Do you wear glasses with your reader..?? - Page 6

mlewis78 · 01-19-2011, 02:06 AM

Larger font size doesn't make it any better for me when my reading glasses are off. It's still fuzzy. I can see it, but it's very uncomfortable, so I always read with glasses on.

phenomshel · 01-19-2011, 02:27 AM

I never could read with my glasses on, and it's even worse (better?) with the reader. My eye doctor wanted to put me in bifocals this last time and I told her no. I just take my glasses off to read.

Stormchild · 01-19-2011, 04:34 AM

I have not worn my reading glasses since I got my first E-ink device.

GeoffC · 01-19-2011, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beppe

I do not need glasses. Therefore I did not vote. I'd like to wear glasses, just to look intelligent. Or to look taller, importanter, busier, worthier, distinctier, ..., all those nice things that you glass wearers enjoy.

As if you needed glasses in order to achieve those goals ....

bevdeforges · 01-19-2011, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenomshel

I never could read with my glasses on, and it's even worse (better?) with the reader. My eye doctor wanted to put me in bifocals this last time and I told her no. I just take my glasses off to read.

My Dad had glasses that were just the top half of the bifocals. (He could read perfectly well without glasses - just couldn't see things at distance.) To read, he looked under the glasses (what's the opposite of "granny glasses"?).

maianhvk · 01-19-2011, 07:14 AM

I usually use reader with glasses on, just occasionally without them 'cause I find it tiring.

Solicitous · 01-19-2011, 07:22 AM

I use my glasses only because I have difficulty reading for prolonged periods of time without them, although I can read longer without them using my ereader than reading a paperback, mainly due to the crispness of the text.

Lo Zeno · 01-19-2011, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlewis78

Larger font size doesn't make it any better for me when my reading glasses are off. It's still fuzzy. I can see it, but it's very uncomfortable, so I always read with glasses on.

I need my glasses to SEE clearly, not only to read, so I always wear them, otherwise I see clearly only what is only few inches away from my nose.

MAT160 · 01-19-2011, 06:41 PM

I usually just enlarge the font, but there are times when due to poor light I must wear my glasses

Anthem · 01-19-2011, 06:44 PM

Well, I don't wear Reading Glasses, but I do wear corrective glasses for an Astigmatism!!! ARGH!

I wear them all the time and they hurt my ears. People told me I would get used to them but that was a year ago now so they were wrong. When I go back I'ma get me some much lighter frames that don't desire my demise.

beppe · 01-20-2011, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

As if you needed glasses in order to achieve those goals ....

You got me there. Not even glasses can help me. But once I heard it. I had accompanied an unspecified person to the optician to help this person to get a new pair of glasses. We took a seat to wait for this person's turn. It was a busy moment. I overheard the customer that was being serviced before us declaring: Give me some that will make me look taller.
In the family this is a standard joke now.

Iridal · 01-20-2011, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beppe

You got me there. Not even glasses can help me. But once I heard it. I had accompanied an unspecified person to the optician to help this person to get a new pair of glasses. We took a seat to wait for this person's turn. It was a busy moment. I overheard the customer that was being serviced before us declaring: Give me some that will make me look taller.
In the family this is a standard joke now.

I've had to wear glasses ever since I was a little girl, I think I got my first pair when I was 5 or 6. My eyes have gotten better over the years, but I still get headaches if I don't wear my glasses at work or while reading. That being said: I never ever wear my glasses

I absolutely hate them.

One of these days I'm going to buy designer glasses I think, maybe that will make me less reluctant to wear them (seeing how much money they will have cost me).

gbm · 01-20-2011, 08:22 PM

Without my glasses I would not even be able to find my ereader, much less read

bernie

SolRaven · 01-20-2011, 10:44 PM

I've only needed glasses recently, so I usually wear them. It's probably more because I've always thought glasses were cool, and since they do make the letters a little more crisp on the edges, why not?

PS: I also always wanted braces, or bracelets, as I used to say when I was a kid.

David71 · 01-21-2011, 12:02 AM

I wear contacts when I'm out and glasses when I'm at home. Without one or the other I would have to hold my Kindle very close to my face in order to read and this is very uncomfortable to me. I also have astigmatism which doesn't help things at all. With corrective lenses my vision is just about perfect so I can easily read at the smallest font setting. After almost thirty years of wearing glasses they don't bother me at all, although I do consider contacts to be a godsend.

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01-19-2011, 02:06 AM	#76
mlewis78 Guru Posts: 909 Karma: 6449772 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York City Device: Kindle Oasis 2 (7"); HDX 8.9"; Ipad2	Larger font size doesn't make it any better for me when my reading glasses are off. It's still fuzzy. I can see it, but it's very uncomfortable, so I always read with glasses on.

01-19-2011, 02:27 AM	#77
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	I never could read with my glasses on, and it's even worse (better?) with the reader. My eye doctor wanted to put me in bifocals this last time and I told her no. I just take my glasses off to read.

01-19-2011, 04:34 AM	#78
Stormchild Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 878943 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cornwall UK Device: BeBook 1. BeBook Mini. BeBook Neo and Club. BeBook Live. BeeBook Pure.	I have not worn my reading glasses since I got my first E-ink device.

01-19-2011, 07:14 AM	#81
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	I usually use reader with glasses on, just occasionally without them 'cause I find it tiring.

01-19-2011, 07:22 AM	#82
Solicitous Wizard Posts: 1,434 Karma: 1525776 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: TAS, Australia Device: Astak Pocket Pro (Black), 2 x Kindle WiFi (Graphite), iPod Touch 4G	I use my glasses only because I have difficulty reading for prolonged periods of time without them, although I can read longer without them using my ereader than reading a paperback, mainly due to the crispness of the text.

01-19-2011, 06:41 PM	#84
MAT160 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 934 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Jersey Device: PRS-600	I usually just enlarge the font, but there are times when due to poor light I must wear my glasses

01-19-2011, 06:44 PM	#85
Anthem Guru Posts: 704 Karma: 1622328 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Oasis, OnePlus Nord	Well, I don't wear Reading Glasses, but I do wear corrective glasses for an Astigmatism!!! ARGH! I wear them all the time and they hurt my ears. People told me I would get used to them but that was a year ago now so they were wrong. When I go back I'ma get me some much lighter frames that don't desire my demise.

01-20-2011, 08:22 PM	#88
gbm Wizard Posts: 2,189 Karma: 8888888 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD,Hisence Sero 7 Pro RIP, Nook STR, jetbook lite	Without my glasses I would not even be able to find my ereader, much less read bernie

01-20-2011, 10:44 PM	#89
SolRaven Wizard Posts: 2,214 Karma: 12796976 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Device: Clara, Voyage, Oasis, Paperwhite & PRS-650	I've only needed glasses recently, so I usually wear them. It's probably more because I've always thought glasses were cool, and since they do make the letters a little more crisp on the edges, why not? PS: I also always wanted braces, or bracelets, as I used to say when I was a kid.

01-21-2011, 12:02 AM	#90
David71 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ashland, AL Device: Kindle Touch	I wear contacts when I'm out and glasses when I'm at home. Without one or the other I would have to hold my Kindle very close to my face in order to read and this is very uncomfortable to me. I also have astigmatism which doesn't help things at all. With corrective lenses my vision is just about perfect so I can easily read at the smallest font setting. After almost thirty years of wearing glasses they don't bother me at all, although I do consider contacts to be a godsend.

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