08-29-2018, 02:31 AM | #32416 |
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Those cheap glasses are worthless to me. If you have a cylinder and/or axis they will not work. I have both and both eyes are different as well, you really need prescription glasses. It sucks, but that is how it is. Then again, my bifocals only cost me around €200 after all the discounts and insurance, so that is not too bad.
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08-29-2018, 03:09 AM | #32417 | |
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Because I got the Plan when it was first introduced I pay €3 a month (it's now €3,50) and get the voucher every two years. I also get to use insurance, and last time I got more money back than the €72 I paid for the Plan, I did choose a slightly more expensive frame. |
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08-29-2018, 06:02 AM | #32418 | |
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You need the plus lenses to be able to focus up close. (That is why a normal lens on a photo camera needs a +1 to +10 screw-on macro lens as soon as you get closer than a certain distance: you're effectively putting 'reading glasses' on the camera.) So, someone who has a -6 prescription for normal sight, and then needs a +2 correction for reading, will require -4 lenses in their reading glasses. As you get older, your normal sight also moves towards the plus side. I moved from -9.25 / -7.5 to -7 and -5.25 for my normal glasses (in the time span of three months, a few years ago), and my computer glasses are now -5.5 and -3.25. (So, effectively +2 compared to my normal glasses). Thus... it IS actually possible to start out with -1 in both eyes when you're 35.... Requiring a +2 correction for reading, putting your reading glasses at +1 when you're 40... And then you move +1 for your normal sight, ending at 0 (ditching your glasses) and requiring +2 for reading when you're 45... and then move up to +2.5 or +3 for reading glasses by the time you're 55. Last edited by Katsunami; 08-29-2018 at 06:06 AM. |
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08-29-2018, 11:06 AM | #32419 |
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I connected my old Canon MG2570 Printer/Scanner which was gathering dust since last one year. It got well connected to my Windows 10 laptop. I tried to use its scanner to digitize some documents. But the darn machine repeatedly gave me empty cartridges error and I could not scan my stuff. Why the heck does that require darn ink cartridges to scan? Logically you should be able to do a scan without ink, and scanner doesn't consume ink unless you print out what you scan.
I also tried searching the internet for a solution, but found none. Instead, I found tons of similar complaints from other users. Apparently it appears to be a cunning scheme of the manufacturers to lure the customers initially with cheap priced so called 'All-in-ones' to finally sale their high priced ink cartridges on an ongoing basis! I hate this wicked type of bait! It may not be out of place to mention here that a set of two ink cartridges, one B/W and one color, is sold for as high as that one would like to buy another new machine with little more money, leaving a bulky junk of plastic at his disposal! I'm not going to spend a single dime buying a $%*&#@^ 'All-in-one' in future, from any manufacturer! |
08-29-2018, 11:42 AM | #32420 | |
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08-29-2018, 01:14 PM | #32421 | |
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08-29-2018, 01:33 PM | #32422 | |
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I lost central vision in my left eye to AMD 25 years ago so they don't bother trying to correct my astigmatism in that eye. A couple of years ago the AMD popped up in my right eye, but they have better treatment now so I get an injection into my eyeball every ten weeks and so far it's been working to preserve what vision I have left. |
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08-30-2018, 05:02 PM | #32423 | |
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08-30-2018, 05:05 PM | #32424 |
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I really can't get away with the cheap ones. But I'm so hard on glasses that I've gone to the expense of getting ones with glass lenses. PITA because they have to be made in Quebec. Apparently no one in BC does glass lenses any more.
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08-31-2018, 08:37 AM | #32425 |
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I'm up to three strengths: for the computer, for ebook reading, for print reading and anything minuscule. I've gotten so I can't pass the cheap reading glasses store without adding to my stash.
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08-31-2018, 09:59 AM | #32426 |
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I am 56 and I got a +3 and +3.5 with different cylindrical values for reading correction, along with a -1 and -.5 for long distance. It is a difficult matter of carrying a set of 3 or 4 pairs of glasses all the time while driving, watching TV, working on computer, reading an Ebook and reading a fine print on product packaging. So I adopted for progressive glasses, though little bit costly and difficult to adopt initially, that reduced many problems.
I admit, reading books with progressive glasses is not a happy experience altogether because you need a lot of neck movements to focus on. Therefore I keep another rimless pair of reading glasses besides my seat and bed, where I spend more time in reading only. Spoiler:
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08-31-2018, 10:18 AM | #32427 |
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08-31-2018, 10:54 AM | #32428 |
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08-31-2018, 12:05 PM | #32429 |
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I'm lucky. -6.0 diopter. So all I need to do for reading is prop those glasses on my forehead. Computers are a pain, I use bifocals.
The only thing I miss is the extreme focus I used to have. . . Still, not bad for 61. . . |
08-31-2018, 02:32 PM | #32430 | |
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I asked about bifocals a couple years ago and the eye doctor said I was too young to be considering them. I thought it was about how we see, not what age we are. But I'm not the specialist. |
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