New Glasses That Suck 
Julie777
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My husband and I just both got new glasses at the same time, and there seems to be a big change in the way that plastic lenses are made, and we both hate the new lenses. It's so bad we are both wearing our old glasses most of the time. The new lenses actually hurt to wear. We've had the prescriptions double checked, that's not the issue. We both hate progressive lenses, have bifocals because progressive lenses suck worse than bifocals. We have a friend who is an optician who told us- hang on to these, they are changing the way lenses are made when he did our last pair of glasses. He's now quit the business or I'd ask him.
So what is going on with glasses lenses, has anyone else run into this, and what are the solutions?
I am pushing 66, hubby is 62, we both have cataracts that are really early stage, I can't seem to find much information other than the new lenses seem to be designed to make you more dependent on using glasses, and need to be replaced more often.
Any thoughts would be welcome....
Julie777
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This is a reply to # 2,274,040I read an article about a woman who had new glasses and had nothing but problems. Got headaches, etc and went kept going back to the optometrist (for over a year) to find out what was wrong. Turned out that the lenses were a new style and were completely flat. Our eyes are round and our lenses need to be curved and the optometrist didn't know this???????? The woman ditched her flat lenses, got curved ones and all of her problems miraculously resolved.
Are your lenses flat (no curve)? - Re: New Glasses That Suck parazapper
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Get rid of those glasses and all glasses.
My vision had been terrible since I was in the 2nd or 3rd grade, have worn Coke Bottle glasses since then up to a few years ago.
Now, I only need reading glasses for small print.
You need to teach your eyes to adjust for distance. It does take some work but it can be done in just a couple of months. At the very least, your vision will be better.
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- Re: New Glasses That Suck Samanda
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This is a reply to # 2,274,061I'd take the glasses back for a refund. Tell them get it right or you don't want them. And Parazapper, I've heard that can be done, how did you do it and how long did it take you?
- Re: New Glasses That Suck parazapper
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This is a reply to # 2,274,067It only took a couple of months to regain most of my vision and the process is simple.
Best done first thing in the morning while the eyes are rested. Also, do not put your glasses on before you do this.
I go sit on my back deck and pick out several objects to focus on. Close, far away, and a few in between. Focus on an object that is as far away as you can really focus on. Then focus on something close. Then try to focus on something farther than before. 15 to 20 minutes a day, trying to focus further away each day, as far away as you can.
Do not get discouraged as it can take several weeks to really get improvement.
I can now actually focus on a pine tree two blocks away, well enough to distinguish features like pine needles. Of course, at that distance it is not going to be perfect.
It does work. I went from being 20/200 or even worse to 20/25 left eye and 20/35 right eye. Good enough to fly without corrective lenses ( I do need to keep reading glasses handy ).
I am currently sitting about 40 inches back from the computer screen as I type.
- Re: New Glasses That Suck browbie
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This is a reply to # 2,274,117Hi Parazapper
Did you learn to do what you're saying with the help of some teacher or some book ? Dr. Bates method...?
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- Re: New Glasses That Suck browbie
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This is a reply to # 2,274,061I am not among people who can expect to be successful using Dr Bates methods by myself - as pointed out in his book 'Better Eyesight Without Glasses' (by the boss himself)- : still I have tried but was no able to get much out of it. I too had coke bottle glasses, but shortsightedness was not the only problem I had to face it appears, and I failed...What book did you use (I seem to remember Dr. Bates was pointing out that people who could not do all the time not wearing glasses were not likely to succeed using his book alone, and would have to get help from someone who had reached these 20/10s he mentions, using the book) ? Usually with people wearing your kind of glasses, it's no really possible to do without glasses in all circumstances, is it..?Advertisement
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- Re: New Glasses That Suck Samanda
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- Re: New Glasses That Suck browbie
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MoreThis is a reply to # 2,274,040Hello Julie 777
I think you ought to ask your friend that was/is an optician, to advise you some other optician he knows to check this out...
When it comes to your cataracts, check out my message "I had a look at PSCs' definition and location..."(and followers), out of Tke's thread "Know Your Cataract Type" on the Cataract Forum....
Good luck
Browbie
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