getting used to wearing glasses

[kay]

I have no sensory issues, so can't help you there. I'm 49 and wear glasses or contacts all the time. The world will not move around as you turn your head if you wear contacts as opposed to glasses. There are progressive contacts, but I've very little experience with them. I'm short-sighted and my prescription is now strong enough that I require reading glasses to see up close if I have my contacts in, carrying reading glasses is an option instead of progressive lenses. When wearing glasses I do get used to everything moving around as I swivel my head, the effect is that everything no longer moves, the part of the brain that interprets input from the eyes compensates.

So you wear contacts to see at a distance and put reading glasses on, with the contacts still in, to read? How difficult are contacts to get in and out?

 

[Streetwise]

it was £395 per eye at a clinic in London -Harley st was £1500 per eye

I can't even come close to affording lasik right now, but if I ever can afford it I'm definitely going to consider having it done.

 

[MrSpock]

I will usually read a book without any corrective lenses at all, but yes when my contacts are in I will use reading glasses to compensate. I usually use prescription glasses, however for playing pool and cycling in particular I much prefer contacts, for sport in general I much prefer contacts as well as for seeing at night, in the rain, in winter (contacts don't fog up when coming back indoors)...

I find contacts are not so difficult to get in and out, however you need clean hands and a suitable container as well as contact lens solution. I use a mirror but don't really need to, many don't use a mirror but many require a mirror. It can take a while for the lenses to seat properly when they're freshly put in, so taking them out and putting them back in just to read a form or newspaper article is not very worthwhile, and the reading glasses are much more convenient. If I were going to read a book for an hour or two I'd rather take the contacts out. When my prescription was not so strong I could see to read with my contacts in no problem.

 

[kay]

it was £395 per eye at a clinic in London -Harley st was £1500 per eye

It's looking like it would cost me around $2000 or more per eye, average price apparently here in the States. Would be worth it, though. Less than most used cars.

 

[kay]

I will usually read a book without any corrective lenses at all, but yes when my contacts are in I will use reading glasses to compensate. I usually use prescription glasses, however for playing pool and cycling in particular I much prefer contacts, for sport in general I much prefer contacts as well as for seeing at night, in the rain, in winter (contacts don't fog up when coming back indoors)...

I find contacts are not so difficult to get in and out, however you need clean hands and a suitable container as well as contact lens solution. I use a mirror but don't really need to, many don't use a mirror but many require a mirror. It can take a while for the lenses to seat properly when they're freshly put in, so taking them out and putting them back in just to read a form or newspaper article is not very worthwhile, and the reading glasses are much more convenient. If I were going to read a book for an hour or two I'd rather take the contacts out. When my prescription was not so strong I could see to read with my contacts in no problem.

Contacts are something I am going to think about. Maybe next year. So far the glasses are nearly impossible to tolerate for long periods of time.

 

[Mia]

got to disagree i had lasik eye surgery 25 years ago and its amazing to see 20:20

Glad that it's been that great, two people I know including my sis had to go back for a second surgery, eight to ten years later. Think it depends on your vision problems and how minimal or involved it is. I've been considering it for a long time, still don't know if I want to.

 

[kay]

I had my glasses adjusted and nose pads changed. Better. I am going to optician if I can get softer ear pieces (ear socks?) and even more comfy nose pads. Still not liking this but it's been better since the adjustments.

Anyone here changed out the ear pieces and nose pads? What did you get?

 

[SteveH]

How long does it take to get used to wearing glasses? I just picked up my first pair of prescription glasses and being age 45 I'm starting with progressive lenses. Will I ever get used to these things? The distortion from moving side to side is suppose to go away as you adjust but the amount of detail is a bit overwhelming. I can see every little everything. And then there is the thing of having them on my head all day. Just constantly sitting on my nose.

I don't know if my sensory issues are going to make this impossible or not. Anyone have any problems? The only people I know to ask have no sensory issues.

I am dealing with the same exact issue!! I've worn glasses for 25 years and have tried progressives for a month now. I officially gave up yesterday! My side to side problems never went away(I'm guessing SPD issues). In addition, when I transition properly from far to near, it still does not feel good. I found a super-cool pair of reading glasses(trying to make lemonade). So many little things to deal with that other people take for granted. Thick frames can bother you if you look down a lot and use a lot of peripheral vision to see your world. Light frame-less feel the best for me. Some people find the blue computer blocker coating makes looking at the computer less fatiguing. Transition glasses are a godsend for SPD people agitated by too much bright light as well. One last thing to share as a 25 year glasses guy. For me glasses are like shirts. Some frames may fit wrong for you--like a shirt with a nasty sharp label under the collar. Others will be much better. It took me trial and error to find the right type of frame. good luck! PS I get nice ones online really really cheap so if I get that bad frame, it is not a big deal.

 

[kay]

I am dealing with the same exact issue!! I've worn glasses for 25 years and have tried progressives for a month now. I officially gave up yesterday! My side to side problems never went away(I'm guessing SPD issues). In addition, when I transition properly from far to near, it still does not feel good. I found a super-cool pair of reading glasses(trying to make lemonade). So many little things to deal with that other people take for granted. Thick frames can bother you if you look down a lot and use a lot of peripheral vision to see your world. Light frame-less feel the best for me. Some people find the blue computer blocker coating makes looking at the computer less fatiguing. Transition glasses are a godsend for SPD people agitated by too much bright light as well. One last thing to share as a 25 year glasses guy. For me glasses are like shirts. Some frames may fit wrong for you--like a shirt with a nasty sharp label under the collar. Others will be much better. It took me trial and error to find the right type of frame. good luck! PS I get nice ones online really really cheap so if I get that bad frame, it is not a big deal.

Sorry to hear you are dealing with it, too. I posted on this forum because I knew I wouldn't be alone having problems with glasses. Mine are better since the adjustments. If you haven't had adjustments made, get them. But mostly I've also decided to not try to wear them all the time, just when I have to. Maybe I'll do better with the more comfy nose pads and temple tips, maybe it will take 6 months. Maybe I'll never adjust. It is frustrating. There should be a SPD/autism and glasses brochure at the optometrist. It really is a horrible experience for some of us.

 

[SteveH]

Sorry to hear you are dealing with it, too. I posted on this forum because I knew I wouldn't be alone having problems with glasses. Mine are better since the adjustments. If you haven't had adjustments made, get them. But mostly I've also decided to not try to wear them all the time, just when I have to. Maybe I'll do better with the more comfy nose pads and temple tips, maybe it will take 6 months. Maybe I'll never adjust. It is frustrating. There should be a SPD/autism and glasses brochure at the optometrist. It really is a horrible experience for some of us.

I do landscape photography so I am very familiar with your far/near art issues. It took me a couple of years to really get used to glasses. I tried contacts a few times over the years. I think I now have PTDS from those experiences. That was before I was aware of SPD at all. One nice thing about being 49. When I put on my John Lenon style reading glasses on, I can pretend that they make me look cool

 

[Streetwise]

i think it depends on your health and stress levels whether you will need surgery again, at the time there was No correction for old sight or a different shaped eye
dont know now and they said to me there was no guarantee my eyes could not deteriorate,
did not happen

 

[Streetwise]

all they are doing is changing your lens- not your retina i was close to blind
surgery was very quick ,they put belladonna in your eye to enlarge the pupil
get opinions about the clinic mine never managed to see me for follow up.appointments but a few times i travelled three hundred miles every month for a year (but that depends how your eyes heal -progress )

 

[ZebraAutismo]

Depends o the glasses. For me their was pairs I never got use to and other pairs I got Use to almost immediately. It depends on the frames. Now I have found frames I like I just keep getting them when my prescription changes. I don't know what to say but wish you luck in your glasses endeavours.

 

[abby normal]

a few years ago i started having more serious vision difficulties so i saw an optician, who tested me and prescribed me a prescription pair, and as soon as i put them on, i knew there was something wrong with my right eye as all the lines were crooked, i didn't notice this before when the vision was fuzzily out of focus. went to retina specialist who found a form of AMD due to uncontrolled hypertension, hafta get shots in that eye for the rest of my life. anyways, i don't mind wearing the glasses as they have very few downsides, they are lightweight frames and no nasty nose feet on them to put those pressure sores on my nose like other kinds of frame.