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Post by kiwifarmer on Mar 7, 2019 21:04:52 GMT
Do any of you wear progressive lenses?
I need glasses for driving ( too chicken to get laser done )
The last time I needed to have a slight prescription for reading and up close work. They talked me into progressives which I really do not find that easy to use for doing scrapbooking and painting especially , as you gave to look through the bottom of the lens, and often you are looking straight ahead at an easel/ or at an angle on a table easel if that makes sense?
Wondering if 2 pairs of glasses might be the better option this time? ( I generally take my glasses off to read etc, but have noticed I am struggling with the very very fine print , threading a needle etc)
If you have got progressives, how do you cope with them doing lots of craft work?
Got an appointment in two weeks so need to have decided what to do before I get there
Thanks
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Post by pas2 on Mar 7, 2019 21:13:15 GMT
I need to get progressives but have bifocals now. I also have a second pair of my readers prescription only. It makes reading for longer periods and computer work much easier.
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Post by Tammiem2pnc1 on Mar 7, 2019 21:39:18 GMT
I just wear readers when I'm crafting. I find the progressives too annoying for things like that. Honestly, I can see "well" enough without glasses that it's not a big deal when I'm in the house. I do need them for driving and things like that.
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Post by kiwifarmer on Mar 7, 2019 22:33:30 GMT
I just wear readers when I'm crafting. I find the progressives too annoying for things like that. Honestly, I can see "well" enough without glasses that it's not a big deal when I'm in the house. I do need them for driving and things like that. yes I am the same. Never have them on unless I need to go out the door , should wear them for watching TV, but don't seem to bother unless its a programme I am really enthused about  I may get a pair for close work I think, but should my other ones be progressive I wonder? (It is handy for at the supermarket reading labels to have the progressive lens already on your face!) |
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Post by papersilly on Mar 7, 2019 23:07:15 GMT
i wear progressives but i find it's just easier to not wear the glasses while i craft. the glasses are really for driving distance and computer distance. i'm fine with close tasks so i just do without the glasses.
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Post by don on Mar 8, 2019 2:26:09 GMT
Once you have the prescription you can have a pair made with only the craft part. I go to Wally World, because they cost less. I leave my craft glasses on my work table.
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Post by marg on Mar 8, 2019 2:45:35 GMT
I'm glad you brought this up because I thought it was just me. I bought some progressives last December and I hate them for doing craft work. I have to take them off or use my old glasses. I thought there was something wrong with my glasses, but I just can't get used to them.
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Post by riley on Mar 8, 2019 2:48:03 GMT
I like my progressives, no problem crafting. You could just get some cheapie reading glasses at Costco. I keep a pair that is one higher than my prescription to see really tiny stuff. I also have a science magnifying glass on a little stand I sometimes use. A friend of mine has a magnifying lamp that has a long arm and swings over her work area. Lots of options.
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Post by hop2 on Mar 8, 2019 3:23:17 GMT
Bifocals give me headaches, even progressives. Also when I work on a computer for work my screen is upright, in front of me, as opposed to down where you would hold a book. In that position the progressives just didnt work, I was forever moving my head around looking for a good spot to see the screen. I have seperate ‘computer’ glasses I wear when I work, sometimes I wear those for crafting.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Mar 8, 2019 3:41:15 GMT
I have single vision glasses for distance and I just take them off for reading, crafting and computer work. I’ve been doing that for 20+ yrs.
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Post by gale w on Mar 8, 2019 3:44:19 GMT
I have terrible vision, both near and far. I have progressive lenses but find it hard sometimes for crafting. I've been known to stack a pair of reading glasses on top of my glasses but it's not comfortable and they slip off easily. I've considered getting a prescription for just the close up part but then I need to see further away once in a while too. I wish there were readers that would stack more easily. Like those giant sunglasses that older people wear over their regular glasses.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Mar 8, 2019 15:06:43 GMT
I do have progressive lenses... I do a lot of work on the computer, and one suggestion they gave me was to get tinted lenses to cut down on computer screen glare. I chose NOT to get those, as they would have thrown off the colors for all the crafting I do.
I thought they'd be tough for me to get used to, but really, they weren't. (FYI, I have a really strong Rx: -8.0 and -8.5... without my glasses on, a person standing in front of me is basically just a blurry blob.)
Before I finally got the progressive lenses, I had been taking my glasses OFF anytime I needed to look at something close up; I was doing a lot of glittering, detail coloring, etc. and I couldn't SEE the project clearly enough with my old glasses on. So before I got them, I would have to stick my face right into the project, and have my head 3 inches away from my project to work on the details. (and then, I couldn't see to find where I set my glasses, lol!)
I was soooo glad to get the progressive lenses, I actually went (to Costco) and picked them up when I was at a 3-day hotel crop... it was really nice to see clearly close-up again!! The bifocal aspect of the glasses was great. It took a while to get used to the difference in Rx between the 'close' and 'driving' part of the lenses for driving, but that didn't even take too long.
ETA: I also had a second pair made with just the 'computer' distance lenses, but I don't wear them much-- I do my crafting at a closer distance than the arm's-length computer distance lenses were made for.
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Post by Linda on Mar 8, 2019 15:38:43 GMT
I have progressives also (they would be trifocals if they were lined). I haven't really had an issue with crafting - if anything they've made it easier (I went from no glasses straight to progressives)
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Post by LisaDV on Mar 8, 2019 16:09:24 GMT
I have glasses that I use in Now at almost 50 I do find I need readers for fine print. But I prefer to put them on and take them off when I need to.
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Post by gramma on Mar 8, 2019 17:02:54 GMT
I wear bifocals for almost everything. Except working on the computer. I can see the screen fine but when I have to look down at anything on my work area I'm toast. So - I had a second pair made that have no RX on the top and my reading RX on the bottom. Works great for me.
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Post by sjwoody1167 on Mar 8, 2019 22:09:31 GMT
The only thing I have a hard time doing with my progressives is threading a needle. It's really a crapshoot whether the thread goes in the eye or not. I hate it.
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Post by Patter on Mar 9, 2019 17:48:53 GMT
I have progressives and use them without issue. But to be honest, it's easier for me to grab my Vera Bradley 2.0 readers to craft. I wear those more and the progressives for driving at night.  |
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Post by anniefb on Mar 9, 2019 17:56:01 GMT
I have progressives I wear all the time, other than at the computer - I had a separate pair of glasses made with just the mid range part of the prescription for that. For crafting depending on what I'm doing I switch between my progressives and my compute glasses.
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Post by kate on Mar 9, 2019 18:08:46 GMT
I have worn progressives for years. I do okay with most things, but when I'm doing close work like coloring small stamped images, I rip those suckers right off my face and get really close to the the table, as crimsoncat05 described. I can't really walk around safely without corrective lenses, so "sometimes" wear or "just readers" wear are not possibilities for me. |
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Post by kitbop on Mar 10, 2019 2:09:25 GMT
I thought they'd be tough for me to get used to, but really, they weren't. (FYI, I have a really strong Rx: -8.0 and -8.5... without my glasses on, a person standing in front of me is basically just a blurry blob.) Before I finally got the progressive lenses, I had been taking my glasses OFF anytime I needed to look at something close up; I was doing a lot of glittering, detail coloring, etc. and I couldn't SEE the project clearly enough with my old glasses on. So before I got them, I would have to stick my face right into the project, and have my head 3 inches away from my project to work on the details. (and then, I couldn't see to find where I set my glasses, lol!) Thanks for your details. I've been hoping someone with "my" eyes would chime in about progressives! I'm "only" a -6.5, but people certainly don't understand what it's like to put down glasses and be unable to find them!!! I am currently taking off my glasses for detail work, and wondered if progressives would work for me. You have helped me! |
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 10, 2019 2:24:28 GMT
I just wear readers when I'm crafting. I find the progressives too annoying for things like that. Honestly, I can see "well" enough without glasses that it's not a big deal when I'm in the house. I do need them for driving and things like that. I'm sitting on this bench with you. |
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Post by FurryP on Mar 10, 2019 19:10:22 GMT
This post is so timely! I am going to get my eyes checked on Monday. I have some of the same issues as some of you. Now I have a better idea of what I should do.
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Post by scrapnnana on Mar 10, 2019 19:49:40 GMT
I wear progressives. It took me a few days to get used to them, but I love them. I drive with them, craft with them, read with them, and use the computer. No changing glasses!
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Post by kiwifarmer on Mar 11, 2019 10:58:35 GMT
Interesting to see people’s views . Thanks everyone.
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Post by CardBoxer on Mar 11, 2019 16:27:08 GMT
Late to the party... I’ve worn progressives for a million years, but they no longer help for close-up work or crafting. So my optometrist had me sit at her desk, cut paper and scribble with a pen while she measured the distance between my eyes and the desk. She basically magnified the lower portion of the progressive prescriptions (different for each lens), leaving everything else the same.
I have an astigmatism in one eye and other eye problems, or would have tried readers - the optometry office even sells them. So they can be a place to start since I think you may be able to try them at a drug store, or an optometry/optician location may sell them and help you out?
Recenty she made another pair as a bifocal since if wearing the crafting glasses and get up to get something, everything is a blur at mid-range. IOW she omitted the far range. So looking down is for crafting, and the mid-range is good for maybe 6-8 feet? But that’s probably overkill for most.
Good luck - it’s no fun not to clearly see what you’re doing.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Mar 11, 2019 21:05:08 GMT
Recenty she made another pair as a bifocal since if wearing the crafting glasses and get up to get something, everything is a blur at mid-range. IOW she omitted the far range. So looking down is for crafting, and the mid-range is good for maybe 6-8 feet? But that’s probably overkill for most. this is a great idea; I had a pair made for computer work, so the 'close' range is about arm's length, and the 'far' range is 10-12 feet... so I can see to walk down the hallway, but not for driving or anything else. I should look into getting a 'crafting' pair made, for the closer work. I like how your optometrist had you actually do the activity and measured; my computer glasses had to be made a couple times because they just estimated the distance, IIRC. |
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Post by CardBoxer on Mar 12, 2019 22:39:54 GMT
Recenty she made another pair as a bifocal since if wearing the crafting glasses and get up to get something, everything is a blur at mid-range. IOW she omitted the far range. So looking down is for crafting, and the mid-range is good for maybe 6-8 feet? But that’s probably overkill for most. this is a great idea; I had a pair made for computer work, so the 'close' range is about arm's length, and the 'far' range is 10-12 feet... so I can see to walk down the hallway, but not for driving or anything else. I should look into getting a 'crafting' pair made, for the closer work. I like how your optometrist had you actually do the activity and measured; my computer glasses had to be made a couple times because they just estimated the distance, IIRC. Thanks. She said people don’t all sit the same when they craft, and she wanted to see how I sat. I may have asked for scissors and she gave me the pen and paper too, or vice versa. The only issue is where the line is. It bugs me a bit and I don’t know if I’ll get used to it (probably) or if they need to raise or lower it. BTW, I can use them for the computer too, though they weren’t intended for that. |
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I may get a pair for close work I think, but should my other ones be progressive I wonder? (It is handy for at the supermarket reading labels to have the progressive lens already on your face!) 
