Well, not perfectly, but I got some new glasses a couple of days ago, and the world is a lot sharper than it has been. I got regular ones with progressive lenses, and a pair of gradated (faded) sunglasses where the coloring is darker at top than at bottom. I prefer the sunglasses as they are easier for me to adjust to, which seems weird, but eyes and vision are not perfect . . . and will never be what I would like. Still, I have nothing to complain about.
For the past month, my ability to see has been drastically compromised because, with each eye surgery and lens implant for cataracts, my old glasses failed to work as they did before. The world became brighter and close vision sharper, but I still needed to use +1.0 readers to see, and just accept the world was blurry – but not as blurry as formerly. The change in my vision went from -3.75 or so in both eyes to -0.50 in my left and +0.50 in my right. Just looking through my old glasses made me nauseous. Now my eyes are corrected to 20-20. There are still some retinal issues, but nothing that is serious (i.e. no macular degeneration) – just need monitoring. I am very lucky to have the eye specialists I have.
The glasses took a bit to adjust to. Balance and orientation can be weird with new prescriptions, as anyone who has gotten glasses knows. Sometimes nausea and headaches are side effects. I was a bit off balance just because of my sense of distance for stepping up or down, as an example; however, details are very clear in the distance.
Dog fur on the floor is very clear, too, so time to get that vacuum out today!
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Sounds like good news! And yes, adjusting to progressive lenses takes a few days, even when it’s only an adjustment to previous ones. In your case, it’s a whole new ball game. If the disorientation doesn’t clear up in a few days, go back and be sure the glasses are properly adjusted.
Congratulations! I’m glad you’re getting used to progressives and seeing better.
Thanks, Anne! Issues, yes, but vision, yes, yes, yes!
I’ve had progressives for years, but these are very different. I may still need a new prescription in a couple of months, but that is life. I will be doing YAG surgery, which is a laser surgery to remove the film that new lenses develop within the first 90 days post-op. It should not affect the prescription, but clarify sight a bit, I guess. It’s laser, and that is painless.
Good advice, Katherine. Today is much better than the first day (yesterday), so I expect things will continue improving. Retinal issues make straight lines a bit warped, and that has been going on for years. I may need a dedicated pair of computer glasses, to keep at my desk, but that can wait until a few months on.
Congratulations on successful procedures–and towards a full adjustment. All good news….
Thanks, AV!
Good news!
Thanks, Fraggy! I can see through my cameras again – even better. 😉