Anyone have experience with multifocal reading glasses?
I've had my current prescription reading glasses for five years now. I suspected my eyesight was degenerating and it was time for a new prescription.
I went to the local optometrist who did a thorough job of checking my eyes and formulating a new prescription. But then he told me about these new progressive multifocal lenses I should get. Because we read computer screens and books at different distances, these work better than basic, single focus reading glasses. I agreed.
A couple of weeks later, my new glasses were ready. I took them home and tried them. They were appalling. Everything was fuzzy. If I moved my head, things distorted. There was a small in-focus spot surrounded by fuzziness. For instance on my computer screen there's about a four inch area that is crisp and everything around that is fuzzy. To read the screen i have to move my head. When I move my head the screen and everything on it distorts, leaning over at an angle. The in-focus area moves across the screen like a searchlight.
With my old glasses, the entire (24 inch) computer screen is clear. If I move my head from side to side, there is no distortion.
I took the glasses back to the optometrist. He said there was nothing wrong with them. Because of the way they are designed, I would suffer some nausea initially, but if I persisted with wearing them, after about three weeks, my brain would learn to use them.
Is this right?
I made the effort to wear them for one whole day. At the end of it I was almost in tears. My eyes were burning and I felt nauseous and had a headache. These things cost me $246 but I'm ready to chuck them in the garbage.
Has anyone had experience with these lenses? Can you reassure me that the optometrist is right? Is it just a matter of getting used to them?
Last edited by RCR; 04-16-2010 at 05:35 PM.
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