"I will NOT get bifocals because they make me look old"

[Nevilledog]

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[bottomofthehill]

1. Been there although usually one pair is on top of my head

[jimfields33]

2. I actually refused them

I read without glasses and wear glasses the rest of the time. It works. I hear in twenty years when I get cataract surgery, it will flip.

[Faux pas]

3. Lol

looking old is way better than looking stoopid! Oh and PS they make no line bifocals now.

[tulipsandroses]

5. Progressives are multifocal with no lines

And look no different. I have only worn progressive lenses. I don’t see why I would want 2 separate things when I can get it all in one pair.

[Faux pas]

15. Agree!

[Retired Engineer Bob]

17. Pricey, but worth it

I still use readers when reading in bed. Otherwise I get a kink in my neck trying to use the progressives. The “reader” area is at the bottom of the frames.

[dixiegrrrrl]

22. Exactly!!!

After cataract surgery in both eyes this spring, new eyeglasses were required, as expected.

Hated the feeling of having a restricted field of vision, esp. since middle of vision is ok.
So now I use readers and distant glasses, found a nice double case that holds both pairs. Since I rarely go anywhere nowadays, it works out ok to switch glasses quickly when necessary. I use the readers most of the time, because computer and e-books fill most of the days now.

[TexasBushwhacker]

23. Depends on what you use them for

I spend my workday in front of a computer. I have glasses for distance - driving, watching TV - and my computer glasses that are lined bifocals so I don't have to take them off to read. The work better for me than progressives.

[stopdiggin]

7. which REALLY suck

having an (unidentified and undifferentiated) field of vision that is just total - fuzz. Sweet! Had a pair for a couple of years - and felt like chucking them out into the road - pretty much every day.

[Faux pas]

16. That's

too bad. It was the lined bifocals that drove me nuts. Had them for a day and went back to get what I wanted. The eye doctor didn't want to cooperate, my insurance and union straightened her out swiftly.

[Aristus]

12. I'm wearing my lineless bifocals right now.

I started going bald at age twenty-four, so I don't think it's the bifocals that make me look old.

OTOH, I don't think I have ever, in my life, looked stupid. It helps that I carry a book with me wherever I go...

[Faux pas]

14. Good

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[niyad]

18. Bet you look professorial. Do you have the elbow patches?

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[Aristus]

19. Patches?

I don't need no stinkin' patches!...

[niyad]

20. Of course you don't. Elbow patches are a bit strange.

Are you enjoying your vacation?

[Aristus]

21. So far, yes. Loving it.

And yes, I do have a very nice tweed sport coat with suede elbow patches. It's hard to wear such a garment in such a way as to convey that you're wearing it ironically...

[3catwoman3]

4. Blended bifocals work really...

…well.

That approach looks ridiculous.

[frazzled]

6. Ever hear of progressive lenses?

I've had them for decades, but usually when I read I just push them up on my head. At least it's a better look.

[EYESORE 9001]

8. Nothing says 'old fart' like wearing your glasses that way

Well, there are probably better indicators than that, but few as blatant.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. Maybe he's been called four-eyes and decided to go with six-eyes instead.

[Nevilledog]

11. Bold fashion choice

[rsdsharp]

10. I've had bifocals for about 15 years, but I don't use them.

I just look over the top to my glasses to read. I’ve never been able to get used to looking through the bottom of the lenses to read. My dad wore trifocals and had no problem, though.

[Goonch]

13. Can I see you now?