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Terry Hunter
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posted April 11, 2004 11:44 AM
A few weeks ago my hunting buddy traded in his bifocials for progressives.Which is best?
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Jay Nistetter
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posted April 11, 2004 12:08 PM
Hands down, no contest, without a doubt - Bifocals.
Progressives have virtually no lateral focus capabilities. The focus is straight ahead and where ever you point your nose.
Bifocals let you look left and right (to a point).
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Leonard
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posted April 11, 2004 03:30 PM
Hands down, no contest, progressives.
With them, you can focus at any distance, not just the normal 14" to 18" reading distance. Any distance out to about three feet, just by tilting your head, a few degrees. For instance, you cannot read your speedometer, check your safety, check your Vbelts, tie your shoelaces, much less read "sign" from beyond smelling distance, with bifocals. Of course, maybe Jay is severely nearsighted, I'm just the opposite, but I can see well enough without moving my head, just my eyes. All I know is that I cannot tolerate bifocals. Sounds like there is no easy answer?
Good hunting. LB
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Rich Higgins
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posted April 11, 2004 06:14 PM
Well, I'm glad we got that settled, since I'm having to decide between the two as well.
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Norm
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posted April 11, 2004 06:50 PM
lasik for correcting the distance vision.... deal with the reading glasses for the up front stuff....
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Rich Higgins
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posted April 11, 2004 07:45 PM
Great suggestion Norm. Lend me the $1500 and I'll make the appointment tomorrow.
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Norm
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posted April 12, 2004 11:11 AM
Rich, I actually took the option to go to the Nationwide vision laser center.... $300 per eye... so far so good.... I know it is not for everyone.... I know it is a choice that I am very happy with...
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Rich Higgins
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posted April 12, 2004 11:38 AM
Norm, I'll look into that. I paid $538 for my last pair of glasses. Lasic surgery is rapidly becoming more affordable. CK is now available to correct far-sighted vision as well.
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Cdog911
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posted April 12, 2004 02:29 PM
It must be getting more available. Our small town hospital with only about 20 beds just put in the equipment and are offering it one day a week. Sounds wonderful since allergies keep me from wearing contacts, but I'm real antsy about someone poking a laser in my eye not knowing what will happen 20-30 years down the road. And I don't know nuttin' 'bout bifocals versus progressives, but I can tell you it hit me hard when I went from my yesterday-lookin'-like-Larry-King-big-round glasses to the stylin' little pair of granny glasses I wear now. Didn't realize how handy it was to have that huge panel of corrective glass in front of my face where I didn't have to move my head hardly at all.
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Leonard
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posted April 12, 2004 03:54 PM
I was told that the Lasik deal "might" be nice, on my distant vision, which isn't degraded all that much, but I'd still have to use reading glasses, and like has been mentioned they don't give them away, with all the features, UV protection, scratch resistant, tinting, transitions, polypropylene lenses, vanity frames; it's easy to spend $600.
I understand the lasik dries out your tear ducts, and it not satisfactory, in a small percentage of procedures. I know a woman that has real messed up blurry vision from lasik. I don't know the particulars, but she is much worse off than before.
But, you can have one eye done one way and the other for closeup, and possibly avoid glasses completely?
I tried soft contacts. A real pain in the butt, to put in and take out. It all depends on what is wrong with your vision, and how severe. Some people have very few options.
Good hunting. LB
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Terry Hunter
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posted April 12, 2004 05:23 PM
Lasik works for most people.I know of two that can not see anything at night because of lasik.Thanks Jay and Leonard I will get a pair of each and trash the pair not of my liking.
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Jay Nistetter
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posted April 12, 2004 10:20 PM
But, you can have one eye done one way and the other for closeup...
You mean I can pay to be lop-eyed?
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Understanding the coyote is not as important as knowing where they are.
I usually let the fur prime up before I leave 'em lay.
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