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Re: Aging and Eye Problems

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Post by toast0 »

EvanAnderson wrote: post #14

I'm nearly 49 now. Presbyopia (the loss of ability to close-focus) came on strongly for me at about 46. It was almost like an overnight change. I've also lost significant acuity in low light, but that seemed to come on more slowly. I got my first bifocals last year. I got the "no line" variety and, so far, I hate them. The focal distances I need for reading, viewing my phone, and other close work are at the absolute…

Right in there now. On the plus side, I'm near sighted, so I don't need two sets of glasses, I can just take my glasses off.

Usually only happens when I'm tired. Bifocals are probably in my future though.

If I want to do circuit repairs, I have to do it in the morning though. Detail work is too hard on my eyes otherwise.

Re: Aging and Eye Problems

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Post by kps »

jorl17 wrote: post #26
loloquwowndueo wrote: post #5

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This. I hate dark mode because it’s difficult to read for me (myopia due to age) - the glowing letters on dark background get much blurrier for some reason. Most people who like dark mode use it so they can be in a dimly lit room and not have the display blast their eyes with light but I’ve found that under low ambient light my vision is far blurrier - a well lit room complemented by light mode (ie natural, default)…

Hear, hear. Back when I attempted to be an edgy college guy, I carried my Gentoo with green foreground on a black background. EVERYWHERE. My pcmanfm (yes, I was one of those) looked glorious in true matrix style (and I did have a matrix screensaver). I did it because it was "cool", not because I felt that dark mode was better. Then when I changed to MacOS, since there wasn't native dark mode, I don't think I ever _th…

> Every letter seems to transfer some of its weight onto neighboring letters, even those in a previous paragraph with quite a large vertical gap!

This is probably astigmatic halation. For me it looks something like this: https://www.threads.com/@mrmedina/post/CuciL0Uvam9

If a product/service/site is dark-mode only, I can't/won't use it.

Re: Aging and Eye Problems

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Post by WarOnPrivacy »

EvanAnderson wrote: post #14

I'm nearly 49 now. Presbyopia (the loss of ability to close-focus) came on strongly for me at about 46. It was almost like an overnight change. I've also lost significant acuity in low light, but that seemed to come on more slowly. I got my first bifocals last year. I got the "no line" variety and, so far, I hate them. The focal distances I need for reading, viewing my phone, and other close work are at the absolute…

> I got my first bifocals last year. I got the "no line" variety and, so far, I hate them.

Same. I tried bifocals and they annoyed me to no end. Now it's muscle memory to move my glasses between my pocket and my face. I don't even notice I'm doing it.

Re: Aging and Eye Problems

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Post by EvanAnderson »

itishappy wrote: post #35
nikolay wrote: post #31

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Aren't the bifocals just a convenience over quality? It's inconvenient to wear two sets of glasses, but why would one wear bifocals while driving? This convenience can come at a high price!

Bifocals in general are quite useful. It's nice to be able to see the road and the speedometer using the same lenses. Traditional bifocals and progressives are different beasts. The hard outline on traditional bifocals means you get essentially two different lenses, both able to function as intended. The soft blend on progressives means you get essentially one big blurry lens that does not have well defined propertie…

> The soft blend on progressives means you get essentially one big blurry lens that does not have well defined properties anywhere.

That seems to be exactly my experience with them, stated very succinctly. I've had these about 9 months and I'm still struggling with the ergonomics daily. I think I made the wrong choice.

Re: Aging and Eye Problems

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Post by EvanAnderson »

m463 wrote: post #36
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I'm trying progressive lenses again after throwing them in the trash a few years ago. The distortion is the worst part for me. Moving my head around makes the world warped as it moves between zones. Maybe I'd get used to it if I forced myself to wear them all the time but I spend most of my day WFH and wearing a weak version of my distance prescription that lets me focus on my monitor yet see reasonably well around t…

Knew a friend who was a doctor. Said your brain is very malleable and adaptive. If you wear them for a week, you will probably adapt and stop noticing the progressives, even walking around and going up/down stairs.

I've had mine about 9 months and I definitely still notice the distortion. I'm glad to see my opinion validated here. My doctor talked the progressives up, and maybe a lot of people do like them, but I'm definitely ready to try the traditional split lens.

Re: Aging and Eye Problems

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Post by EvanAnderson »

Nevermark wrote: post #39
EvanAnderson wrote: post #13

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Fellow keratoconus sufferer here. Glad to hear about your successful treatment and spontaneous improvement. I definitely notice day-to-day differences in my acuity but nothing miraculous like that. Hope it remains good for you. I "missed" corneal collagen crosslinking w/ riboflavin (the treatment I assume you're eluding in your paragraph re: soaking your cornea and applying lasers). When I was initially diagnosed the…

Sorry to hear you have it. > Now I'm just descending into presbyopia hell. That is what I meant (as apposed to myopia). So, me too. I have finally got accustomed to constantly cycling half-circle readers on and off. I have thought about lens implants, but anything that could distrube my corneas seems like a terrible idea. So I am waiting for complete lens/cornea replacements! No, I didn't have any eye related allergi…

Thanks for the reply!

Re: Aging and Eye Problems

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Post by WarOnPrivacy »

TacticalCoder wrote: post #17
EvanAnderson wrote: post #14

I'm nearly 49 now. Presbyopia (the loss of ability to close-focus) came on strongly for me at about 46. It was almost like an overnight change. I've also lost significant acuity in low light, but that seemed to come on more slowly. I got my first bifocals last year. I got the "no line" variety and, so far, I hate them. The focal distances I need for reading, viewing my phone, and other close work are at the absolute…

Like you but it began at 51 y/o. No glasses 'till 52 y/o. We had good runs mate! Same: presbyopia and I hate low-light now: it's just as you wrote: better acuity in bright settings. Either during day time or with proper lighting. Still can read signs from the car (say while on the highway) before anyone else so there's that. Can't really share any experience as I don't have a good understanding of glasses/focals.

> Like you but it began at 51 y/o. No glasses 'till 52 y/o.

40s but it's been a slow grow. I got by on magnifiers until 50 or so.

I'm still on my original script. My indy eyeglasses guy got taken out by a hurricane and he was the last one. I can't bring myself to visit s vision mill.

Re: Aging and Eye Problems

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Post by erwincoumans »

I got bifocal monthly contact lenses (-7, +2 and correction for astigmatism). It has been such a relief to read screen/phone without needing to wear reading glasses while still seeing far away). The daily soft lenses didn't correct as well as the firmer monthly ones.

Re: Aging and Eye Problems

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Post by anjel »

The over the counter supplement, Astaxanthin is, when taken once daily, pretty much an opthalmic fountain of youth. YMMV, but I've recommended it to many others who all report its great for age related focusing fatigue.

Re: Aging and Eye Problems

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Post by el_benhameen »

EvanAnderson wrote: post #14

I'm nearly 49 now. Presbyopia (the loss of ability to close-focus) came on strongly for me at about 46. It was almost like an overnight change. I've also lost significant acuity in low light, but that seemed to come on more slowly. I got my first bifocals last year. I got the "no line" variety and, so far, I hate them. The focal distances I need for reading, viewing my phone, and other close work are at the absolute…

I had a congenital cataract removed, and the intraocular implant can’t adjust focus like a normal lens. So I have a similar problem. Progressives suck. Bifocals also suck. Finding an optometrist who was willing to listen, experiment, and adjust three different prescriptions (distance, computer, reading), and then carrying around three pair of glasses also sucks, but it sucks the least. Accepting that this is just a thing that is part of me and that I can’t fully optimize away has made it suck less!

And I have a central floater, too! Also sucks. Sorry you’re in the same boat! Helpful optometrist tells me that vitrectomy is the only real solution and the juice isn’t worth the squeeze. Another thing to accept and move on from.

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