Some time around age 14 the school system tested my eyes and determined
I needed glasses. My parents took me & my siblings to the Eye Hospital
in Durham where it was found that ALL FOUR of us needed glasses.
I was the only one who COULD NOT wear contact lenses - blink reflex too
strong; I wouldn't be able to put them in.
I get a "free pair" of glasses from the VA once a year. My next
appointment is in August, and I'm going to ask about computer specific
glasses instead my usual annual varifocals.
On 5/14/2026 12:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Fortunately I don't have cataracts. I'm currently getting by with
two pairs of glasses, a pair of progressives for normal use and a pair of
progressives for working at the computer. I tried to get contact lenses
last year and was having a tough time finding ones that would work for
me. I was to the point of trying near varifocals in one eye and far
ones in the other, when I got massive floaters in my left eye, and just
wouldn't have been up to dealing with contacts.
On May 14, 2026, at 7:57 AM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote:
I didn't know they could make varifocal lenses for cataracts.
I've heard of some people getting a distance lens in one eye & a closeup lens
in the other ... and the brain learns to average (?) what the two eyes see.
On 5/14/2026 5:20 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:
Am 13.05.26 um 22:54 schrieb mike wilson:
I have two friends and a relative-in-law who upgraded to the varifocal lens.
My two cents on varifocals: me and the best-of-all-halves have had varifocal
glasses for well over 10 years. While they're ok for everyday tasks like
walking, eating and driving, they are quite fatiguing when reading or working
at the computer for any length of time. This is no prob with vrarifocal
glasses. You just take them off and use reading or computer glasses. But we
wouldn't want to have them 'built-in'.
YMMV
Rald
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