I started wearing glasses in my mid teens in order to get a drivers
license (for distance mainly). Five years ago cataracts finally
diminished my vision to the point where I had cataract surgery in both
eyes about three weeks apart. Based on advice of my doctors, I elected
to go for just for distance lenses in both eyes with lenses that also
corrected for astigmatism. I think they were called Toric lenses. The
small but reasonable likelihood of problems with trifocal lense as
described to me here seemed a bit too risky when dealing with a
permanent implant Luckily, the alignment worked out fine and I no longer
need glasses for driving/distance. Also, unexpectedly, I can also also
read without glasses close enough for working comfortably at the
computer. I do find it a lot more comfortable to use over-the-counter
readers for reading closer than a computer monitor as with newspaper,
books, documents, etc.
Otis Wright
On 5/14/2026 18:11, Larry Colen wrote:
I've been buying glasses at Costco for quite a few years. I did a bit
of googling and this graphic explains how their "computer glasses" work:
https://www.reddit.com/r/glasses/comments/1npslkr/another_question_about_costco_progressive_lenses/
I can actually "get by" particularly outside when I forget to change
back to my normal progressives
On 2026-05-14 14:42, John Sessoms wrote:
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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