Any side effects? I've considered doing this but I've heard long term side effect stories ranging from chronic dry eyes to halos at night.
How to handle aging eyesight
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jimcharles
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I wore progressives for years and they worked well, but at around 70 my ophthalmologist did both eyes for cataracts. Since that time I haven't needed glasses and I seem to see the balls just fine.
Honest truth- I used contacts for pool ( nearsightedness) until age 68 - my eyes are now close to 20/20 without any surgeries at age 69 - miracle? No - sometimes the nearsighted is caused by the eyeball being too long so the image is off the correct spot on the eye lens - sometimes - like me - your eyeball will shrink enough with age/ just takes a few Millimeters- and you end up as a senior with near perfect vision - I hope this happens for you too! Be patient and pray
I got some pool glasses from this guy in England. Go to Snookerspex.com This company has the best prices by far.
I did the same thing except the over size readers were frame less in +1.5 strength.
Instead of fuzzy balls at 8 feet they are now sharp.
My regular one pocket foe says the glasses improved my game by 2 balls.
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One of the ways I counteracted wearing of glasses, was to re-position my lenses, where I wasn't looking over or under the frames. Glasses are generally angled back to the cheek. It's called the Pantoscopic Angle. I have found that angle to be wrong, in my Pool Playing. My glasses (true focal plane) are tilted in a negative angle, but as I look through the lens, the focal plane is true, so no aberration for my vision... I also bent my temples to ad to the negative pantoscopic angle. I sorta can't believe that others haven't adopted this.
All of the billiard glasses aren't made correctly, for my tastes, but they sell....
Here's what mine look like... Yeah, they look funny but you will play better when you can see better...
All of the billiard glasses aren't made correctly, for my tastes, but they sell....
Here's what mine look like... Yeah, they look funny but you will play better when you can see better...
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The LASIK I had done corrected 9mm of my cornea--LASIK from 15 years ago only corrected 5-6mm.
I have no halos nor do I have any spikes on distant lights at night.
The only side effects are::
a) everything is so BLUE
b) there is a circular line at the very edge of my peripheral vision which is a "bit trippy".
As to (a) above; prior to eye surgery, I had thought that all of the blue "neon" lights of my neighborhood bar had the transformers going out as they all looked dimmer and dimmer over time. We had to increase the strength of the lights in the house so we could basically see. Then:: After surgery, all the blue lights are bright as ever. It is a very profound color shift. Sunlight, in the morning, coming off concrete has an iridescent violet hue. And we reduced the ceiling lights back to where they used to be......
Pocket Change
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I've had cataract surgery on both eyes within the past 2 years. (I'm 72.) Because both eyes needed retina surgery and vitreous replacement also, they could not use anything but single focus lenses. Something about swelling and exact placement needed for presbyopic (multi-focal) capable lenses.
The correction is 20/20 after about 3 feet, closer I need readers. I can read the speedometer & gauges on the dashboard without glasses or readers. However, I use progressives full time, mostly for my phone. The 'upper' distance part of the progressives has a slight astigmatism correction.
The good news is that I've found that I can play pool without any glasses. The astigmatism isn't bad enough to be an issue for pool. The cue ball is just far enough away that it is in focus. Before the cataract surgeries I carried a variety of readers (from 1.25 to 3.0) and never found a great (edit: good) compromise for pool.
The correction is 20/20 after about 3 feet, closer I need readers. I can read the speedometer & gauges on the dashboard without glasses or readers. However, I use progressives full time, mostly for my phone. The 'upper' distance part of the progressives has a slight astigmatism correction.
The good news is that I've found that I can play pool without any glasses. The astigmatism isn't bad enough to be an issue for pool. The cue ball is just far enough away that it is in focus. Before the cataract surgeries I carried a variety of readers (from 1.25 to 3.0) and never found a great (edit: good) compromise for pool.
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I had the same issue. If I wear glasses, I lose vision when I go down to shoot because then I'm looking over the tops of the frames. I went to the eye doctor for an exam and to see about larger frames or the "pool glasses". To my surprise, she convinced me to try multi-focal contact lenses. I had tried them years ago and could not get used to them at all. Technology has improved and today's contacts are much softer and thinner. At 61, I got used to them very quickly and today shoot without glasses and with much success. Go to an eye doctor and get a free box of samples, you may be pleasantly surprised.
Stroke, and everything else. So many aspects of my game need improvement, failing eyesight is the least of my problems. Even with advancing cataracts, I can still usually make the most difficult long shots. If eye surgery or glasses could keep me doing something stupid/careless though, I’d be first in line.
bpeacock
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Just went to the eye doctor today with complaints! I am going to try contacts
Varner always said in our day hard contacts were better.
I tried em, but back then pool rooms had smoking/not good for me.
Also, if your in a dry/desert climate, and your eyes don't water well, contacts may not work out.
I'd try em tho, but never wear em in a dust storm w/o goggles.
I tried em, but back then pool rooms had smoking/not good for me.
Also, if your in a dry/desert climate, and your eyes don't water well, contacts may not work out.
I'd try em tho, but never wear em in a dust storm w/o goggles.
I’m 76. I’ve had cataract surgery on both eyes and lenses for distance in both eyes. I also wear +2.5 reading glasses. I prefer one pocket because the shots are shorter in most cases which includes aiming for most bank shots. There is no answer other than practicing more on both the physical and mental part of the game. Unfortunately I only play once a week for a couple of hours. Technique becomes more important. As far as mental I would read the Inner Game of Golf and find the Facebook site dealing with the mental side of pool. There is no quick fix.
Rusty in Montana
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I finally bit the bullet and got trifocals at age 63 in some ways they are awful in other a good deal here's why walking up and down stairs they move the kitchen table has ocean waves going across it ha ha so I had to learn to grab onto the hand rail .
As for shooting pool they're helpful but can be fuzzy at times , so take your time before shooting the shot until you adjust your head / eyes to see the shot clearly yes I know this all sounds silly or stupid but this has been my experiences so far .
Quality eye drops help also , Montana is high alpine dessert with humidity levels on a rollercoaster ride this past week it's been as low as 14 % humidity to 98 % go figure !
As for shooting pool they're helpful but can be fuzzy at times , so take your time before shooting the shot until you adjust your head / eyes to see the shot clearly yes I know this all sounds silly or stupid but this has been my experiences so far .
Quality eye drops help also , Montana is high alpine dessert with humidity levels on a rollercoaster ride this past week it's been as low as 14 % humidity to 98 % go figure !
Your comment regarding not getting anti scratch coatings got my attention, so I looked to see what info may be out there and came across this info from Consumer Reports. The report was from 2020 and updated in 2022.
What You Need to Know About Eyeglass Lens Coatings - Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports explains four key types of eyeglasses lens coatings. These add-ons may boost your bill, but some can also help you see better
I am not saying you are wrong here, just wondered if coatings could inhibit the clarity of lenses or not. I did find the note about anti glare being better controlled by polarized lenses very interesting.
Also interesting is the comments by Michael Vitale. He states that polycarbonate is very soft and then adds that polycarbonate is already pretty scratch resistant. I have to wonder how that can be possible but maybe it is.
Lot's of good advice here. I'm having a far sighted issue. But even if you can't completely solve the problem, it will probably come down to this....
Suecue
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Hey there!
I get my glasses to play pool with from Amazon, Sightline
Hey there!
I use Sightline Progressives Multi Focus Reading Glasses get the on Amazon. They come in many styles for men or women.
The lenses are superior quality, can’t see a line, just super clear. So the bottom of the lense is for your reading at 150 then it gently graduates up for more distance. They work perfect! $30 price is right. If ya don’t like them return them.
FWIW.... there's an 85 yr old HOF skeet shooter in our area.
He also plays pool pretty sporty, but his sight is going.
Lately the one-on-one matchups he's been winning for years are starting to not be profitable/meaning he's winning Very little.
Here's what he did and his eyesight has improved.
He does his eye exercises ''every day'' given to em by a doctor. He's playing better/can see better, i$ much happier.
I had LASIK surgery and had to give up pool because I couldn't focus on the cue ball and object ball like I used to. Not sure if there is a solution. My eye doctor was of no help.