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Had to admit defeat and go for varifocal lenses in the new specs rather than single vision (unless I want to be constantly swapping glasses).
Picked them up today and to be honest I'm struggling.
The peripheral vision seems rubbish, and they make me feel more than a little seasick!
I've admitted defeat for today and gone back to the old bins to stave off a growing headache.
Anyone else have trouble transitioning from single vision to varifocal?
 
Yep ... Totally hated them from day 1 although I did try really hard. I'm afraid I'm at the age where I have to admit defeat and wear my specs a lot of the time, but the varifocals totally defeated me.

I now have a pair for the computer which live permanently on my desk, a pair for reading which wander about and I'm constantly looking for them (might have to resort to one of those hang-round-the-neck things) and a pair for distance - ie driving, which live in the car. I also have several pairs of those ones you buy from the supermarket which sort of "do" for intermediate occasions and they are scattered around the house. But all oft hat is preferableto the varifocals which made me feel seasick, made it impossible to walk down a flight of stairs without hanging on to the handrail for dear life and gave me a stiff neck from constantly trying to find the right sweet spot on the lenses for whatever I happened to be doing at the time.

Never again I'm afraid ....
 
Stick with them, take some getting used to, but in the long run so much better than keeping on swapping glasses
 
Have you done the pavement thing yet?....crossing the road, come to the pavement and the step up looks about 10 foot, lift the leg up only to find you wobbling forward as its just a few inches high.
Persevered and was ok with them but not fully happy so gave up and went for 2 pairs, reading and driving.....and glad i did!
 
Bifocals are much easier to use.
 
Stick with them. It does take time to get used to them.
You have to learn to move your head rather than your eyes.
I think most people get headaches at the start, but it quickly passes.
 
I found varifocals impossible to live with. They made me want to vomit. Boots refunded the £200 I spent on them.
 
I don't like mine, wouldn't use them for anything 'out and about', I use my half-rims for everything during the day and the varifocals only when I'm in a fairly stable situation.
They can sometimes be adjusted for enlarged peripheral vision.
 
I drove 20 miles home after picking mine up without too much trouble, probably because no-one told me I might need to get used to them!:eek:

I did have to go back and have them adjusted though, as I was not looking through the distance bit quite right (had to dip my head to see straight ahead properly) but they were absolutely fine then.

The downside was that they were my first pair of "proper" glasses and I hate the look of them so much that I don't wear them as much as I should! :rolleyes:
 
The quality of the lenses also makes a difference, if you use them a lot such as all day on a pc its worth getting the better ones.
 
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I tried them a couple of years ago and took them back after a week to get them swapped back to standard ones. I think they're one of those things that you either get on with or not. In my case it was the latter. I had a headache for the whole week and couldn't stand the fact that my peripheral vision was ruined with them on. I know you're supposed to move your head to use them but driving felt a nightmare especially when using the wing mirrors. Walking downstairs was just downright dangerous. As for standing for a pee........:p
 
Note to self....don't try and stand to pee....check lol.

I can't say the stairs have been a problem. Until it was mentioned on here it never occurred to me that I don't look down when going up or down!

Many thanks for your replies one and all
 
I've just got varifocals took a bit of getting used to and they are expensive!
But I am getting used to them and now wear them all the time except when I use the camera still use readers for that with the camera on live veiw or when I use the viewfinder still don't use glasses just readers to check focus

So basically still struggling! !:D:D
 
I use contacts for photography, just can't use glasses with a camera.
fabs said:
Me neither. I was fine with them from the moment I first put them on, is that unusual?
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Yep!
 
Tip I was given by the Optometrist - point your nose at the thing you want to look at :)

Works for me - used varifocals for years now - never had problems with them
 
If still struggling go back and have them adjusted, could make all the difference.

I had a problem last time and they found that the Lens were wrong and they had to make new Lens with the Varifocal
Bit (not sure how to describe it) Starting in a different place (SpecSavers). Specsavers will adjust or replace until its OK for you at no extra cost i.e. free
 
Tigger.ufo said:
I drove 20 miles home after picking mine up without too much trouble, probably because no-one told me I might need to get used to them!:eek:

I did have to go back and ... collect my own car though which was a pity because the one I took by mistake drove quite well ...
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I thought it only fair to "correct" your quote because I did see the Court Report ;):p
 
Day two....not so bad but.......

Im struggling with the bit for reading. It is incredibly shallow and seems to be just the bottom couple of mm of the lens. It seems I have hold either my head or whatever I'm reading in a completely unnatural position to get the best vision.

Im going to give it till next friday and if im still not happy take them back and get the lens adjusted to alter that. Paid too damn much for them for them not to be just right.
 
Just got myself 2 brand new pairs from specsavers, first time round about 8 years ago i opted for the very cheapest variant which had poor periferal vision and made me feel sick all the time, they took them back and i opted for the more expensive variant and theyre superb, spend that bit extra and you'll be fine
 
viv1969 said:
Clearly a weirdo lol ;)
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Clearly but it saves me £54.50 every time. :p

Gary Coyle said:
Just got myself 2 brand new pairs from specsavers, first time round about 8 years ago i opted for the very cheapest variant which had poor periferal vision and made me feel sick all the time, they took them back and i opted for the more expensive variant and theyre superb, spend that bit extra and you'll be fine
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Specsavers have 4 different levels of varifocals, I've always had the Elite ones which are 2nd from top so that may explain why I have never had any issues with them.
 
For the record I am with Specsavers....strangely ours have three levels of Varifocal lenses rather than four but I have opted for the elite.
 
I have only had to wear specs for short while, I went with varifocals straight away, they do take some getting used to.
 
fabs said:
Interesting, I would have thought they'd offer the same range throughout they're stores.
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They have 4 levels in all stores, however the top level is "custom" and isnt automatically offered, its a bit of a rip off to be honest, when i got mine they just did me a custom fitting, when they totted up the bill it was something silly so i questioned it and eventually they took £50 off after telling me they had done a custom fitting when i didnt need it, i then opted for the elite fitting

Basis £49
Premium £79
Elite £109
Custom £159

They will charge you for what they think they can get away with

Mine are so good that ive had no option but to kick the wife out.
 
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Gary. ...only three levels offered to me. There was no premium option. Elite cost 159....no custom option.
 
kendo1 said:
I use contacts for photography, just can't use glasses with a camera.
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I changed to contact lenses three months ago. They're great.

I am now on daily disposables which are much less bother than the lenses I had twenty years ago which had to be put in solution every night then given a good clean in a different solution once a week.


Steve.
 
Marc and Gary, you're both right.
I was offered 3 options only, but in saying I wanted the widest field of vision possible I went for option 3, but was charged for option (and unoffered) option 4.
They are refunding me the difference, and have said that if after a week I'm still unhappy they will alter the lens makeup for no extra charge.
Once again proving that whilst a thread may be opened here for a bit of a whinge, excellent advice can be had!
Today's not overall too bad with the specs, (definitely better than yesterday) but the optimum close up reading range is bugging me still.
Once again a huge thank you for all posts and opinions. TP rocks :)

Oh and Steve.....I can't do contacts.....tried....failed :-(
 
camerassassin said:
Tip I was given by the Optometrist - point your nose at the thing you want to look at :)

Works for me - used varifocals for years now - never had problems with them
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that would give me a sore neck very quickly, and it'd probably look like I was "looking down my nose" at people...
 
I've been meaning to get new glasses for months, but I fear that when I do, i'll still see liverpool miles ahead in the league :(
 
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