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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2020 13:50:21 GMT -5
I would prefer a doctor who recognizes that older eyes take a bit longer to focus between the "is this one better or this one" questions! Anyone have someone they really like that is good with....older folks?
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Post by Evil Yoda on Jan 29, 2020 20:38:21 GMT -5
You may have difficulty finding one like that.
Opthalmologists are trained to ask those questions quickly, and switch those lenses fast. They don't want you to squint and they don't want to give your eyes too much time to accommodate. If your eyes do that, you can give an answer that will lead to a less effective prescription, and when you use those glasses, you will be more prone to eyestrain, which typically presents as frequent headaches when doing close work or reading.
Sorry.
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Post by guido2 on Feb 2, 2020 11:20:28 GMT -5
Along those lines ….. anybody know of an eye doctor (either type) that still uses those old fashion metal frames with the lenses they physically pop in and out instead of that damn plastic thing they stuff in your face.
I know enough about optics that any change in angle between your eye and the lens throws things off. Those plastic thing never seem square on my face or if the are they move out of phase when they start flipping the dials.
Probably two pairs of glasses ago was perfect the first time the glasses got cut. That one I got using the metal frame apparatus that you wear like glasses for the prescription. Since then the Dr(s) have use the plastic one and the last two have had to be redone one twice.
Now I fully realize my eyes with age are problematic.....but.
Anybody else have similar issues that the plastic one doesn't seem to work as well?
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Post by Evil Yoda on Feb 2, 2020 14:13:13 GMT -5
Some doctors still use trial frames - ask yours when you make the appointment. But the phoropter rendered those devices largely obsolete, mostly because they can get heavy, especially if you have a lot of correction. If you aren't comfortable with how the phoropter rests against your face, tell your doctor. Make him fix it. The exam chair should be variable for height and the phoropter can move in every dimension, unless it is unusual.
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Post by guido2 on Feb 6, 2020 11:54:45 GMT -5
Some doctors still use trial frames - ask yours when you make the appointment. But the phoropter rendered those devices largely obsolete, mostly because they can get heavy, especially if you have a lot of correction. If you aren't comfortable with how the phoropter rests against your face, tell your doctor. Make him fix it. The exam chair should be variable for height and the phoropter can move in every dimension, unless it is unusual. Thanks for that term 'trial frames' I couldn't find or remember that term. And yes 'we' did all the adjustments and stuff. But sorry trying to get a flat piece of plastic with a notch in it vs a frame right near the eyeball has to be different optically. I know that much...… I think. 😄 I have had a very heavy prescription for the last couple of decades. Till the last few visits they always started with the phoropter but for fine tuning they used the trial frames. Now that was 'back in the day' when phoropters were 'new' and not fully accepted. I assume now they are. But now it is up to me to broach the question with the practitioner. As I said before my glasses were correct the very first time. Now it takes two or three 'tries' and re-cuts of new ones. So it is NOT just that my eyes are going bad more quickly. Not in the week or two it takes to cut them. Thanks again EY.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Feb 6, 2020 12:10:46 GMT -5
I also have a complicated prescription with astigmatism. I can recommend Bowers & Snyder, who most of the time get mine right the first cut. Clark Appler (used to be Clark Appler Loeber) in Towson also does good work.
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