How is your vision?

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by DaFace

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.

You cheap ass LOL

Seriously, you might look at going to a regular eye doctor periodically. Out here in bum **** nowhereland the local guy screens for all manner of shit and takes like 8 different pictures of the back of my eye. I'm not going to pretend to be smart enough to know what it all is, but it is for something, for sure. Plus he checks for weird shit like your tear ducts plugging, which is a thing.

Anyway, losing your eyesight is nothing to **** around with. My grandpa got macular degeneration in his 60s and mother**** all that shit. I'll pay...just keep my shit working.

I have to pay more for the test without dilation, because **** getting your eyes dilated.

[Rain Man]

About two years ago I lost the ability to see close with my regular glasses. Now I have prescription readers. I now have four pairs of regularly used glasses:

Regular glasses for everyday use.
Readers for computer work
Exercise glasses for runs
Sunglasses for solar protection

[Stewie]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

About two years ago I lost the ability to see close with my regular glasses. Now I have prescription readers. I now have four pairs of regularly used glasses:

Regular glasses for everyday use.
Readers for computer work
Exercise glasses for runs
Sunglasses for solar protection

Are your sunglasses a prescription? I'm going fulltime glasses and thought I'd get flip down shades that go over regular glasses to avoid another prescription.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Stewie

Are your sunglasses a prescription? I'm going fulltime glasses and thought I'd get flip down shades that go over regular glasses to avoid another prescription.

Yeah, they're prescription. I really like that because I can wear them driving.

I've had the flipdown frames in the past and they worked well too, though. I guess it's just a matter of taste or timing.

[JohnnyHammersticks]

Getting Lasik surgery about 15 years ago was one of the best things I've ever done. Never been back to the eye doctor, and zero deterioration in my vision since I had it done. You can have one eye set for close up and one set for distance and your brain supposedly seamlessly makes the switch, but I had both of mine set for distance since I play a lot of golf. That's where I really notice it, on the golf course. There, and when I go to Rockies games at Coors. I swear I can see facial expressions on people sitting across the stadium from me. It's like laser vision. Before I had it done I couldn't see far away at all without contacts or glasses. Everything was just a blur. Now I can see like a freaking hawk.

Need readers to see anything within arm's length clearly, but that's no problem at all. Can't believe I put pieces of plastic in my eyes every day from the age of 13 until I had the surgery. What a pain in the ass that was. Could not recommend Lasik more highly. For me it was truly life-changing.

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks

Getting Lasik surgery about 15 years ago was one of the best things I've ever done. Never been back to the eye doctor, and zero deterioration in my vision since I had it done. You can have one eye set for close up and one set for distance and your brain supposedly seamlessly makes the switch, but I had both of mine set for distance since I play a lot of golf. That's where I really notice it, on the golf course. There, and when I go to Rockies games at Coors. I swear I can see facial expressions on people sitting across the stadium from me. It's like laser vision. Before I had it done I couldn't see far away at all without contacts or glasses. Everything was just a blur. Now I can see like a freaking hawk.

Need readers to see anything within arm's length clearly, but that's no problem at all. Can't believe I put pieces of plastic in my eyes every day from the age of 13 until I had the surgery. What a pain in the ass that was. Could not recommend Lasik more highly. For me it was truly life-changing.

Lucky you. My MIL got lasik back when it was new and hella expensive and has never been back.

I had to have a follow up procedure within 5 years. My vision is still good now but not as good as it was. So I'll probably have to have another later in life.

I still recommend the shit out of it tthough.I had thick ass glasses for when I took my contacts out. Doing an eye test one time without them before lasik, I was told I tested legally blind (so 20/200 or worse). Although, I distinctly remember being able to see the E at the top of the chart so that Dr must have been lying to me.

[Saulbadguy]

I was nearsighted from age 25-35 but it fixed itself somehow. I dunno.

[Fishpicker]

I've had better than 20/20 eyesight my entire life. I expect that to give out any time though.

[DeepPurple]

I wear glasses when watching TV, I've got a 75" HD TV and I sit 12 feet away, but my vision has deteriorated a lot in the last 10 years.

I had cataract surgery performed by the VA in 2014 when I was 64, it was free, a $3,000 savings, but probably a bad idea. I played shortstop in a senior softball league 50 and older, I had to have great vision at short and it was getting bad so I stopped in 2016.

Now I'm golfing as my main sport, I average about 220 to 235 on my drives, but I lose sight of my ball at about 100 yards. Others will see it for me, but I really lack the feedback to know what I'm doing.

I had to get new glasses in February and the optometrist said I had the worse case of dry eye she has ever seen. It's all because of that cataract surgery has left scar tissue which caused my eyes to dry out quicker.

[Holladay]

We should change this to the "Old Bitches" forum. I am old. I can't imagine younger folks reading this stuff.

I agree, worn glasses for 40 yrs. I just find it humorous at some of the threads posted.

Not sure what some of our younger posters think of us

[jdubya]

I haven't read most of the responses so excuse me if this has been said.

I go to a real eye doctor once a year for the full exam. Why? My dad who is now 87 years old used to fly F100`s in the 1950`s. He has always been healthy but never went to an eye doctor until nearly 5 years ago. When he went, he was determined to be nearly blind with glaucoma. Glaucoma is hereditary so one should be examined annually. That shit is serious. Not talking about "reader" glasses from Costco..........IMO after 50 years old, we should all be getting real eye exams annually

[tx4chiefs]

59 years old. 20/25 not worth correcting. I still see better than people half my age. I just wish the rest of the body was still as good.

[Stewie]

Going for my one year exam tomorrow.

America's Best knocks it out of the park for eye care.

Eyes haven't changed as far as I can tell, but a checkup is in order. It's free.

[srvy]

Originally Posted by Stewie

Going for my one year exam tomorrow.

America's Best knocks it out of the park for eye care.

Eyes haven't changed as far as I can tell, but a checkup is in order. It's free.

Is that the one with the owl in the commercial? Its on my eye insurance but refuse to go because of the stupid commercials, Target does me just fine and has good frames.

[Stewie]

Originally Posted by srvy

Is that the one with the owl in the commercial? Its on my eye insurance but refuse to go because of the stupid commercials, Target does me just fine and has good frames.

It is. Glad you stay away. One less person in line.