thank you so much ironically stairs aren't bothering me much but the computer screen is!
we are going to try to get to walmart during the week so we can get the rx checked i do love the frames and the rimless lenses so i am committed to makeing this work out thank you again for your answer vi On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Firewalker <[email protected]>wrote: > > I'd suggest having the lens Rx confirmed at WalMart when you go to > have them adjusted. That way you'll *know* if the RX is right (as > you're not used to multifocals yet, and you don't want to try and > adapt to an incorrect Rx). > > As for getting used to varifocals, wear them as much as possible to > allow your brain to adapt to turning your head instead of turning your > eyes to see from side to side. It's usually just a matter of time to > adapt to them, although you may have some mild queasiness <sp?> when > looking sideways or turning your head in the interim. You'll probably > find that the hardest part about varifocals (and bifocals for that > matter) is going down stairs, as you'll invariably look through the > reading portion of the lens while doing this and experience what is > called the "swimmimg effect" (looks like your underwater). > > All in all, I think (if the Rx is correct) you'll end up loving your > new varifocals once you've had time to adapt to them. > > -=# Firewalker #=- > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
