I started out just buying a few pairs of 1.5 readers from the dollar store. They were fine for awhile. But it always sucks having to take them off any time I take my eyes off the screen, book, etc. I have found bifocal reading glasses that work pretty well for me. They are more expensive but nothing like prescription glasses. And they are a Godsend.

I have been doing the annual eye exam for the the past few years. Prior to that, I hadn't seen an eye doctor since I was in my 20s. My vision is okay other than needing reading glasses because I'm getting old. :(

lol @ 55" TV

I'm far sighted, however in the last few years my optic nerves have been on a slow downward spiral. Climbed the ladder of experts at KU Med through their neuro-opt department, then went to Mayo. Nobody can name it, let alone tell me if this is as bad as it gets or if I'll be blind later in life. It sucks.

The worst part is the fear of someday sitting in the passenger seat not being able to see while my wife drives.

I can see clearly now the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way

FYP

I'm cheap, but I've gone to America's Best for years and then mostly ordered glasses from Zenni. I have insurance coverage, but it's actually more expensive.

Eye exams aren't rocket science.

Not good but that TV part is true. When I was in my mid-20's my vision started going bad and I just started buying bigger TV's. Eventually I had to get glasses. I'm too big of a pussy to touch my eye and do contacts. Need to get that lasik. I bet I'm -4.5 to -5.5

I started going to them a couple years ago, couldn't believe the cost difference compared to my previous eye doctor. Don't know how they do it.

Yeah, it's pretty insane. I can point to a few things:

1. It's a volume-based business. They book people every 10 minutes I believe.
2. They use entry-level techs who need no prior experience for a lot of stuff (running the automated tests, fitting you for frames, placing orders, etc.)
3. I think most of their docs are either new in their careers or on "exchange" where they have another gig but work at America's Best for some extra cash.
4. The glasses bundle is nice, but now that I'm used to Zenni, it's pretty clear that the store cost for a pair of glasses is probably like $5, so that's not a huge cost driver.

I usually go once every year. I pay for the three-year contact club exam (for $130 I think), and I get a free set of daily contacts as a "trial" that I use to ski each year. I rarely go enough to have to order more.

Then, like I said, I order glasses from Zenni for maybe $20-$30 depending on extras. I'll miss once in a while and get a pair I don't like, but they're so cheap it's hard to care.

It's great.

I suffered two spontaneous retinal detachments: one in June 2020 in my right eye and two tears in my left eye in May 2020.

Both due to the stretching of my eye due to poor vision.

I had emergency surgery on both to save my vision.

I have scleral buckles on both eyes.

I've worn contacts since 15 years old.

My vision is horrible.

It sucks. Without contacts Im blind as a bat.

I am sitting in the Dr office now for my preop consult for cataract surgery. Not the way I wanted to spend the next 50 yrs on this earth. Besides, I have a 55' tv and can't see the ball anymore, golf especially.

Getting the adjustable ones?

It wasn't on the list of options, but Im going to ask. The closest place that does it is like 150mi away, I think. Do not want to go straight monofocal if I can help it. O want to be without glasses as much as possible. Dix you get the light adjusted lenses?

I've had shitty vision since I was 5 years old. The 90s were not a good time for eye glass fashion.