Fighting aging with technology

[BurnItDwn]

i used to have 20:10 vision in both eyes as a kid.
Could read bottom line of all the eye charts.

now, im contemplating glasses

Dont think i could ever do contacts, as i cant stand the idea of something touching my eyes.

 

[Fritzo]

i used to have 20:10 vision in both eyes as a kid.
Could read bottom line of all the eye charts.

now, im contemplating glasses

Dont think i could ever do contacts, as i cant stand the idea of something touching my eyes.

It takes about 2 weeks to get used to it. Now I don't even know I have them in.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Yeah there's no way I could do it either. Just too sensitive in that area. LASIK took a lot of courage for me to do, but I knew that once it's done, it's done. Oddly enough I think the surgery took less time than the time it would probably take me to try to get a contact in if I went that route. The hard part was the eye drops after, 2 weeks of that if I recall. That was not fun.

 

[Muse]

I stopped wearing contacts years ago because my eyes just got too sensitive and I guess I was tired of the hassle. ...I might try some again if they have significantly improved in terms of comfort--I also have terrible vision which makes it difficult to find glasses that fit well.

...but I've also (barely) considered lens surgery to get those things permanently shoved into my eyes, to just completely eliminate any of the hassle of glasses or contacts.

I remember when I was a kid, my ability to focus real close was fantastic. It was as if my eyes were microscopes to some extent. Of course, I also had distance vision. When I was about 14, I continued to have good close-up vision (although it probably was already subsiding) but I needed glasses for myopia... things far away were blurry without them. I've worn glasses ever since. Not for close things, but for distant things. However, I have nowhere near, nothing like, the close up vision I had as a child. Without glasses I can focus fine at objects about 10 inches from my eyes.

I tried contact lenses in the early 1960's. At the time they hadn't yet invented soft contacts. I never got used to them and just stopped trying. Never considered trying again. When I heard about Lasik, I was never interested.

Around 3 years ago I had cataract surgery and had to make some choices. They're continuing to make advancements in cataract surgery. I could have had procedure(s) (they did both my eyes at once, so practically one procedure in my case at Kaiser) that would be such that I don't need to wear glasses at all. Thing is, there's no assurance that you'll like the result. Most people are happy, but some are not entirely pleased. The more complicated solutions come at a premium, I would have had to pay ~$3000 IRRC for something other than the standard lenses I had put in. I could have gone for monovision, which is one lens for close up, the other for far away. I decided to just go for lenses that were like what I already experience. So, I continue to need glasses for distance, but see fine at 10"... which is great for reading, actually. Or working with stuff close up.

I basically use 3 different glasses. One for distance, one for computer, which is around 20" focal distance, and a set for in between, that I actually designed myself! I interpolated the parameters from my Rx and had Zenni Optical make those and they are actually my favorites that I wear most of the time. I can actually use them for computer, for around the house, I could even drive in them, but I don't.

 

[BurnItDwn]

It takes about 2 weeks to get used to it. Now I don't even know I have them in.

well, if i try glasses and get annoyed by them, i might consider them an option. My wife used to use contacts, but she would forget to take them out at night, and then had sore dry eyes a bunch until she switched back to glasses ...

 

[BurnItDwn]

Yeah there's no way I could do it either. Just too sensitive in that area. LASIK took a lot of courage for me to do, but I knew that once it's done, it's done. Oddly enough I think the surgery took less time than the time it would probably take me to try to get a contact in if I went that route. The hard part was the eye drops after, 2 weeks of that if I recall. That was not fun.

my uncle had cataract surgery recently, had 3 different eye drops to put in 3 times a day for 2 weeks .....
Likely similar drops used for LASIK to prevent complications or infection.

 

[Spacehead]

I used to wear contacts in high school & it never bothered me. Been a long time since i wore them though. Welded for a lot of years so went back to wearing glasses. After cataract surgery a few years ago i mostly don't need glasses. I do pretty good up close & reading but sometimes use readers & I wear my others when i'm driving just to make everything a little sharper. Lots of animals to avoid.

 

[WelshBloke]

Yup. I'm in the "contacts were great when I was young camp" but now after about 15 minutes they are as uncomfortable as fuck.
Glasses with nice frames, a high index lens thats as thin as you can get and a good quality varifocal, plus transition lenses are my choice now. Its not cheap but its comfortable in all conditions and they look pretty good.

 

[Fritzo]

well, if i try glasses and get annoyed by them, i might consider them an option. My wife used to use contacts, but she would forget to take them out at night, and then had sore dry eyes a bunch until she switched back to glasses ...

30 day lenses eliminate that issue. You can sleep and swim in them.

 

[Muse]

my uncle had cataract surgery recently, had 3 different eye drops to put in 3 times a day for 2 weeks .....
Likely similar drops used for LASIK to prevent complications or infection.

Yeah, it's a complicated regimen for drops after cataract surgery. I followed the instructions to the letter. It's not painful or difficult it just takes commitment and being organized. Once off the drops, you're done. The vision improvement for me was just spectacular! Best medical experience in my life, no question. My vision is just like it was in terms of my glasses, in fact I could use my old Rx, I still have some of those glasses, but I'm using the Rx worked up a month or two after the procedure. No changes since, AFAIK, and it's been 2 or 3 years. The only difference is wow, where did the fog go? Everything is so clear now! Has maybe saved my life because I'm skating the streets daily now. One missed stone or whatever and it could be a complete disaster. I'm still not over the torn hamstring I suffered from a fall skating around 4 years ago, i.e. before the cataract surgery on both eyes (same day, outpatient).

 

[BarkingGhostar]

BTW, when I first read the title of this post I thought it was about some magic pump for your dick. Can you imagine a retirement community running amuck with technology laden boners?

 

[Muse]

BTW, when I first read the title of this post I thought it was about some magic pump for your dick. Can you imagine a retirement community running amuck with technology laden boners?

It's kind of a dumb thread title, unfair in that you don't know what it's about. Maybe the tool tip clarified it, but the bait hid the hook entirely.

 

[Fritzo]

It's kind of a dumb thread title, unfair in that you don't know what it's about. Maybe the tool tip clarified it, but the bait hid the hook entirely.

Just got shipping confirmation- new lenses should be here next week. I'll report back to see how well they work.

 

[Captante]

30 day lenses eliminate that issue. You can sleep and swim in them.

What happens if you open your eyes underwater ... do they fall out easily? I also tend to get dry-eye when sleeping can't see it being very comfortable.

Aside from a minor phobia I'm pretty sure my vision is just too bad for contacts but it would sure be nice not to deal with glasses fogging up when skiing for example.

 

[Fritzo]

What happens if you open your eyes underwater ... do they fall out easily? I also tend to get dry-eye when sleeping can't see it being very comfortable.

Aside from a minor phobia I'm pretty sure my vision is just too bad for contacts but it would sure be nice not to deal with glasses fogging up when skiing for example.

They're like little suction cups. You have to squeeze them together to break the suction.

 

[Fritzo]

OK, so I got my lenses today:

They're---weird at first. I can see fine, and can definitely read closer now (not 'next to my nose close', but close)...but it takes a second or two to focus. Kind of have a little vertigo for the first hour or so. After that wore off, these new lenses are a big improvement.

Going to give the Bausch + Lomb ULTRA for Presbyopia lenses a firm three thumbs up!