Do you wear glasses with your reader..?? - Page 4

GeoffC · 01-17-2011, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

Without my glasses, I have trouble finding my glasses!

Pomtroll · 01-17-2011, 01:18 PM

I'm nearsighted but do have bifocals. I don't use my glasses for reading & don't need the bigger font except for the books with very small print.

BenG · 01-17-2011, 01:37 PM

I wear glasses but since I've gotten older I have trouble focusing close-up. I have bifocals but I can read longer and with less eyestrain if I take my glasses off. I have to hold the book a little closer though.

elemenoP · 01-17-2011, 01:41 PM

I keep my Sony 650 set on Medium which I know is too big for some people. I use my reading glasses when I'm really settling in to read, but I don't need them for short bursts.

eP

DMB · 01-17-2011, 01:50 PM

I am pushing 71 and use one pair of varifocals for everything -- reading, driving, pottering around. I put them on when I get up and take them off when I'm about to sleep. Otherwise I take them off only for showering or swimming.

Xanthe · 01-17-2011, 03:31 PM

When I had my second artificial lens put in I told my dr that I spend a lot of time both reading and on the computer, so he put in a lens that allows me to do both without glasses. Basically I stayed myopic though to a much lesser degree than I was before. I need my glasses for distance, rather than for closeup.

But I usually kick up the font size because it's just easier to read that way, due to distortion in one eye from a prior retinal detachment.

Ea · 01-17-2011, 03:37 PM

Yes.
Since I always wears glasses (except in bed or in water), it's a rather easy question to answer

Bricorn · 01-17-2011, 04:30 PM

I don't use glasses normally, but do for reading. It's not the font size but the focusing - without glasses I can't comfortably focus on text that's less than 2' away.
At £1 a pair I have them scattered everywhere.

Under the Covers · 01-17-2011, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

Without my glasses, I have troble finding my glasses!

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Originally Posted by Pookeysgirl

Count me in here -- I have specific places I put my glasses when I take them off, and if I vary from that, I spend lots of "touchy-feely" time finding them again.

marty888 · 01-17-2011, 11:46 PM

Without my glasses, I couldn't find my Kindle, let alone read it!

TallMomof2 · 01-18-2011, 12:02 AM

I even wear glasses to bed so that my dreams aren't fuzzy.

OtterBooks · 01-18-2011, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by toddos

I'll do you one better. I wear contacts all the time, even in bed. 2-week extended wear, throw them away when done. Thus to be 100% correct I technically wear glasses when reading, though the extended wear lenses are the next best thing to Lasik at least for me (and without the risk of eye damage from surgery).

Those things are great. I have 30 day ones. They may cause my eyes to rot out of my head eventually but whatever.

Purple Lady · 01-18-2011, 01:39 AM

I wear glasses unless I'm sitting or laying in a positon that allows me to hold the reader closer up, and I also need to use larger fonts. I use from 175% to 225% of the original font size because I also have huge floaters that block my vision.

When I had cataract surgery 5 years ago I wanted both eyes for close since I read and us the computer a lot. Unfortunately when the first eye was done I found I could only see from 14 to 18 inches clearly so I had the other eye done for distance, but that was over corrected too so I now wear glasses that correct both my distance and close for mono vision. The only problem is that I really need trifocals so my midrange vision isn't clear.

Ok, pity party is now over. I found mono vision pretty easy to get used to, and it's a lot better than using bifocals for reading - it's great to be able to see a whole page at a time without constantly moving my head and I can look up and see distance too.

GeoffC · 01-18-2011, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallMomof2

I even wear glasses to bed so that my dreams aren't fuzzy.

Tattncat · 01-18-2011, 10:34 AM

Both, I enlarge the font and discard my tegular glasses for a set of readers.

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01-17-2011, 01:18 PM	#47
Pomtroll Guru Posts: 822 Karma: 1341819 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota USA Device: Sony 350, Sony T1, Kindle Touch, Kindle PW1	I'm nearsighted but do have bifocals. I don't use my glasses for reading & don't need the bigger font except for the books with very small print.

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BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	I wear glasses but since I've gotten older I have trouble focusing close-up. I have bifocals but I can read longer and with less eyestrain if I take my glasses off. I have to hold the book a little closer though.

01-17-2011, 01:41 PM	#49
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	I keep my Sony 650 set on Medium which I know is too big for some people. I use my reading glasses when I'm really settling in to read, but I don't need them for short bursts. eP

01-17-2011, 01:50 PM	#50
DMB Old Git Posts: 958 Karma: 1840790 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland (mostly) Device: Two kindle PWs wifi, kindle fire, iPad3 wifi	I am pushing 71 and use one pair of varifocals for everything -- reading, driving, pottering around. I put them on when I get up and take them off when I'm about to sleep. Otherwise I take them off only for showering or swimming.

01-17-2011, 03:31 PM	#51
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	When I had my second artificial lens put in I told my dr that I spend a lot of time both reading and on the computer, so he put in a lens that allows me to do both without glasses. Basically I stayed myopic though to a much lesser degree than I was before. I need my glasses for distance, rather than for closeup. But I usually kick up the font size because it's just easier to read that way, due to distortion in one eye from a prior retinal detachment.

01-17-2011, 03:37 PM	#52
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	Yes. Since I always wears glasses (except in bed or in water), it's a rather easy question to answer

01-17-2011, 04:30 PM	#53
Bricorn Addict Posts: 289 Karma: 7788748 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fun Town, Thailand Device: Kindle DXG	I don't use glasses normally, but do for reading. It's not the font size but the focusing - without glasses I can't comfortably focus on text that's less than 2' away. At £1 a pair I have them scattered everywhere.

01-17-2011, 11:46 PM	#55
marty888 Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Times Square Device: kindle 3 - wifi + 3G	Without my glasses, I couldn't find my Kindle, let alone read it!

01-18-2011, 12:02 AM	#56
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I even wear glasses to bed so that my dreams aren't fuzzy.

01-18-2011, 01:39 AM	#58
Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	I wear glasses unless I'm sitting or laying in a positon that allows me to hold the reader closer up, and I also need to use larger fonts. I use from 175% to 225% of the original font size because I also have huge floaters that block my vision. When I had cataract surgery 5 years ago I wanted both eyes for close since I read and us the computer a lot. Unfortunately when the first eye was done I found I could only see from 14 to 18 inches clearly so I had the other eye done for distance, but that was over corrected too so I now wear glasses that correct both my distance and close for mono vision. The only problem is that I really need trifocals so my midrange vision isn't clear. Ok, pity party is now over. I found mono vision pretty easy to get used to, and it's a lot better than using bifocals for reading - it's great to be able to see a whole page at a time without constantly moving my head and I can look up and see distance too.

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01-18-2011, 10:34 AM	#60
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	Both, I enlarge the font and discard my tegular glasses for a set of readers.