Subdeacon Joe Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 New glasses. After about 7 years. I had been using blended bifocals. Went to America's Best - two pair for $100. If I wanted blended bifocals it would have been another hundred bucks. I'll adapt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Is blended bifocals the same as progressive lenses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 26 minutes ago, MizPete said: Is blended bifocals the same as progressive lenses? Yep. There may be some slight technical difference in how big the "near segment" is, but basically the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I have tried regular bifocals and could not deal with them. To be fair I didn’t give them much of a chance. Didn’t want to. I have a weird prescription. It’s hard to get them dialed in every time I get new glasses. Only having to pay $100 for 2 pairs would be fantastic. Unfortunately mine always cost much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I have tried regular bifocals and could not deal with them. To be fair I didn’t give them much of a chance. Didn’t want to. I have a weird prescription. It’s hard to get them dialed in every time I get new glasses. Only having to pay $100 for 2 pairs would be fantastic. Unfortunately mine always cost much more. Right now I'm finding that using the computer is a challenge. A little too far for the close, a little too close for far. I'll get it figured out, though. Next time I might splurge on the blended bifocals, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Right now I'm finding that using the computer is a challenge. A little too far for the close, a little too close for far. I'll get it figured out, though. Next time I might splurge on the blended bifocals, though. Try getting a pair of single vision made for the distance to the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 23 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: Try getting a pair of single vision made for the distance to the PC. Crossed my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Any lens coatings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie T Waite Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Been wearing no-lines since the early 80s and they always seemed to work very well for me. Went in yesterday for an exam to get a new pair and was told that I have to have eye surgery on both eyes then re-examined before they will make me new glasses. But as for the progressives I would recomend them, they always worked well for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Any lens coatings? My current glasses have the "Crizal" coating which seems to work really well for glare and avoiding scratches. Mine are just starting to show scratches after almost 2 years of daily use. Like the progressive lens as well. Like Pat, I can't do the line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I wore the lined bifocals for 30 years. I tried unlined and didn't like them. For a while, I had to have computer glasses. I think I'll get lined bifocals after I have eye surgery again. I had cataract surgery in September and October and one of the eyes needs a redo as soon as the scar tissue heals. I probably won't be shooting until I get new glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Allie Mo Do you not close your eyes to shoot? I do , it takes the sting out of misses. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Eyesa Horg said: My current glasses have the "Crizal" coating which seems to work really well for glare and avoiding scratches. Mine are just starting to show scratches after almost 2 years of daily use. Like the progressive lens as well. Like Pat, I can't do the line! mine too but I find that cleaning them is more of a pain than regular lenses. at least I can see which I guess is what it's all about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 It was a signal day when I got my first set of bifocals. I was shocked. I could actually see the dial on my watch again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 No coating of any kind. I've had progressive bifocals for maybe 20 years. I decided to go on the cheap this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 said: Allie Mo Do you not close your eyes to shoot? I do , it takes the sting out of misses. Imis Could be hard on spectators, tho, Imis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Blended bifocals are for aging cowpokes that accept they are getting older. Progressive lens are what aging cowpokes that ain't accepting (me) they could be getting older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Matthew Duncan said: Bifocals with lines are for aging cowpokes that accept they are getting older. Progressive lens are what aging cowpokes that ain't accepting (me) they could be getting older. I fixed it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 23 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I'll adapt. Nope. Gotta have 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie T Waite Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 11 hours ago, Matthew Duncan said: Blended bifocals are for aging cowpokes that accept they are getting older. Progressive lens are what aging cowpokes that ain't accepting (me) they could be getting older. I disagree, I tried the lined and they didn't work for me especially when driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Willie Nelson Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 When I first got my progressives, there was a perpetual ditch in front of me until I got use to them. I walked like I was stepping over snakes. Extra care was taken when in refineries going up or down stairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Shotgun Willie Nelson said: When I first got my progressives, there was a perpetual ditch in front of me until I got use to them. I walked like I was stepping over snakes. Extra care was taken when in refineries going up or down stairs. My first pair did something similar. Turned out they were not properly ground. The maker failed to grind all the way to the edge of the lens. Made looking through the bottom of the glasses similar to looking through a bottle filled with water. Struggled for a couple of weeks before I went back to my eye doc. Told him the problem and he immediately ordered another pair. New pair had zero issues. Oddly enough it has never happened again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 3 hours ago, Charlie T Waite said: I disagree, I tried the lined and they didn't work for me especially when driving. I was trying to be funny.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I wore a blindfold to the range one time. I never knew what I was missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie T Waite Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, Matthew Duncan said: I was trying to be funny.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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