Bifocals? Bifocals!

[Denninmi]

Yup, at 47, it happened, had to get bifocals.

Honestly, I was really afraid they would be terrible. My prescription is very strong, so glasses are VERY important to me.

I was afraid they would really mess up my field of vision. But I got the seamless no line bifocals, and honestly I hardly notice any significant different from "regular" lenses.

Just picked them up last night, so it will be a little adjustment period, but nothing major. They told me not to drive with them on for a few days until I get used to them.

[sarge43]

1. You're not a player until you get trifocals.

Aging: Death by a thousand cuts.

[Archae]

2. Like me.

I've had trifocals for a couple years now, a few months ago I had to get stronger ones.

I've lost about 20% of my hearing, need trifocals, had bypass surgery, dang it, I'm getting old!

[sarge43]

4. And me. I've had tri's for 10 years now.

Direct ratio between age and time spent with medical team.

[Denninmi]

6. Ah, I'll keep that in mind.

Thanks. I'm still a kid I guess.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. I had them and hated them...

'specially the no-lines pair I had. Almost killed myself walking down stairs a few times because the focus and perspective was all screwed up and I couldn't tell where my feet were going. Now, I just take my glasses off to read, just like I always did.

But, most people seem to get used to them reasonably well, and they are convenient.

(Truth is, contacts and a huge collection of dollar store readers worked best, but I can't wear the contacts any more.)

[HopeHoops]

5. I'm on my second pair and I'm only 49. I get the lined ones to keep me straight.

I lost my computer glasses (actually, the kittens stole them) and I'm actually using my old glass-lens pair because my prescription has changed enough that they actually work really well for the screen distances now, not so much for distance. I can still read really tiny print with no glasses. My ultra-close vision has always been excellent.

It was a real shock when I had to get my first pair of bifocals (at around 40) because I always thought of that as the "old person" thing. Then again, I've got severe osteoporosis, need a cane, and have a service dog. I've started yelling "GET OFF MY LAWN!" just for fun (not kidding).

On a side note, my usual line is "SLOW DOWN (pause) AND STAY OFF MY LAWN!" I was out in the garden with my wife last evening and a car raced through the neighborhood. One of the 4th or 5th grade kids across the street yelled "SLOW DOWN!" in exactly the same voice I use. We both lost it.

[Denninmi]

7. I put them on this morning, wearing all day.

Easy, not bothering me at all.

[Tobin S.]

8. I just got glasses last spring for the first time and they are bifocals. I'm 39.

Granted, my prescription isn't really strong for the far away stuff, but it's strong enough that it made a pretty good improvement. I went in originally to get reading glasses.

[femmocrat]

9. I was furious when the eye doc told me I need bifocals.

I can't remember how old I was though. I did get them eventually, but I have that problem of not being able to see well on stairs, too.

I avoid escalators when I can!