Question for Eye Glass wearers

ChipD

ChipD

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I'm at the age that my vision has started to fail. My question is to make a set good for playing pool, how much adjustment above center should I have the optician raise the center of focus? My prescription is for progressive lenses. I cant read either. I'm new to glasses and any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
 
ChipD said:
I'm at the age that my vision has started to fail. My question is to make a set good for playing pool, how much adjustment above center should I have the optician raise the center of focus? My prescription is for progressive lenses. I cant read either. I'm new to glasses and any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Hello Chip I have heard this is the way to go although i have no personal experience with this group. billiard-eyeglasses.com (i think)

Gordon Harrison, Dispensing Opticians
45 Green, St. Lambert, QC, Canada, J4P 1S2

1-450-465-3058 local and International

toll free in Canada and USA
1-877-465-3058

there is an endorsment from Grady on the website (i think)

good luck and let me know if they work if you go that route - I mite tryem meself
 
ChipD said:
I'm at the age that my vision has started to fail. My question is to make a set good for playing pool, how much adjustment above center should I have the optician raise the center of focus? My prescription is for progressive lenses. I cant read either. I'm new to glasses and any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Have you considered Laser surgery?
 
Chip, a way to find out where your focus needs to be might be to note where you look through your glasses when you play comfortably.

The only problem with that idea is that when you're not shooting pool the focus may be a little high.

I tried eye exercises and improved my vision considerably, but my eyesight was so bad to begin with I couldn't correct it enough to shoot pool without glasses.

I had the Lasik surgery, but if my vision had only been slightly off, the eye training would have worked fine.

Hope that helps.

Danny
 
I used to wear glasses to play pool but in my experience contacts are much better. I guess the best would be surgery but I don't think I can right now (29 yo and my sight has decided to start changing again in the past couple years :mad: ). I have myopia (nearsighted) so maybe your case is different... but I would suggest to try contacts if possible.

Regarding your question, I think that point of focus depends on your stance so as suggested by Danny consider checking at the table at what height are you really looking through your glasses. Besides glasses must be very big to accommodate for your stance so they are going to look weird if used for anything besides pool.
 
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I've worn glasses for about 15 yrs and rather than any type of laser surgery, I've started looking into ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) which is, from my understanding, nearly 100% reversible at any time. Of course, there are good and bad things about any type of 'surgery' but it looks very appealing to me. Just a suggestion.

Ryan
 
I had LASIK surgery 4 years ago. While it did correct much of my vision (I couldn't see past a few feet uncorrected prior to surgery), it did not make my vision perfect.

I struggled with it, refusing to go back to glasses, but finally I had to.

I had very high astigmatism, and it wasn't corrected fully.

I purchased a pair of billiard glasses from Gordon Harrison and they work great. My only complaint comes when playing in a pool hall that does not adequately block sunlight. There is quite a bit of glare from the glasses, but I do recommend them (perhaps there was an anti-glare option I didn't know about?). He is a good personable person as well.
 
ChipD said:
I'm at the age that my vision has started to fail. My question is to make a set good for playing pool, how much adjustment above center should I have the optician raise the center of focus? My prescription is for progressive lenses. I cant read either. I'm new to glasses and any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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I wear glasses for pool and generally to see. I don't know that I'd suggest progressives. I think I would get a separate pair just for pool. Consider some Decot Hi-wyd shooting glasses with the adjustable nose piece. Randy G can tell you more about them. Or any shooting glasses might work. I just got off the shelf frames with big lenses and adjusted the nose piece so they ride high and they work just fine.
 
http://goggles4u.com/

Also, check that out if you want a cheap, spare prescription pair of glasses. I ordered my regular non-pool shooting glasses from them, and they worked out well.
 
For me, the above center thing was not so much an issue as getting the distance right. To make a long story short, it took quite a few trips and I had to pay for an extra few exams.

I learned that you have to be very specific about the distance you need to be in focus in terms of feet and where your priorities are. Just telling them you want a pair of glasses to play pool is too vague. I also learned that if you go to three different eye doctors, you'll probably get three different opinions.

For me, what finally worked was telling them I need a pair of glasses that basically kept things in focus from 4' to 12'. I had to be blunt that I didn't care about anything less than 3-4'.

Hope this helps somewhat. Good luck!
 
I have worn DeCot Pool Shooting Glasses for about 30 years. I'm a dealer and issue about 200 pair a year. Call me and I will take you through the three step process for better pool vision. Have your CC ready. Glasses at your house in about two weeks after order.

Randy Goettlicher
1 800 707-0158
 
The problem with glasses is the Galoopian effect. While shooting with glasses, the balls look smaller. You can't fix that. Contacts make this situation MUCH better. Regardless of which way you go, you can make your plight better by changing your stance. Bend your bridge arm and that will make your eyes closer to the ball, reducing the issue with bad sight. Best of luck however you decide to go.
tim
 
Go for contacts. I see better with them and don't have to worry about my glasses sliding or the size of them.

Dean:D
 
Thank you all

Thank you all for the suggestions. I'm going contact the opticians suggested and see what I can do. I'm going to get a specific pair of glasses for playing if I go that direction. This has been a big help. I'm starting to feel my age.
 
Thank you all

Thank you all for the suggestions. I'm going contact the opticians suggested and see what I can do. I'm going to get a specific pair of glasses for playing if I go that direction. This has been a big help. I'm starting to feel my age.
 
Hopefully contacts will work well for you. For me, they didn't do so hot and I ended up switching back to glasses.

Here's hoping you find your solution, and it works very well for you.
 
ChipD said:
I'm at the age that my vision has started to fail. My question is to make a set good for playing pool, how much adjustment above center should I have the optician raise the center of focus? My prescription is for progressive lenses. I cant read either. I'm new to glasses and any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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This thread is up and running, see if anthing in here helps as well.

Good luck...




http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=106993
 
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gesan said:
Hello Chip I have heard this is the way to go although i have no personal experience with this group. billiard-eyeglasses.com (i think)

Gordon Harrison, Dispensing Opticians
45 Green, St. Lambert, QC, Canada, J4P 1S2

1-450-465-3058 local and International

toll free in Canada and USA
1-877-465-3058

there is an endorsment from Grady on the website (i think)

good luck and let me know if they work if you go that route - I mite tryem meself
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I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Harrison's specialized glasses which...roughly speaking...are sort of "upside down" in the sense that there is more lens above the eyebrow than below.

Before you call him, you need to know your PD or Pupilary Distance and your vision correction prescription. He can then make glasses that literally ROCKED MY WORLD as far as playing pool is concerned.

With normal glasses, when you're over a shot...even if your normal glasses are set up correctly (which they won't be because you are looking through the extreme top of the lens) you STILL will see things blurry in your above the lens peripheral vision and trust me, that messes with your mind.

Dr. Harrison's glasses provide what I call a WALL OF VISION.

Strongly recommended.

Regards,
Jim
 
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ChipD said:
I'm at the age that my vision has started to fail. My question is to make a set good for playing pool, how much adjustment above center should I have the optician raise the center of focus? My prescription is for progressive lenses. I cant read either. I'm new to glasses and any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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I found an old pair of glasses with large frames & had my optician install my current prescription. He plays pool & raised the focal point to accomodate the fact that I would be bending down. They work well.
 
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