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Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by rom16384 »

JuettnerDistrib wrote: post #16

I've had the bad luck that my first prescription was quite wrong: incorrect axis for astigmatism, and incorrect spherical (I basically have only astigmatism, no spherical). So for years I was suffering through the days. Optometrists flat out refuse to correct such mistakes (I've been to many!), preferring only minor changes. I finally started ordering a bunch of glasses cheaply online, and eventually found a prescrip…

I found an ophthalmologist that gets my prescription right, with optometrists it's a roll of the dice.

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by pinkmuffinere »

I (nearsighted) wear glasses that are quite old at this point, I think ~7 years? My prescription has certainly changed since then, and I have had new glasses made a couple times, but the new glasses always make my eyes feel uncomfortable, despite improving my vision. I try them for a couple days and then give up and return to my 7-year-old glasses. It's been a while, so I don't remember my true prescription, nor the prescription associated with my 7-year-old glasses.

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by gms7777 »

Night_Thastus wrote: post #5

I'm nearsighted with no astigmatism, so I have a simple -2/-2 prescription (if I remember correctly). I sit at a screen 8-16 hours a day. I get strong headaches every single day, for which I keep a supply of ibuprofen at work and home. 400mg a day is generally plenty. I do not wear my glasses while at the screen, as it's close enough that I don't have any issues. I suspect my headaches are neck muscle related, not ey…

If you haven't already, you should look into some stretches for tension headaches. For me at least, they don't make the headache go away completely (because often dehydration is a factor as well), but they sure take the edge off.

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by BearOso »

rahimnathwani wrote: post #4
kccqzy wrote: post #2

Not sure if 20-30 mins of discussion is necessary for my case, but my case was simple. When the new prescription glasses arrived, the nose pads are not properly adjusted, resulting in the glasses sitting too high on my face. This means I'm looking through the bottom portion of the lens. This makes things blurry and causes headaches. Fortunately once the problem is noticed, it takes one minute to fix.

I'm amazed at how often I see people with poorly adjusted nosepads. In some cases I can see one or both pads not sitting flush on the nose, but digging in at an angle.

Or people with the temple bridges too short, so the ends don't go over the ears.

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by gwbas1c »

_JamesA_ wrote: post #10
juped wrote: post #6

I avoided glasses for years because no matter what, wearing them would give me horrible headaches. Then one day I went to a higher end optician, spent $1000, and have been comfortably using glasses since. So maybe more selling, less research?

What is a higher end optician and how do you find one?

My guess is an ophthalmologist as opposed to an optician.

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by theogravity »

bmurphy1976 wrote: post #8

Yes, I'm very nearsighted. I've worn progressive lenses for years but they continue to drive me crazy. I can see fine with them, but my eyes easily get fatigued and I have to take long breaks to get them to calm down. Over the summer I added a pair of progressive occupational lenses (not reading glasses). They are focused arms length in front of me. This has been a complete game changer. I can now see my monitor cris…

Same, I have occupational lenses that are also focused to arms length, and it has made a huge difference for me as well when using it for reading things on my computer screens. It makes reading small text easier and feels crisp.

Using it outside of its intended distance will cause eye strain since your eyes won't be able to focus properly.

My provider calls them "computer glasses". It does not have blue light filtering as I do work with implementing web designs and color accuracy does matter to me.

I totally recommend computer glasses for anyone who works all day looking at a computer screen.

They would be a separate prescription / lens type (as in not progressive I think) compared to daily use glasses. I do have to swap to my daily use when not using my computer glasses outside of sitting and looking at a monitor.

Using my daily use for computer monitor reading doesn't feel "right" compared to my computer glasses. There is a clear difference between them.

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by jbornhorst »

pinkmuffinere wrote: post #22

I (nearsighted) wear glasses that are quite old at this point, I think ~7 years? My prescription has certainly changed since then, and I have had new glasses made a couple times, but the new glasses always make my eyes feel uncomfortable, despite improving my vision. I try them for a couple days and then give up and return to my 7-year-old glasses. It's been a while, so I don't remember my true prescription, nor the…

I think you'd be a great candidate for a 20 min interview. Ping me at jbornhorst [AT] gmail [DOT] com if you'd like to chat.

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by jbornhorst »

brandonmenc wrote: post #11
rahimnathwani wrote: post #3

If you're over 40 and have been wearing glasses for years, you might now need a pair with a weaker prescription just for computer use.

Or progressives (aka bifocals.)

+1 - computer glasses especially as presbyopia sets in (around age 40) are surprisingly not well known. this has been a huge help for me.
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