Corrective Eyewear Questions: One over 40 and one 11

[elizke]

I hope I can get some input before I have to leave in two hours....

Hello all,

First question: I had perfect vision until that magic age of 40, when the near vision started to go. I've just been getting cheapie glasses, and now I'm up to about 2-2.50 magnification. But now that my distance vision is getting worse too, I think I need a prescription.

The question is, to those of you like me, what method do you use for correction - bifocal glasses, bifocal lenses, one lens? What have you tried and not liked?

Second question, what age did your child start wearing contact lenses? What kind? How hard are they to mess with? My daughter is 11 and is near-sighted, and feels she is ready for contacts. What are your experiences with your kids?

Thanks to anyone who has time to answer one of these for me!




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[grumpeeduck]

DD is 11 and she has been wearing them for 2 years. They are wonderful and she has been wonderful with them! When we had the exam, they worked with her and trained her until she could do it herself. She's old enough to take care of them easily!

My eyes are starting to be weird at age 44, and I'm wondering when they will level off! I'm wearing the readers occasionally as well.

 

[Disney Ella]

My kids started wearing contacts at 11 and had no problems with them. They were very motivated to wear them. It took two or three days for them to get used to inserted the lenses, but after that, they had no trouble at all.

I just returned a pair of progressive lenses. I would rather use one pair of glasses for distance and one pair for reading than progressive lenses or bifocals. My husband has progressive lenses and had no problem with them.

 

[tazdev3225]

I can't help with your DD as none of my kids wear glasses. If you think she can handle contacts talk to the dr and give it a try.

My eyes started going when I was in my mid-40's I have to wear glasses now because one eye is near-sighted and one is far-sighted. I was getting headaches from trying to see without them. I also have about a 2X magnification for reading. I went with progressive bifocals. You can't see the line and I don't have to switch from regualr glasses to readers. I also got Transitions so I have no need for sunglasses. It makes life easy this way.

 

[elizke]

Gosh I love this place! So great to be able to ask a general population a question like this when you have no personal experience and get such quick answers!!

Thanks so much all of you; this is exactly the info I need.

 

[clutter]

I hope I can get some input before I have to leave in two hours....

Hello all,

First question: I had perfect vision until that magic age of 40, when the near vision started to go. I've just been getting cheapie glasses, and now I'm up to about 2-2.50 magnification. But now that my distance vision is getting worse too, I think I need a prescription.

The question is, to those of you like me, what method do you use for correction - bifocal glasses, bifocal lenses, one lens? What have you tried and not liked?





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I can go for the first. Is it really your distance vision, or is it your mid-range? I was having a dickens of a time reading a screen (against the wall) in a training session. I bought myself a pair of 1.0s and they worked!!! I figured that my probalms with my near vision had extended out to about 20 feet. However, I haven't tried anything but switching glasses yet!

 

[minkydog]

I managed with cheapie glasses for a long time,but there came a point where I needed 3 different strengths--weak for computer work, moderate for playing piano, and strong for anything close up. My distance is fine. This year it finally got to be too much--I had to keep glasses EVERYWHERE. So I got trifocal progressive lenses. I had to take them back for adjustment once, but once they were correct it took me less than a day to get used to them. Iwear my glasses all the time--they're so cute. My rims are brown on the outside and turquoise on the inside. I hardly have to wear eye makeup when I wear these glasses!

 

[overlyspoiled4sure]

I've had glasses since 2nd grade (I'm now 64) & finally needed bifocals. They were awful! I couldn't see well at work with them & a coworker suggested trifocals. What a difference!! Got used to them very fast! I often use the "middle" for reading if the book is in my lap. I also need the "middle" vision for computer work as well as the car dashboard. My glasses are the kind with lines (I wanted the distinct division of seeing) & they also darken outside. Love them!

Can't help with your child's question regarding contacts. My kids didn't need glasses. I suspect your eye doctor would be able to guide you there too. Good luck!

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

i can't help you with your first question. i'm only 25 but i've been wearing corrective lenses since i was about 5 years old, i'm nearsighted and i also have astigmatism.

but with the second question, i was in high school when i started wearing contacts. i think i was around 16 or so. but then again that's when contacts were probably first starting to get big.

i'd say try and get her a trial pair from the eye doctor for her, see how she does for a few weeks, and if she seems ok with them then you can get her a prescription.

 

[laurie31]

Both my DDs got contacts when they were 11. It's really made a difference for the younger one, since she plays sports. She was so thrilled. "Mom! Now my glasses don't get all fogged up when I run around and get hot!"

I didn't realize that was a problem for her or I'd likely have let her get them sooner.

 

[DebbieB]

My kids started wearing contacts at 11 and had no problems with them. They were very motivated to wear them. It took two or three days for them to get used to inserted the lenses, but after that, they had no trouble at all.

I just returned a pair of progressive lenses. I would rather use one pair of glasses for distance and one pair for reading than progressive lenses or bifocals. My husband has progressive lenses and had no problem with them.

I have progressive lenses and they take a long time to get used to.

 

[Tink9721]

Wow! All of your 11 year olds wear contacts? I now feel incompetent I just got mine a few months ago and I'm 16. I tried a couple years ago and couldn't get them in at all. After I got them this time, it took me a couple months to be able to get them in my eye in under 10 minutes But now I can get them both in in under a minute. Apparently it takes a lot of practice OP, good luck! And good luck to your DD!

I have progressive lenses and they take a long time to get used to.

Ugh, me too. I got them recently and it took me a couple weeks to get used to them. I have to wear those when I'm not wearing my contacts, and now when my contacts are in and I need to read close up, I have to wear reading glasses

 

[elizke]

Thanks to all further repliers. : )

I'm still interested in your answers. The doc recommended progressives for me, so I guess we'll see if I can handle them. At least I know I should try for a while.

And DD did get the contacts. She was successful at putting them in during training and was just thrilled wearing them around the rest of the night. She was SO excited to wear them to school today, but couldn't get them in this morning. So frustrating for her! I know it can take a while so I hope she perseveres.

Thanks everyone!!