. He said if the near vision worsens though we might have to think about other things... Not sure yet what that will be and don't really want to find out.

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9. myLot reputation of 94/100. chiyosan (7679)   ranked 1,328 out of 6,840 in reading   3 months ago

i dont havereading glasses but i do wear glasses. its for my astigmatism and i dont have perfect vision. hehe i haveglasses since i was 12 years old.


myLot reputation of 95/100. whiteheron (893)   ranked 70 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

I am glad that you have those glasses... I'll bet the world looks a lot better with them than without.
Thanks for posting here.

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10. myLot reputation of 97/100. dragon54u (2436)   ranked 313 out of 6,840 in reading   3 months ago

I'm nearsighted and wear glasses. They used to be really thick glasses but I got Lasic about eight years ago and can see alright without glasses except for driving. Can't read without magnifiers, though! In my case, it's just a matter of getting older. I'm too cheap to get bifocals so I get reading glasses at the dollar store for $1 a pair.

It's a real inconvenience, especially when I can't remember where I put my reading glasses, but that's life. And if I have enough light--sunlight is good--I can even read without glasses, at least for now!


myLot reputation of 95/100. whiteheron (893)   ranked 70 out of 6,840 in reading  3 months ago

It is wonderful to have light enough to see by. Don't you hate trying to see menus in those restaurants with candle light or dimmed lighting.
The meals taste better often in those places but ordering is difficult unless one has favorites memorized. Thank goodness for the reading glasses which come to the rescue in those circumstances.
Thanks for posting here.

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