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Post by maryland on Sept 29, 2019 2:00:59 GMT
My eyesight has gotten so bad the past few years. I can't see up close without reading glasses, but they give me headaches. Is there a surgery to have up close vision corrected? I know there is lasik surgery for distance, but does that also correct up close?
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amom23
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Post by amom23 on Sept 29, 2019 2:50:00 GMT
You should probably discuss this with your eye doctor.
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Post by maryland on Sept 29, 2019 3:12:20 GMT
You should probably discuss this with your eye doctor. I have an appt. but the soonest I can get in is in three weeks. I just thought maybe someone could offer me some advice so I could go in prepared.
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Post by likescarrots on Sept 29, 2019 3:21:22 GMT
are you using reading glasses from a store, or prescription reading glasses? I have a very very mild astigmatism in my one eye which means that while I can see fine without glasses (I do wear glasses to correct it but only because my other eye needs correction), I cannot use "otc" reading glasses, they throw off my vision terribly. I think seeing an optometrist should be able to sort this out for you.
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Post by kelly8875 on Sept 29, 2019 3:26:50 GMT
I’ve had glasses for 40 years.... I literally can’t see a foot in front of me without my glasses. I can’t walk through my house safely without them or I will fall and trip. The only advice you should take about your vision is from your eye doctor.
If you’re referring to your glasses as “reading glasses” I take that to assume you’re wearing over the counter glasses. Are they even the correct power for reading? Wrong power will give you headaches and not help at all.
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Post by snyder on Sept 29, 2019 3:50:20 GMT
Yes, lasik can do both near and far. My sister wanted to see far, then regreted it because then she needed reading glasses for everything as we don't realize how much of our world is up close, but if you do up close,then when you look down the isle at the grocery store, it will be a blur and will need glasses to drive etc. So, if I was you, have it done in mono vision, one close and one far. Takes a bit use to get use to, but some doctors will give you contacts to the vision you would have so you can get an idea of what it is like before doing it permanently. If you qualify,I would not do it before mid 40s as many people's eyes start changing in the 40s, so I would want them to be stable before I did the procedure. Many times you can have an enhancement, but some times your corneas are not thick enough to do a 2nd correction.
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Post by Linda on Sept 29, 2019 3:57:52 GMT
I'll agree with the others who said that you need to talk to the eye doctor. If you have over the counter readers - they don't work for everyone - I couldn't use them due to astigmatism but I adjusted really well to my progressives (basically trifocals without the lines). I'm only correcting one eye (I don't have usable vision in the other so get a balance lens for it) but I imagine correcting both would be basically the same.
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Post by Basket1lady on Sept 29, 2019 8:20:30 GMT
I had a similar issue. Over the course of a few months, I just couldn’t see clearly. It turns out that I had rapidly developing cataracts. I went from asking for an early appt in November, an ophthalmology referral in January, to having my license revoked in March, and surgery in April. It can happen fast!
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Post by peasapie on Sept 29, 2019 11:47:53 GMT
I think you have to find out what’s causing the sudden problem. I recently found out I have the beginnings of cataracts, for example. It’s actually affecting my vision in a positive way, for some reason — my distance vision keeps improving.
You need to be checked for several things in order to decide the nature of your problem. But to answer your question, I don’t think lasic is meant to fix close up vision.
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Post by mikklynn on Sept 29, 2019 11:56:13 GMT
I'll add my thoughts that it may be cataracts, too.
I chose laser surgery and corrective implants when I had my cataract surgery. I had the choice of near, far, or mono-vision. Since I knew I was retiring soon, I chose to have my far vision be perfect. Now I have cheaters in every room of my house, in my purse, and in my car in case I forget them. I am happy with my decision, although I am thinking about buying bifocals and wearing them all the time.
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Post by maryland on Sept 29, 2019 12:44:05 GMT
are you using reading glasses from a store, or prescription reading glasses? I have a very very mild astigmatism in my one eye which means that while I can see fine without glasses (I do wear glasses to correct it but only because my other eye needs correction), I cannot use "otc" reading glasses, they throw off my vision terribly. I think seeing an optometrist should be able to sort this out for you. Thanks so much for sharing your experience! I didn't realize you could get "prescription" reading glasses. That's why I asked here, I thought the peas would be able to help me. I do have a bit of astigmatism, which is pretty new for me. I will ask about that. Thanks so much!
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Post by maryland on Sept 29, 2019 12:48:17 GMT
I’ve had glasses for 40 years.... I literally can’t see a foot in front of me without my glasses. I can’t walk through my house safely without them or I will fall and trip. The only advice you should take about your vision is from your eye doctor. If you’re referring to your glasses as “reading glasses” I take that to assume you’re wearing over the counter glasses. Are they even the correct power for reading? Wrong power will give you headaches and not help at all. I was at the eye dr. last Sept., and again in May. He had me read a paper he has and he recommended 1.50 over the counter reading glasses. I have tried 1.0 through 2.0 and all give me headaches. He just recommended over the counter glasses. But I will ask about a prescription when I go in. I wear contacts and use reading glasses on top of them. I too can't see far without my contacts or prescription distance glasses.
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Post by maryland on Sept 29, 2019 12:51:16 GMT
Yes, lasik can do both near and far. My sister wanted to see far, then regreted it because then she needed reading glasses for everything as we don't realize how much of our world is up close, but if you do up close,then when you look down the isle at the grocery store, it will be a blur and will need glasses to drive etc. So, if I was you, have it done in mono vision, one close and one far. Takes a bit use to get use to, but some doctors will give you contacts to the vision you would have so you can get an idea of what it is like before doing it permanently. If you qualify,I would not do it before mid 40s as many people's eyes start changing in the 40s, so I would want them to be stable before I did the procedure. Many times you can have an enhancement, but some times your corneas are not thick enough to do a 2nd correction. Interesting! That's something I will ask about! I bet it will be frustrating getting used to (correction for monovision) as I get so many eye related headaches. But would be worth it in the long run if it works! Thanks for your input!
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Post by maryland on Sept 29, 2019 12:55:29 GMT
I'll add my thoughts that it may be cataracts, too. I chose laser surgery and corrective implants when I had my cataract surgery. I had the choice of near, far, or mono-vision. Since I knew I was retiring soon, I chose to have my far vision be perfect. Now I have cheaters in every room of my house, in my purse, and in my car in case I forget them. I am happy with my decision, although I am thinking about buying bifocals and wearing them all the time. I will probably go with getting up close vision better. Then I could continue to wear contacts as I have since I was in high school. That was never really an issue for me. It's the having to put on reading glasses every time I want to read something (and getting headaches) that is more of an "inconvenience" for me. That's great that you are given the option. Thanks for sharing this! This is what I was hoping to be able to do.
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Post by melodyesch on Sept 29, 2019 13:11:31 GMT
I wear contacts or glasses for distance, but my up-close vision is fine. I only wear my contacts when I go out in the world because I don’t like having no peripheral vision when driving. But that means I have to have readers for up close. It had gotten very frustrating not being able to read at work or read a menu. At home, I just take my glasses off to read.
Anyway, my eye doc did prescribe one contact for distance and one for up close. My left eye is my strongest eye so he made that one for distance. My right eye I have to have a toric lense for astigmatism. That on is the up close eye. I was against this at first but he said try it for a few weeks. He apparently has done extensive studies on contacts. Now when I’m out I have both distance and up close vision. No headaches. My distance is as good as it has ever been with contacts (which is 20/20). My up close allows me to read all but the tiniest of print.
The only downside is that if I’m really tired I do notice a little that my right eye is a little blurry for distance. But that certainly doesn’t out weigh the pros of the two different lenses.
i hope your doc gets you straightened out!
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Post by kelly8875 on Sept 29, 2019 13:40:41 GMT
I’ve had glasses for 40 years.... I literally can’t see a foot in front of me without my glasses. I can’t walk through my house safely without them or I will fall and trip. The only advice you should take about your vision is from your eye doctor. If you’re referring to your glasses as “reading glasses” I take that to assume you’re wearing over the counter glasses. Are they even the correct power for reading? Wrong power will give you headaches and not help at all. I was at the eye dr. last Sept., and again in May. He had me read a paper he has and he recommended 1.50 over the counter reading glasses. I have tried 1.0 through 2.0 and all give me headaches. He just recommended over the counter glasses. But I will ask about a prescription when I go in. I wear contacts and use reading glasses on top of them. I too can't see far without my contacts or prescription distance glasses. Hopefully you get a solution I’m glad you’re already going to the eye dr. I know so many people who try and fix their vision with only readers, and it drives me crazy! Items to get defensive when they refuse to treat their vision correctly, because mine is so horrible. I was just told I could add a +1 over my contacts, I notice in the evenings that I need something else when I’m reading. I’m heading out today to find a pair, and test them out tonight.
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Post by worrywart on Sept 29, 2019 14:46:59 GMT
Yes, lasik can do both near and far. My sister wanted to see far, then regreted it because then she needed reading glasses for everything as we don't realize how much of our world is up close, but if you do up close,then when you look down the isle at the grocery store, it will be a blur and will need glasses to drive etc. So, if I was you, have it done in mono vision, one close and one far. Takes a bit use to get use to, but some doctors will give you contacts to the vision you would have so you can get an idea of what it is like before doing it permanently. If you qualify,I would not do it before mid 40s as many people's eyes start changing in the 40s, so I would want them to be stable before I did the procedure. Many times you can have an enhancement, but some times your corneas are not thick enough to do a 2nd correction. Interesting! That's something I will ask about! I bet it will be frustrating getting used to (correction for monovision) as I get so many eye related headaches. But would be worth it in the long run if it works! Thanks for your input! If you wear contacts I would definitely consider monovision. I wear a regular prescription contact in my right eye and the one in my left is 1.5 less strength for reading. You probably could start with them closer together. If you give it a couple weeks to adapt it really helps!
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Post by maryland on Sept 29, 2019 15:40:56 GMT
I wear contacts or glasses for distance, but my up-close vision is fine. I only wear my contacts when I go out in the world because I don’t like having no peripheral vision when driving. But that means I have to have readers for up close. It had gotten very frustrating not being able to read at work or read a menu. At home, I just take my glasses off to read. Anyway, my eye doc did prescribe one contact for distance and one for up close. My left eye is my strongest eye so he made that one for distance. My right eye I have to have a toric lense for astigmatism. That on is the up close eye. I was against this at first but he said try it for a few weeks. He apparently has done extensive studies on contacts. Now when I’m out I have both distance and up close vision. No headaches. My distance is as good as it has ever been with contacts (which is 20/20). My up close allows me to read all but the tiniest of print. The only downside is that if I’m really tired I do notice a little that my right eye is a little blurry for distance. But that certainly doesn’t out weigh the pros of the two different lenses. i hope your doc gets you straightened out! Thanks! I didn't realize they made contacts for up close vision. I may have to try this first, and if I can adjust to it after a few weeks, then I can do that instead of surgery.
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Post by femalebusiness on Sept 29, 2019 15:48:12 GMT
I had a similar issue. Over the course of a few months, I just couldn’t see clearly. It turns out that I had rapidly developing cataracts. I went from asking for an early appt in November, an ophthalmology referral in January, to having my license revoked in March, and surgery in April. It can happen fast! Same here. It happens fast sometimes. I had surgery and AMAZING! I see great again.
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Post by maryland on Sept 29, 2019 16:54:53 GMT
So many great ideas here! I appreciate everyone's input. Now I feel that I have some options to discuss with the eye dr. at my appt!
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Post by Basket1lady on Sept 29, 2019 22:12:30 GMT
I had a similar issue. Over the course of a few months, I just couldn’t see clearly. It turns out that I had rapidly developing cataracts. I went from asking for an early appt in November, an ophthalmology referral in January, to having my license revoked in March, and surgery in April. It can happen fast! Same here. It happens fast sometimes. I had surgery and AMAZING! I see great again. It really was amazing!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 29, 2019 23:06:31 GMT
Had it all my life and it was corrected with my Toric lens implants with my cataract surgery. (now 20/20 vision) My eye surgeon suggested the dollar store readers. NOT all dollar store readers are good. I use +200 for the computer, +250 to read, +300 for painting fine lines. IF I got hat I thought was eye headaches I would be at the eye surgeon immediately. Eyes are too precious to mess with!
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