Check out some similar questions!

J_9 · Oct 16, 2009, 04:19 PM

Well, I just finally got my no line bifocals... yes, I'm officially an old lady now. :p

How long will it take to adjust to them? I also can't seem to use them when on the computer. Is this part of the adjustment process also?

Clough · Oct 16, 2009, 05:37 PM

J_9 an old lady! Never! :)

I've had no-line bifocal glasses for many years, now. It took me a matter of a few days to adjust to them. But, I'm extremely near-sighted and have a lot of astigmatism.

I'm sure that it's an individual thing as far as how long it will take to adjust. Plus, it might also make a difference if the person is near or far-sighted, as concerns the adjustment period.

Frequently, I'm around a lot of older musicians. They usually have bifocals. They're constantly taking them off in order to read music. Sometimes, they put on other types of glasses that are just for reading in order to do that. I haven't gotten to the point of having to use another pair of glasses just for reading.

I also have hard contact lenses. One is for near-vision and the other is for far-vision. I like them much better than the glasses because my vision is so much better using them. It will get to the point though, where I'll eventually just have to wear glasses because the prescriptions for each contact will be so far apart, that the only way to see well, will be to use glasses.

As far as using your bifocals while using the computer, you should be able to notice a difference by the way that you tilt your head. You might just have to undo an old habit and make a new one!

How is your sight while using the computer, if you don't use the glasses, please?

Thanks!

J_9 · Oct 16, 2009, 06:01 PM

My sight while using the computer is fairly well without the glasses. Unfortunately, most of my work is done in the dark and on a computer. Night shift L&D nurses work quite a bit in the dark as most of our patients are sleeping and we do our charting on a computer at their bedside.

So far I'm experiencing a major headache and have to keep taking my glasses off. I do, however, notice a difference in the farsightedness (I am nearsighted as well) and colors seem to be more vibrant.

artlady · Oct 16, 2009, 06:09 PM

I have computer glasses that I can't use for anything else.
If I tried to read with them,I am blind.
They are MY COMPUTER glasses(in caps because when I lose them I go crazy)
And I don't understand it myself.
They are a much lower number and so my suggestion would be get a lower reading glass thing,see if that works or just stay with what works on the comp.
That's all I can do !

J_9 · Oct 16, 2009, 06:15 PM

I'll try that Artsy, thanks. I had store bought reading glasses, but they quit working over the past year. I can't do my paper charting without them.

I'm hoping this is all part of the adjustment period.

Wondergirl · Oct 16, 2009, 06:16 PM

I work in a library (perusing shelves up and down) and do cataloging (detailed work) at a computer, and had very little trouble adjusting. In fact, I was amazed at how much clearer and easier it all was. The eye doctor was very careful though where the bifocal line went on the lenses, so I wouldn't have to keep removing my glasses when going between near and far vision.

artlady · Oct 16, 2009, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by J_9

My sight while using the computer is fairly well without the glasses. Unfortunately, most of my work is done in the dark and on a computer. Night shift L&D nurses work quite a bit in the dark as most of our patients are sleeping and we do our charting on a computer at their bedside.

So far I'm experiencing a major headache and have to keep taking my glasses off. I do, however, notice a difference in the farsightedness (I am nearsighted as well) and colors seem to be more vibrant.

Gees ,I pressed something before I had a chance to finish.
I suspect it is something akin to night blindness.
I can not watch TV in a room without light.
Can you?
That puts a strain on the eyes I think,at least for me it does.

You're a nurse,you will be fine ,you know how to fix things.
Have you seen Mercy? I like it,I also liked Jackie but its over with now.

J_9 · Oct 16, 2009, 06:18 PM

I will have to see how it works tomorrow night at work. I've only had them for a few hours now, so I'm still trying to get used to them. I don't seem to have the problems going up and down stairs like they told me I might.

Maybe it's just because I haven't put on real prescription glasses in over 8 years (I was taking a medication that had the side effect of clearing my vision, but I'm not taking that anymore).

Wondergirl · Oct 16, 2009, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by J_9

I will have to see how it works tomorrow night at work. I've only had them for a few hours now, so I'm still trying to get used to them. I don't seem to have the problems going up and down stairs like they told me I might.

Maybe it's just because I haven't put on real prescription glasses in over 8 years (I was taking a medication that had the side effect of clearing my vision, but I'm not taking that anymore).

It sounds like it will just take a little time to get used to them. Perhaps I should send you a pea-green t-shirt to help relax you?

artlady · Oct 16, 2009, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

It sounds like it will just take a little time to get used to them. Perhaps I should send you a pea-green t-shirt to help relax you?

Oh Oh send me one :)
I love the color but I am allergic to peas.
It should be called earth green ;) in my crazy little world.

J_9 · Oct 16, 2009, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Perhaps I should send you a pea-green t-shirt to help relax you?

Isn't the pea green shirt all worn out about now?

Wondergirl · Oct 16, 2009, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by J_9

Isn't the pea green shirt all worn out about now?

I wear it only on high holy days.

J_9 · Oct 16, 2009, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

I wear it only on high holy days.

So, it's a holy shirt then right?

Wondergirl · Oct 16, 2009, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by J_9

So, it's a holy shirt then right?

Well, okay. A wholly holey holy shirt. I'll mend before I send.

ChihuahuaMomma · Oct 16, 2009, 08:01 PM

Yes, adjustment time varies per person/length of glasses use/everyday life...

Did you put them on as soon as you got them? It usually best to put them on first thing in the morning when your eyes and brain are well rested. That way you can easily adjust to them throughout the day.

Wearing them using the stairs may be tricky for the first few days. It may seem as if the stairs are coming back at you. Just hold on and get used to it.

Also driving might not be the best idea wearing them the first day or so. It would be best to wear them all day (after rest) around the house or work...

Please let me know if you have any other questions regarding your progressives/no-line bifocals/blended lenses.

J_9 · Oct 16, 2009, 08:11 PM

Actually I DID put them on as soon as I got them around 4 this afternoon.

So are you saying I should take them off and start fresh in the morning after sleep?

My eyes are really hurting as well as my head.

Wondergirl · Oct 16, 2009, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by J_9

Actually I DID put them on as soon as I got them around 4 this afternoon.

So are you saying I should take them off and start fresh in the morning after sleep?

My eyes are really hurting as well as my head.

Take them off now!! Give your eyes a rest! Wear them starting in the morning, like CM said, and take them off again if you get a headache.

Once I had to have my lenses reground because the lab goofed up on the prescription.

ChihuahuaMomma · Oct 16, 2009, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by J_9

Actually I DID put them on as soon as I got them around 4 this afternoon.

So are you saying I should take them off and start fresh in the morning after sleep?

My eyes are really hurting as well as my head.

That's exactly what you should do...

J_9 · Oct 16, 2009, 09:00 PM

Okay they are off now. Won't put them on again till in the morning.

So, I should take them off when I get a headache? And how long before I should put them on again?

Fr_Chuck · Oct 16, 2009, 09:10 PM

OK, glasses off, that fuzzy thing in front of you is the key board.

Also remember that with bi focal, you are having to learn to do things like tilt head to see out of bottom part to read things at some angles.

Also I found that, at least with my vision, those things about 2 or 3 foot out are not always focused in either, reason I went to a tri focal latter.