New glasses

[Yoopy]

Hey all,

My new glasses should be here any day now. I joined a few months ago but had to stop playing because my eyes gave me wicked headaches. My wife and I made the trip to Walmart last week to pick new frames and what not and they should be here early next week. I can't wait to start adventuring again.

Jeremy

[Oldschool]

Good to hear that Yoopy. Hopefully I'll join the crowd as I've been needing new ones for awhile now but haven't had (or made) the time to do it.

[Yoopy]

Walmart called my wife yesterday and said the glass will be on the way tomorrow. Well tomorrow is now today so I should have my glasses today. It's been such a long time since I've bee able to see. I'm a bit embarrassed that they are bifocal but I guess that's all part of getting older.

[spencer]

Not to worry, Yoopy, I wear "progressive" lenses also. Welcome back :)

[Oldschool]

Same here although I'm hoping there are "bifocal contacts" that I can wear now. When I got my last set of glasses (which was my first set of bifocals) they had just came out so I opted to give them some time.

If not I'll go with glasses as wearing contacts and reading glasses defeats the purpose. I know some folks can wear a lense for "regular" seeing and another for reading but nobody I know that's tried that had it work.

[Young Ned]

I got a new prescription a couple of months ago for my first bifocals, but I haven't gotten around to ordering a pair yet. I'm way overdue for bifocals, actually; I've been having problems switching from far distance to near distance for some years now...

[texlaw1992]

I had a nice pair of modern glasses (think Steven Colbert), but had the lenses changed before I realized my vision changes thre years ago were caused by type 2 diabetes. Frankly, I thought it was too pricey to get new lenses made, then I lost the pair I had anyway. So, I use my glasses from college - they're finally trendy, I only had to wait 20 years (lol).

[spencer]

I got a new prescription a couple of months ago for my first bifocals, but I haven't gotten around to ordering a pair yet. I'm way overdue for bifocals, actually; I've been having problems switching from far distance to near distance for some years now...

Come now, Ned, they're not bifocals, they are PROGRESSIVE LENSES!! I feel very progressive when I wear mine :)

[Yoopy]

Ok I got my new glasses a week ago and I have to say..... I hate them. The bifocal line looks like a dirty smudge and I feel like I'm in a fish bowl. At least I can see over the line so I'm going to be adventuring again.

[Elrond]

Welcome back, Yoopy! There are many adventures to catch up on. Good luck!

[Young Ned]

Come now, Ned, they're not bifocals, they are PROGRESSIVE LENSES!! I feel very progressive when I wear mine :)

I haven't looked into the progressive option yet. As I understand it the main difference is that the lens gradually changes from one strength to the other, instead of having a sharp line between the two strengths. Is that any more expensive than plain bifocals? I'd think it would be, at least slightly.

Ok I got my new glasses a week ago and I have to say..... I hate them. The bifocal line looks like a dirty smudge and I feel like I'm in a fish bowl. At least I can see over the line so I'm going to be adventuring again.

Sounds like you might prefer progressive lenses yourself, Yoopy. But at least you can adventure again, yay! :D

[Yoopy]

I looked into the progressive lenses but my wife's insurance plan said no. Oh well. I'm getting used to the bifocals.

[spencer]

I think that they are a little more expensive, but my wife has a friend who gives us a big discount and so it works out for me.