Tuesday 15th December (aka Nice To See You - I'll Say That Now While I Still Can!)

ecchi · 2015-12-15, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleo

They do sell these things called glasses.

Tried that. The problem is that the same prescription does not work on both keyboard and monitor. So I have to keep putting them on to see the keyboard, then taking them off to see the screen, which is bloody infuriating.

Plus glasses do not help with my main problem, which is that blood vessels in my eyes are giving up, so what I see is slowly getting darker, and I'm loosing contrast.

In short - my eyes are fucked!

MeatPounder · 2015-12-15, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ecchi

Tried that. The problem is that the same prescription does not work on both keyboard and monitor. So I have to keep putting them on to see the keyboard, then taking them off to see the screen, which is bloody infuriating.

Plus glasses do not help with my main problem, which is that blood vessels in my eyes are giving up, so what I see is slowly getting darker, and I'm loosing contrast.

In short - my eyes are fucked!

Can't fix the latter, but as to the first you should consider bifocals.
I have two prescriptions, one is for progressive bifocals for distance and reading which is my normal every day prescription...but I also have computer bifocals for the 24-30 inch distance computer monitors and the 12-16 inch distance keyboard as half my day is watching trading charts on computer screens

ecchi · 2015-12-15, 03:14 PM

Have been considering bifocals. I tried using my father's bifocals as an experiment, and did not really like them. However my father's glasses are a different prescription, so you would not expect them to work well. Even so, trying to remember which part to look through was a pain I may never get used to, and I am reluctant to spend all that money on something I may end up not using, especially as my income is about to drop significantly.

Am still considering them, but I'll have to have some extra disposable income before I risk the rent on them, and I don't see that happening anytime soon.

2015-12-15, 03:14 PM	#3
ecchi Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: About to be evicted!!!! Posts: 4,082	Have been considering bifocals. I tried using my father's bifocals as an experiment, and did not really like them. However my father's glasses are a different prescription, so you would not expect them to work well. Even so, trying to remember which part to look through was a pain I may never get used to, and I am reluctant to spend all that money on something I may end up not using, especially as my income is about to drop significantly. Am still considering them, but I'll have to have some extra disposable income before I risk the rent on them, and I don't see that happening anytime soon.