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Post by merry27 on Aug 24, 2017 0:07:47 GMT
I have always had perfect vision. My husband started wearing readers 3 years ago. I have tried them over the past year to see if they work for me but they don't- I could still see perfectly. My eyes have felt irritated over the past few weeks (I'm also the one who posted about accidentally looking at the eclipse). I just tried his glasses on again and I can see so much better!! Guess I'm going to buy some tomorrow. Any cute/stylish ones out there?
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 24, 2017 0:16:45 GMT
I sometimes use Dollar Tree readers for small print. It's just for in my home, so I don't care that they're not stylish.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 0:27:25 GMT
I wear glasses all the time but last year I noticed I was having trouble seeing up close. Sure enough I got bifocals at 39. I'm having trouble again so I may need stronger lenses.
My daughter is 18 with bifocals.
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Post by myboysnme on Aug 24, 2017 0:58:10 GMT
I had lasik done at age 40 and the ophthalmologist told me I would need reading glasses in the next few years. I actually starting needing them at age 50 but after lasik I couldn't see nearsighted anymore so I couldn't see the date on a penny, for example.
I am 60 now and I have reading glasses all over my house and car and purse and job. I wear 1.50 and I could not see to do close work without them. Threading a needle is the worst.
Most people will need them between 40 and 50 I've been told, and bifocals if they already wear corrective lenses.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 24, 2017 2:19:39 GMT
I think mid 40s? The ophthalmologist suggested it was a good idea to transition to progressive lenses when the reading bit at the bottom wasn't very strong - makes it easier to adjust, lessens the chance of feeling dizzy etc. That was my experience.
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Post by finaledition on Aug 24, 2017 2:27:32 GMT
Caved and bought them at age 47. I only have a pair by my bed, I have the hardest time at night and in the morning. But I'm about to get a few more to scatter around the house. In 2 years, they've really started going downhill quickly.
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 24, 2017 3:04:57 GMT
Don't need them yet, but I am blind as a bat for seeing far away.
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Post by pas2 on Aug 24, 2017 11:51:47 GMT
Wore glasses all my life but didn't need bifocals until I was 52. Dr was surprised I managed to go so long before needing them given how bad my eyesight is normally.
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Post by anonrefugee on Aug 24, 2017 13:18:10 GMT
I got them in college for relief after hours of reading. In my forties I began needing them more regularly.
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Post by kate on Aug 24, 2017 13:59:40 GMT
I am frightfully nearsighted, but at 42 I started also needing readers to put on when I was wearing contacts. Now I wear multifocal glasses and contacts.
Drugstore readers were fine for me. I have some dollar store readers, too, but I find the quality is not as good - I use them for leaving around the house, whereas I carry my "good" (LOL) drugstore glasses around in my purse with me.
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 24, 2017 21:11:35 GMT
40.
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Post by thracian on Aug 24, 2017 21:32:48 GMT
About 31 or 32.
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Post by freeatlast on Aug 24, 2017 23:25:49 GMT
One day I was fine. The next day I was taking a sewing class and I couldn't see to thread the needle in my machine. I think I was early-to-mid 40s. I have one good pair of reading glasses in my purse and about 6 cheap pairs scattered around the house. You can buy a multi-pack from places like Sam's Club.
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Post by MerryMom on Aug 25, 2017 4:03:08 GMT
I was 53. That is the only good thing about being really nearsighted ( -9 ) , you put off needing reading glasses by 7 to 10 years!
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Post by live2scrap on Aug 27, 2017 2:29:08 GMT
I was 40. About 6 months after I had lasik surgery.
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Post by Patter on Aug 27, 2017 15:20:47 GMT
I had Lasik when I was about 41. But then I began wearing reading glasses at age 45. I am now 52 and wear a 2.0 reading glasses. I have them everywhere--purse, desk, car, etc. I have several pairs of Vera Bradley's that I love! They are my favorite and fit me best.
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Post by breetheflea on Aug 27, 2017 16:39:45 GMT
17. I'm currently 39. I need a new pair the old pair broke 4 years ago...
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Post by msliz on Aug 28, 2017 12:06:04 GMT
I bought a pair from Dollar Tree when I was 47.
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Post by gramasue on Aug 28, 2017 12:47:05 GMT
I was 45 when I first needed reading glasses. I progressed to bifocals about 3 years later. Of all the aging woes, I think fading sight is the one that bothers me the most.
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Post by ScrappyGlue on Aug 28, 2017 16:17:08 GMT
I've had glasses/contacts since I was in 7th grade. Needed bifocals this year (44).  |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 29, 2017 2:48:46 GMT
Mid 40s. +2.00 for the computer. +2.50 for regular reading. Very fine work, painting eyelashes etc and very fine print +3.50. The surgeon who did my lens implants said to get the readers at the dollar store. I will say the ones at $Tree are not as good as they used to be. I have gotten some at Aldi, when they get them in, and I like them a lot... in the Walmart pharmacy area they have some nice ones..
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Post by tinksmommy on Aug 29, 2017 14:55:08 GMT
I was 40 when I started using reading glasses.
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Post by sarahbee on Aug 30, 2017 21:28:57 GMT
Oh. My. Gosh. I have lived in blissful ignorance my entire life...I've had glasses/contacts since 4th grade (I am horribly, horribly nearsighted) and it has never ever occurred to me that I will one day need bifocals, or reading glasses on top of my contacts. Lol!
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