If you are my facebook friend you saw this update Thursday night...
New progressive Bifocals. I'll be fine as long as I never move my head again.
The problem with being 54 is that your EYES are also 54. I have been making do with reading glasses for 10 years. I own about 8 pairs because I lose them and find them and lose them and find them.
Lately I have been having a lot of headaches and teary eyes. When I read for a long time, then took off the glasses my distance vision was fuzzy for about an hour.
Off to the discount eye place. I got my prescription and went out to pick my frames. I tried on about 10 pairs and decided on the cutest black rectangles with a few lines of bling on the earpieces. They were also the most comfortable pair.
I handed them to the clerk, she looked at my prescription and said "that will come to $600" and Mr Sunshine said "NO &%$#ing WAY!"
I sent the following text message to Sorority Girl...
In my blindness I picked out Vera Wang frames. They were so pretty.
She replied...
Duh!! Vera Wang!
The clerk said if I pick out frames from the WALL OF UGLY GLASSES that I could get 2 pairs for about $245. Four hours later I walked out with semi-ugly brown frames. I'm getting used to finding the sweet spot for reading and where to situate my laptop.
But I would have looked much cuter with the Vera Wang glasses.
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I've been wearing progressives for many years...you'll get used to them, just remember to point your nose at what you want to see.
I've worn progressives since my late 30's - and my 54th birthday is in a month. It's the way you've go to go....
Look around and you may find progressives cheap someplace. Sears is running a special on them
I went through the same sticker shock when I got my prgressives last year. However, they were running a special where I got another complete pair for free. So I got the pretty ones.
They said walking stairs would take some getting used to. I found that to be fine, it was pushing the vacuum cleaner that gave me vertigo. So I just stopped vacuuming.
LOL! Vera Wang glasses - ouch!
I hope your eye situation improves. You have to be able to read!
Good Lord, the price of seeing is high! I have progressives, too, it did not take me long to get used to them.
Did you try Costco? I have totally adorable progressive lenses (they are actually from Beyonce's line if you can believe that). Also, there are websites you can order from. You can even upload a pic and try on different frames.
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