[Magdalen] New specs

[Jay Weigel]

I've had progressives from the beginning (30 years ago) and wouldn't have
it any other way. I love them. My only problem was when I first got them. I
am normally a bit klutzy and having trashed my left ankle completely when
stepping down at the age of 17, I tend to look downward when going
downstairs. This was a bit of a problem when I first got the glasses. I
adjusted. One does after a bit, but yikes!



On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sally - I tried progressives about 11 years ago because everyone I knew
> was raving about them.  My biggest problem with them was with reading and I
> learned that you have to move your head 'back and forth' to read
> effectively, rather than your eyes... after giving them a two month 'go' I
> continued to have focus problems and my doc replaced them with bifocals
> again.... I'm now at the stage where I really need 'trifocals' but the part
> of the lens that I have to deal with that is the 'average' between
> 'reading' and 'distance' is not my actual mid range, so those haven't
> worked either. It's time for new lenses again and I'm back to figuring out
> what's best for me again soon. I hope that you are able to adjust and these
> are just what you need.
> Lynn
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> by Richard Rohr
>
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> From: "Sally Davies" <sally.davies at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 9:53 AM
> To: "magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: [Magdalen] New specs
>
>
> Wow, I have new specs!! These are either going to change my life or drive
>> me mad...
>>
>> They are multifocals (progressive lenses), and supposed to stop the
>> endless
>> peering and craning and squinting to see things close-up when I don't have
>> my reading glasses, which is most of the time.
>>
>> Right now I feel I can't see/read anything, and then I move my head and
>> it's suddenly crystal clear for a few seconds before vanishing into a blur
>> again.
>>
>> I think my physio will approve because to read I have to sit up straight
>> but I also have to lift my chin and look down, which might not be so good.
>> She likes the "long neck" posture with chin in and back...but as long as
>> I'm not doing the "hadeda looking for worms" (that is, a grey ibis for
>> those who are wondering), I think it's OK.
>>
>> The frames are very nice and were horrifically expensive, they come from
>> the USA.
>>
>> I think very soon I'll be at that tricky stage where I still haven't
>> settled into these but can't use my old ones...
>>
>> Sally D
>>
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