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Post by maryland on Mar 10, 2015 12:46:55 GMT
I have never heard them called anything but reading glasses. I have worn contacts (I guess they would be cheats too  !) since 12th grade. I can't see distances (always get near and far sighted mixed up). But now I am having trouble reading small print on labels. It does seem to happen suddenly, for me and most other friends that have this problem. My eye doctor says he starts asking people in their mid thirties if they need reading glasses. |
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Post by cakediva on Mar 10, 2015 12:54:41 GMT
Near-sighted contact lens wearer here.
My optometrist has been playing with my prescription for a while now, to keep me out of reading glasses. I go every six months - and my next appointment is in April, so I was just there in October. At that appointment, I did not need reading glasses according to his tests.
In January, we were at a basketball tournament, and I was trying to take photos - I tend to use the viewing screen on the back of my camera when I take photos - and it was blurry for me. DH happened to be sitting there with his reading glasses on his head (just cheap ones from Shoppers Drug Mart) so I grabbed them and put them on.
All was clear.
We went out after the game and got me my own pair. I try to get away without using them, but I'm finding I'm starting to need them for using my phone as well.
In just 3 months, my eyes got to where I need them. That is a rapid move for me for sure!
I'll discuss it with my Optometrist in April, but I'm not paying $250 for reading glasses from him. I will stick to the $20 ones I have. I currently pay that for my contacts each year, I can't afford fancy reading glasses too!
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Post by MerryMom on Mar 10, 2015 12:57:28 GMT
The only upside to being very near-sighted ( - 9.0 and -9.5 ) is that you usually don't need reading glasses until early 50's. I finally needed a pair of reading glasses when I turned 52.
I don't get the nickname cheats or cheaters for reading glasses, how is that cheating?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2015 13:33:46 GMT
I've worn glasses for distance since I was six. When I turned 40 I started noticing I couldn't read fine print very well. A few years later I gave in and got reading glasses to wear with my contact lenses. When I turned 45 I finally purchased my first pair of bifocal glasses. I don't like getting old but it's nice to see properly.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2015 13:43:07 GMT
I call them cheaters....and wear them and have pairs all over the house, etc.
My eye doctor told me to get those instead of spending $$$$ on prescription....I haven't found I need to increase the magnification over the past 10 years
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Mar 10, 2015 15:17:07 GMT
I've been wearing glasses and/or contacts to help me see far away since I was 14. At 42 I noticed words getting a little fuzzy up close so I got a prescription for reading glasses. I can still read close up without glasses but have to take my regular glasses off to see. My eye doctor wanted me to try progressive lenses but I'd rather not. If I can get by with just using readers then that is what I will do. These days I usually don't wear glasses around the house as I just don't need them unless I'm driving or reading.
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Post by sharlag on Mar 10, 2015 15:29:30 GMT
To be fair, even if your eyes are really good and you don't normally need correction, some of the print on products is really tiny.
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Post by hennybutton on Mar 10, 2015 15:57:42 GMT
Yep I think we determined that 45 is the magic number for needing reading glasses. I hated it because I need regular glasses for astigmatism. Now I have progressive lenses. I need a new prescription for both ETA I meant to say I needed two pairs of glasses. I was constantly switching. I hated it. I think 45 was the magic age. I wear contacts for distance--I've been nearsighted since first grade. Sometime in my mid-forties, I started needing readers with my contacts. I keep a pair downstairs, a pair upstairs, a pair in my purse and a pair in my car. I have a few other pairs scattered around too. This year, I might get a pair of tinted readers for the beach. |
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Post by Nink on Mar 10, 2015 15:59:16 GMT
Near-sighted contact lens-wearer here...yes, I started needing to use reading glasses/cheaters about 5 years ago. If I've already taken my contacts off for the evening (I use daily wear lenses), then I can just take off my prescription glasses to see small font sizes. So, I only need the reading glasses for reading & computer work while I'm wearing my contacts. Ditto! |
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Post by birukitty on Mar 10, 2015 18:55:42 GMT
I've worn contact lenses to correct my nearsightedness since age 20. Around 45 I noticed I need reading glasses so I started buying them "over the counter" like most people do. I really hated having to pull them out of my purse or never having them nearby when I needed them. The constant searching and putting them on and off and on and off was such a hassle. Did that for the first 3-4 years.
But not anymore! I have an amazing eye doctor that I've seen for years. Two years ago at my annual appointment she suggested bifocal contact lenses. They are incredible! First I got the kind that you have to clean every night, and now I have the daily wear bifocal lenses. They're like a doughnut with the reading part in the inner circle and the "far away part" in the outer circle, because obviously a line like on glasses wouldn't work since the contact moves around on your eye. Your brain adjusts so that when you are reading you look through the inner circle and when you are looking far away you look through the bottom portion (or top).
They truly are the best of both worlds-and no more fumbling for reading glasses! I can read almost everything except teeny, tiny print and I can see far away too.
Debbie in MD.
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Post by Anita on Mar 10, 2015 20:21:55 GMT
The only upside to being very near-sighted ( - 9.0 and -9.5 ) is that you usually don't need reading glasses until early 50's. I finally needed a pair of reading glasses when I turned 52. I don't get the nickname cheats or cheaters for reading glasses, how is that cheating? I wish that were true for me. My eyes are in the -11.0 range and I have needed reading glasses for a couple of years now. I'm 44.  |
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Mar 11, 2015 0:57:32 GMT
The only upside to being very near-sighted ( - 9.0 and -9.5 ) is that you usually don't need reading glasses until early 50's. I finally needed a pair of reading glasses when I turned 52. I don't get the nickname cheats or cheaters for reading glasses, how is that cheating? A lot of people don't need prescription glasses at first, they just need to cheat once in a while to be able to read something, so the buy over the counter generic reading classes. My eye Dr recommended them when I turned 40. He said when you aren't cheating anymore, and wearing them regularly to read, it's time to get actual prescription reading glasses. |
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!) since 12th grade. I can't see distances (always get near and far sighted mixed up). But now I am having trouble reading small print on labels. It does seem to happen suddenly, for me and most other friends that have this problem. My eye doctor says he starts asking people in their mid thirties if they need reading glasses. 
