Who here wears glasses?
 

I ask this because I'm "breaking in" my new prescription glasses and I've been having a really hard time adjusting, and I'm not sure if it's because of my unique circumstances (this is the first time I've got glasses with a new prescription in 4+ years) or if something's actually wrong with the glasses themselves.

I had an eye exam done two weeks ago before I purchased the pair, and I just received them Wednesday night. Immediately upon wearing them, I noticed that the fog-like effect of wearing my old glasses disappeared, and "the big picture" went from (in tv terms) 420p to 1080p.

But the problem is ever since I started wearing them 2 days ago, I've had to strain my eyes to really see clearly. If I relax my eyes, it's like being cross-eyed because I see two pictures of everything. I'm also having major trouble distinguishing a clear picture of anything electronic from a distance of about 8 feet, give or take (even with my old glasses I could still see my digital alarm clock from across the room, or read the description of whatever show I was watching on tv, but with these I can't.). Even sitting here, typing this, with my face about a foot from the laptop screen, if I relax my eyes the entire screen becomes blurry.

I'm also having problems with minor headaches as a result of having to focus my eyes all day in order to see clearly. I definitely think something's wrong with the glasses at this point, so I'm probably going to go back to my eye dr. tomorrow morning to see what the deal is, but the only reason I haven't gone back so far is because my eye dr. said there is a normal adjustment period when getting used to new prescription glasses, especially when you go so long between prescriptions.

So all I'm asking right now is if anyone has had a similar experience while breaking in new glasses (under similar circumstances preferably), or if this is too abnormal to be ignored. Note when I say ignored I would probably give it a couple more days at best for things to work out before I genuinely get concerned and go back there. But I don't want to waste my time if this is just something normal.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

just wear the beer goggles every now and then

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

I'd give them a week, if they're still bothering you check back with your eye doctor.

Sounds like you've gone a really long time between a Rx update.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

My Dad does after having 20/10 vision for most of his life. My younger brother recently got them.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

I've worn glasses since I was 5 and I just turned 23 today and got my newest pair last year after 6 years with my old ones and I had no problem adjusting. The brain does take 3 days to adjust so that might be it.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

Happy B-Day Quake...

2012 marks the 20th anniversary of me getting glasses/contacts. I've dealt with them every day since the summer of 1992. My mom new it was time to take me to the eye doctor, because we were at an Orioles game in Baltimore, and I couldn't read Cal Ripken's batting avg on the outfield scoreboard from seats on the 3rd baseline area.

Anyway, I've had several prescription changes since then (at age 33, I've leveled out and haven't had a change in over 5 years), and I've never had the kind of issues you're having.

I'm getting lasik done this year. I'm so tired of dealing with vision stuff.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

i wear glasses when i drive. i had 20/20 until my early 20s. california is so jacked up, i had to use my glasses to pass the vision test for my license but i am not required to wear them when i drive. i'm on my 2nd prescription. i have never experienced any discomfort like that. say your prayers

[QUOTE=Mattyk;886572]I'd give them a week, if they're still bothering you check back with your eye doctor.

Sounds like you've gone a really long time between a Rx update.[/QUOTE]

Yeah the whole 4+ years thing is a guesstimate. It's been about 6 years between visits I think. I do feel like they are progressing but I don't think I should be cross eyed when I relax my eyes. I'm going to give them a couple more days to come around but I've never had this hard a time getting adjusted to them before.

@quake: happy birthday man! I'm in the same boat here, I've had glasses/contacts since I was five and I'm turning 24 in June. Sounds like you went a long time between a new pair too. Like I said I'll give them a couple more days but im not hopeful at this point.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

On 2nd thought if you're having that many problems, you might want to get them checked out sooner.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

Yeah I gotta say that sounds abnormal. You should not be seeing double. The whole point of the lens is to refract the light so your eye can focus in a more relaxed state, if your eyes are having to work hard (and thus feeling strained) then it's quite likely that they messed up the Rx.

Maybe they didn't but you should at least get it looked at.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

[quote=GMScud;886585]Happy B-Day Quake...

2012 marks the 20th anniversary of me getting glasses/contacts. I've dealt with them every day since the summer of 1992. My mom new it was time to take me to the eye doctor, because we were at an Orioles game in Baltimore, and I couldn't read Cal Ripken's batting avg on the outfield scoreboard from seats on the 3rd baseline area.

Anyway, I've had several prescription changes since then (at age 33, I've leveled out and haven't had a change in over 5 years), and I've never had the kind of issues you're having.

I'm getting lasik done this year. I'm so tired of dealing with vision stuff.[/quote]

I've been thinking of going the lasik route too. You'll have to let me know how that goes.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

Should not be happening. After the first couple days of "pain" from getting used to the glasses, wearing glass should be as simple as "put them on, see better".

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

[quote=Mattyk;886628]I've been thinking of going the lasik route too. You'll have to let me know how that goes.[/quote]

I would suggest consulting with an expert on picking out which of the eye treatments are right for you, since there are a variety of techniques available.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

[quote=Mattyk;886628]I've been thinking of going the lasik route too. You'll have to let me know how that goes.[/quote]

I can't wait acutally. And after a few years it will pay for itself given the cost of glasses/contacts/solutions/drops etc.

A close friend of mine had it done a few months ago, and he won't shut up about how great it is. My dad also had it done, and went from having absolutely awful vision to 20/15. I'm aiming for late June/early July.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

Just a crazy idea here, I'm not a Dr. nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn Express. Set your glasses on your nose backwards or upside down, I have a feeling the tech reversed each lens Rx.

Just left My Eye Dr. And they said it has a lens defect. Probably a week until I get them back.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

Good deal

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

[quote=Mattyk;886793]Good deal[/quote]

Yeah I was a little peeved at first because the timing sucks, but I'd rather wait a week and have them fixed then go snowboarding next weekend wearing them. I just hope they're back in time before I leave next weekend.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

I usually wear contacts, but I just got my first new pair of glasses in like 6 years back in November. They definitely took a few days to adjust but it wasn't that bad in the meantime. I'd day you should probably check with the eye doctor just to make sure there's nothing major, especially if you're getting headaches.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

I need reading glasses but cannot bring myself to start using them.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

Glad you got it taken care of. Usually it takes a few days to adjust to a new prescription, but not like you were experiencing...

I was 6 when I got my first pair of glasses, and I bounce between glasses and contacts now. My prescription leveled out several years ago, which is nice because I'm blind as bat without them. I get lazy in the winter and usually just wear my glasses, but during the warmer months I'm usually always in my contacts.

My wife wants to do laser eye surgery, but I can't get comfortable with the process and the recovery afterwards...at least not yet.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

For those thinking of laser surgery on their eyes this is a great 101 on what they do during the surgery. It really calmed my nerves about the whole process. I have a similar video on vasectomies for those looking to go that path as well.

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5uhguNj_mc&feature=related"]Final Destination 5 - Olivia's death scene - YouTube[/URL]

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

I wear glasses. Little square black rimmed ones, though I haven't achieved the black hipster look I was aiming for. Blahhhh. Instead I just look like a gamer nerd. I'll take that achievement though.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

The gramer nerd in the right skirt is hot!!

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

these are my daylight dorks
[IMG]http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a161/subdubstp/RB2140-33.png[/IMG]
and these go on when the sun goes down
[IMG]http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a161/subdubstp/0A477053.jpg[/IMG]

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

[quote=DynamiteRave;887414]I wear glasses. Little square black rimmed ones, though I haven't achieved the black hipster look I was aiming for. Blahhhh. Instead I just look like a gamer nerd. I'll take that achievement though.[/quote]

Eh. A look is a look, and everybody has their own one. I'd rather look like a nerd than a hipster. As long as you don't dress like a nerd to complete the look it's all good.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

i finally did it. overcame a massive fear, and got contacts. i compare this to the time i held a snake, i hate snakes.

it took the doctor about 10 minutes to get them in my eyes.
then it took me about 20 minutes to get them out of my eyes.
took me 45 minutes to get one in.
after about another 30 minutes they told me i had to stop trying to get the other in, my eye was too irritated.
then it took me about 15 minutes to remove the one i had gotten in.

the next day i tried for about 20 minutes w no success.

fast forward 2 days, and i finally got both in after about 15 minutes.

a week later and i'm a pro.

does anyone else wear them? did you have as much trouble?

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

[quote=los panda;968812]i finally did it. overcame a massive fear, and got contacts. i compare this to the time i held a snake, i hate snakes.

it took the doctor about 10 minutes to get them in my eyes.
then it took me about 20 minutes to get them out of my eyes.
took me 45 minutes to get one in.
after about another 30 minutes they told me i had to stop trying to get the other in, my eye was too irritated.
then it took me about 15 minutes to remove the one i had gotten in.

the next day i tried for about 20 minutes w no success.

fast forward 2 days, and i finally got both in after about 15 minutes.

a week later and i'm a pro.

does anyone else wear them? did you have as much trouble?[/quote]

I've had them since I was 18. I remember it taking some time to get the hang of them at first. It's a little weird to get used to sticking your finger in your eye.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

you can say that again.

the part i'm most excited about is wearing my ray-bans again. i hadn't worn them in months. the sun is only shining for about the last 30 minutes of my morning commute, and not at all in my evening commute. but i'm happy

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

I tried to get contacts in high school but couldn't get the hang of them so I gave up since I didn't wear glasses all that often anyway. Then in college I started wearing glasses full time, so I eventually moved to contacts.

It took me some time to figure them out but once I found my own method (I basically just pull down my bottom eyelid with my left index finger and put them in with the right while leaving my top eyelid alone) it was no big deal.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

I first got contacts almost 10 years ago, and wearing them frequently in the summer, and not so much in the winter (Laziness. although I need to wear them more). I do remember it taking a few days to get used to it, irritating my eyes until I had to take them out. As AMD said, once I found my own method, it made things much easier.

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

Japanese ritual Seppuku > Sticking my finger in my eye

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

[quote=DynamiteRave;969043]Japanese ritual Seppuku > Sticking my finger in my eye[/quote]Sometimes when my contacts get really dry I find it's best to move them around a little bit with my finger. I try not to think about how filthy this is and how objectionable it is for other people to see it happen, but man, it is a relief!!!

Re: Who here wears glasses?
 

[quote=DynamiteRave;969043]Japanese ritual Seppuku > Sticking my finger in my eye[/quote]that's how i felt. i'm not going to lie, it was like hell putting them in. i got really frustrated many times, downright furious.

but i had already paid $155 for the exam and fitting, so i wasn't going to give up. now it takes me only a couple minute to put them both in, taking them out is getting easier too.