Another Thread Regarding Vision

rackmsuckr

rackmsuckr

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Has anyone tried progressive contact lenses? Supposedly, they correct long, mid and short distances at the same time. Do they really work for seeing mid-vision, i.e., the pool table? What about reading/computer distance and long distance? Any feedback regarding these lenses would be appreciated, as I am going in tomorrow to be fitted with them.

I have already read the LASIK and iZon threads.
 
I think I am going to have to get my vision corrected too, or go see a shrink- I used to see your picture, but now I am imagining two almost naked girls on a pool table!
 
Progressive lenses

These lenses would be nothing more than bi or tri-focal
contact lenses which means you would have to look through
the bottom part for close shots, the middle for middle distance
shots, and the top for long shots. I would think that would be
irritating after awhile, and might cause your neck to ache, but
probably better than glasses on the same order.
 
rackmsuckr said:
Has anyone tried progressive contact lenses? Supposedly, they correct long, mid and short distances at the same time. Do they really work for seeing mid-vision, i.e., the pool table? What about reading/computer distance and long distance? Any feedback regarding these lenses would be appreciated, as I am going in tomorrow to be fitted with them.

I have already read the LASIK and iZon threads.
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I'm going to watch this thread because I have the same problem. I use to be just far sighted so I needed reading glasses. Then my vision dropped off on the far end a bit. Of course my midrange suffered as well.

I think the one obvious thing is to ask an eye doctor but nothing like having it come from someone who's worn them. I looked through some expensive no line progressive glasses. The sales guy at the eye center had near my same vision. Those were sweet, no lines itc., but I hate to wear glasses to play pool. So I never wear the ones from Decot that I had made just for playing pool. Besides those were set for appx 10 feet and the tip and ferrule was blured. It sure would be nice to see the tip again and see in the distance.

Rod
 
I have been wearing progressive lenses for years. No problems at all. However I did have a special pair of lenses built which focus in only from 1' to 10' and have been experimenting with them. They seem to be clearer than my progressive lenses, but just a little bit.
 
Rod said:
So I never wear the ones from Decot that I had made just for playing pool. Besides those were set for appx 10 feet and the tip and ferrule was blured. It sure would be nice to see the tip again and see in the distance.

Rod
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Rod,
Why not get the progressive lenses put in the Decot frames?

If not, then why not sell me the frames for half-price so I can try it? I've also been toying with the idea (discussed with my ophthalmologist) of building progressive lenses that will focus from 2 - 10 feet. When we simulated this setup with the ophthalmologist's adjustable lenses it looked a little better than using the regular progressives (which focus from very close up to infinity away). I have fairly small frames, and my neck will be killing me after a long practice session - did you find the Decot frames at least comfortable??
 
FastMikie said:
I have been wearing progressive lenses for years. No problems at all. However I did have a special pair of lenses built which focus in only from 1' to 10' and have been experimenting with them. They seem to be clearer than my progressive lenses, but just a little bit.
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So really, you can see all 3 ranges without having to adjust your eyeballs to look out of the top or bottom edges? Can you see if a ball is frozen and see where to hit a ball the length of a 9' table?
 
rackmsuckr said:
So really, you can see all 3 ranges without having to adjust your eyeballs to look out of the top or bottom edges? Can you see if a ball is frozen and see where to hit a ball the length of a 9' table?
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thats a good point... Id like to know as well..
 
Williebetmore said:
Rod,
Why not get the progressive lenses put in the Decot frames?

If not, then why not sell me the frames for half-price so I can try it? I've also been toying with the idea (discussed with my ophthalmologist) of building progressive lenses that will focus from 2 - 10 feet. When we simulated this setup with the ophthalmologist's adjustable lenses it looked a little better than using the regular progressives (which focus from very close up to infinity away). I have fairly small frames, and my neck will be killing me after a long practice session - did you find the Decot frames at least comfortable??
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Willie, I had thought about buying progressive lenses for those frames. The no line progressive lens isn't cheap and its no guarantee I would be able to focus at both distances without moving my head. To me that would be a big pain, I'd rather just move my eyes. As it is I have to keep my chin up, remember I'm an old school player that plays fairly upright (12" or better above the cue. I just don't know if they would work. I don't know if I've explained this well enough.

Another thing that bothers me is I feel so boxed in inside those glasses. Perhaps a thinner lens (which the good ones are) might help that matter. The tabs that hold the lens in place might need to be bent a little since the original lens is so thick. Yes I'd say they are comfortable and very well made, perhaps even more comfortable than my trifocals I use for every day work. I'll see, I was just looking for ideas. Maybe I might sell you the frames. BTW they cost $1000. :D

Rod
 
rackmsuckr said:
So really, you can see all 3 ranges without having to adjust your eyeballs to look out of the top or bottom edges? Can you see if a ball is frozen and see where to hit a ball the length of a 9' table?
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Yes.

With progressive lenses I can see quite well from near to far. They are very good for playing pool, and not uncomfortable at all. They eyes adapt very quickly over the range involved.

I tried the special lenses with 1' to 10' fixed (not progressive) because I theorized that they might work better, and they do when shooting pool. What bugs me is that the tip of my cue is out of focus when I look at what I'm doing when I chalk up. That was an unexpected result! It's an experiment in progress.
 
rackmsuckr said:
So really, you can see all 3 ranges without having to adjust your eyeballs to look out of the top or bottom edges? Can you see if a ball is frozen and see where to hit a ball the length of a 9' table?
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Moving my eyes is what I would want, but not my head. You'd have to move something. At any rate I'm still interested hearing more about progressive contacts.

Rod
 
FastMikie said:
Yes.

With progressive lenses I can see quite well from near to far. They are very good for playing pool, and not uncomfortable at all. They eyes adapt very quickly over the range involved.

I tried the special lenses with 1' to 10' fixed (not progressive) because I theorized that they might work better, and they do when shooting pool. What bugs me is that the tip of my cue is out of focus when I look at what I'm doing when I chalk up. That was an unexpected result! It's an experiment in progress.
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Well then, that sounds good. As long as I can see every distance and don't have to wobble my head or eyes around to be able to focus correctly, that will be a miracle. Right now, I can't tell if a ball is frozen - in the rack, on the rail or together with another ball, unless I have readers on. I have one contact in for distance and another for mid-range. Anything closer than 2 feet, I need readers, so this progressive idea just might work. I will let you all know. The new contacts take 2 weeks and should come before I leave for the IPT. Since I won't be playing much there, it will be a good chance to get used to them.
 
rackmsuckr said:
Well then, that sounds good. As long as I can see every distance and don't have to wobble my head or eyes around to be able to focus correctly, that will be a miracle. Right now, I can't tell if a ball is frozen - in the rack, on the rail or together with another ball, unless I have readers on. I have one contact in for distance and another for mid-range. Anything closer than 2 feet, I need readers, so this progressive idea just might work. I will let you all know. The new contacts take 2 weeks and should come before I leave for the IPT. Since I won't be playing much there, it will be a good chance to get used to them.
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I had that setup (called "monocular vision") where one eye sees close and one eye sees far, and it was good for flying my biplane, but not for shooting pool. Progressive lenses will be a major improvement over the way you have it now.
 
I tried contact lenses, but i have so many eye problems there was only one type that i was allowed to wear.

These were so thin and floppy that it was like trying to put on discs of saran wrap that kept folding over themselves. I have no problems touching my eyes, but there was a point where, after twenty minutes, I had both pointer fingers pressed onto my eyeball as I tried to flatten out the folded lens. I finally just gave up. I'm going to have to figure out something in the next few years because my sight is getting worse.
 
blah blah said:
I tried contact lenses, but i have so many eye problems there was only one type that i was allowed to wear.

These were so thin and floppy that it was like trying to put on discs of saran wrap that kept folding over themselves. I have no problems touching my eyes, but there was a point where, after twenty minutes, I had both pointer fingers pressed onto my eyeball as I tried to flatten out the folded lens. I finally just gave up. I'm going to have to figure out something in the next few years because my sight is getting worse.
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You have to get your finger almost completely dry. That way, when it goes to your wetter eyeball, it will cling there, instead of your finger. Hydrophilic means water lover, and that's what they will attach to. It takes awhile to get used to, but they flatten out the drier they are.
 
blah blah said:
: ) thank you. I still have some more packets of the blank samples and will give it another try.
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Great, let me know how it goes...and if you can see better with them now that you have your fingers out of your eyeballs. :p
 
Got my trial progressives today and I must say they are much better...no readers! We tried to fine-tune it so that I was seeing clearly from the tip of my cue to about 8 feet away. BUT, I can still see distance! Everything is so clear out of my dominant eye, but my right eye is still fuzzy. He said I actually had 3 corneal lesions in my right eye that I have to put drops in, and it is swollen and inflamed, so it should settle down once the swelling goes down and the lesions heal. But I am excited. Going to the UW tonight to play a little at the HUB, really to visit my daughter in her dorm, but we will do a little bonding over the pool table. lol

I did have to give up having green eyes, but like I told Mary on the shoe issue, I just have to give up form (vanity) over function.
 
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