Hi all. I've had my first purchase in hand now for a couple of weeks. I'm new to glasses and I hate my Coastal Contacts purchase. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.
The distance part of the lens is amazing and a treat to behold. I can hardly express how good it is to have sharp vision for driving again. I'm very pleased with that element of the glasses, but the progressive end is problematic. I'm aware of an adjustment period. I've not been able to discover just what it is that's supposed to adjust over that period though. After much trial and error I have come to believe that what I see is what I get and it's not good. At reading distance, the area in focus is terribly small. I don't quite get three words on either side of my centre of attention when I'm looking at a book page. Having to scan my head across to read a standard novel type book size seems unreasonable and from what I gather it's not what others experience. I believe I set the glasses up properly when I got them in accordance with the instructions and the pupil positioning stickers on the lenses. Am I missing something here? I've tried moving them around a bit, but so far nothing helps. I went to the drug store and bought some reading glasses and they are a relief to have after diligently fighting through what I'd hoped was an adjustment period for the others. Is it time to contact their customer service people or can someone here think of some things I might need to know before going that route? The one wild card I proposed to the manufacturer was that my pupils are not equidistant from my nose bridge. I had to phone in, at their suggestion, after my order was placed, to have them record those differences before all the information went off to the lab. There was a full 3mm difference in those measurements. I'm at a loss to explain my failure with these much anticipated glasses and quite disappointed that I couldn't nail it down on the first try. On another topic: The next ones I order will specify an ADD measurement to attain a longer focal length for reading. My drug store specials are +125 and I love them. How would I change the numbers on my prescription to reflect the changes I want? Rodenstock 4479 Silver Black rimless https://www.coastalcontacts.com/glasses/frames/rodenstock-4479-silver-black/prod25156.html RE: SPH -0.25 CYL -0.25 AXIS 80 LE: SPH -0.25 CYL -0.25 AXIS 85 ADD: RE +225 LE +225 -- Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.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
