BlueHammer85
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Only wear them for driving and TV
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Do you need glasses and if so at what age did you start wearing them?
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mosssideblue
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Got to 40 without the need for them. Late 50s, had had enough of them so had replacement lens surgery. Best thing ever, now have better than 20-20 vision
I was about 45 when I started needing them. At first it was just to sharpen up small print etc but now at 53 without them I can’t read a bastard thing! Every year my eye test reveals more degeneration in my sight and I have to wear bloody expensive varifocals.
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You give your wives to the Manchester homeless?I have given more coats to Manchester homeless than I have wives.
Dirty Harry
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Look on the bright side WW, if you do need them, all those people who you call a **** and they wear glasses, you can then legally call them ‘Speccy cunts’, as everyone knows, only a ‘Speccy’ can call another ‘Speccy’ and it be ok, it’s the law.
DenisLawBackHeel74
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I think lockdown fucked my eyesight up (Working on laptop/watching midget porn) I have needed specs for reading since 48, now 50 and they are still getting worse. I’m thinking of getting surgery to sort them out but I’m told I need them to settle down and my eyesight to stabilise before I can have this….
BimboBob
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3 aiming for a 4th coat?I have given more coats to Manchester homeless than I have wives.
blue b4 the moon
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Worn them for years, more of a distance thing (shit myself when I could see what was happening at the far goal from where I watch from).
As time has passed I now need varifocals which straight away pushes the price up especially when wanting them to be reactive in the sunshine.
Never buy from a shop, always use an online one. My last pair a month or so ago were £60 rather than £250+ from a shop....just make sure when being tested to get the isles (arms) lengths and bridge gaps measured along with the distance between pupils.
As time has passed I now need varifocals which straight away pushes the price up especially when wanting them to be reactive in the sunshine.
Never buy from a shop, always use an online one. My last pair a month or so ago were £60 rather than £250+ from a shop....just make sure when being tested to get the isles (arms) lengths and bridge gaps measured along with the distance between pupils.
MCFC Wirral
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My eyes and ears have been shocking since day one. Are any of us born perfect?
Citizen of Legoland
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Worn them since my teens but thinking of laser surgery now. The idea of just having to think about sunglasses and nothing else is very appealing, my house is littered with different types of glasses for different things …
1. Varifocals:
Great for general use but I find watching TV quite hard unless sat in one position, you have to hold the head so the eyes look through the distance part of the lens otherwise things start to get blurry.
2. Standard distance:
So I can watch TV as above
3. Computer lenses:
Varifocals cause me eye strain on the VDU especially in Teams calls, so I need another pair specifically for that in-between distance when working. Basically just reading glasses.
4. Driving:
I need varifocals for this BUT they have to be tinted.
5. Extra dark sunglasses:
The tints on the driving glasses are just not dark enough so I need a 5th pair which are standard lenses with a darker tint.
Five bloody pairs (plus a few spares) to juggle around every day. And when buying a pair there’s always the chance that you’ll find them difficult to wear after a time. Some press on the head above my ears and I can only wear them for an hour at a time. I’m also limited in the style I can buy, anything with thick arms and rims are a non-starter, they irritate the hell out of me, so I am essentially stuck with just one or two styles. Sick of choosing now.
1. Varifocals:
Great for general use but I find watching TV quite hard unless sat in one position, you have to hold the head so the eyes look through the distance part of the lens otherwise things start to get blurry.
2. Standard distance:
So I can watch TV as above
3. Computer lenses:
Varifocals cause me eye strain on the VDU especially in Teams calls, so I need another pair specifically for that in-between distance when working. Basically just reading glasses.
4. Driving:
I need varifocals for this BUT they have to be tinted.
5. Extra dark sunglasses:
The tints on the driving glasses are just not dark enough so I need a 5th pair which are standard lenses with a darker tint.
Five bloody pairs (plus a few spares) to juggle around every day. And when buying a pair there’s always the chance that you’ll find them difficult to wear after a time. Some press on the head above my ears and I can only wear them for an hour at a time. I’m also limited in the style I can buy, anything with thick arms and rims are a non-starter, they irritate the hell out of me, so I am essentially stuck with just one or two styles. Sick of choosing now.