Post B0TTAYUE4eSTVWZPM0 by tess@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #B0TTARMsXZQDQi4wQi by tess@mastodon.social
       2025-11-21T14:47:14Z
       
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       Adjusting to new glasses is the WORST
       
 (DIR) Post #B0TTASxmbqXINSLvai by tess@mastodon.social
       2025-11-21T14:51:39Z
       
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       It doesn't help that my prescription only works for things 4-5 feet away or further (thanks, presbyopia!) but the next step down that most opticians will do is "computer glasses" which only work for things 1-3 feet away, and what I *actually* want is something that works, like  2~8 feet and then is just adequate enough for distance that I can drive in them.I feel like I would either have to lie on an online order form or negotiate with another optometrist to get those though.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0TTAU9WBhW848qoWO by jannem@fosstodon.org
       2025-11-21T15:04:36Z
       
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       @tess You can't just ask for the two distances you want? I just picked up two pairs of glasses with new lenses. For one pair I specified 20cm and 45 cm as the range (smartphone to desktop screen); for the other 30cm to far distance.With that said, there's a reason I have multiple pairs. Close-to-far mostly suck for close range. I actually have a third pair that's just 20cm, and the most comfortable when reading books and stuff like that.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0TTAVFa6dxfTEhAbw by tess@mastodon.social
       2025-11-21T15:06:56Z
       
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       @jannem I'm really lazy and want one pair I can use for most stuff (I just take them off for close reading).I know this scheme won't last too much longer as my presbyopia gets worse, but I'll probably go straight to bi/tri-focals after that and just embrace my old-lady-ness.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0TTAW76tcmO9Fjv2u by ricci@discuss.systems
       2025-11-21T15:26:21Z
       
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       @tess @jannem I have progressives for my regular lenses and it is deeply weird wearing my prescription sunglasses because they aren't. Worth it for extended time outside, but it's hard to get used to not being able to see anything up close
       
 (DIR) Post #B0TTAYUE4eSTVWZPM0 by tess@mastodon.social
       2025-11-21T14:53:19Z
       
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       IT does appear that I can convince my left eye to focus a *little* closer at the expense of, like, some migraines while my brain adjusts. (The longer I wear them the clearer my vision gets.)And the new glasses are actually my prescription and not a copy of a copy of glasses that were correct ten years ago.But I'm still frustrated. And headache-y. Ow. Ow. Ow.