What's mildly irritating you today? - Page 218

glatt · 01-25-2011, 10:49 AM

Yeah, but glasses also come in different sizes, so you need to make sure the front piece actually reaches the sides of your head, and the ear pieces reach the back of your ears. In a store, you can tell in just a second by trying one on, but online, you need to look at the numbers.

monster · 01-25-2011, 11:02 AM

Another vid/description for opthalmic migraine. I get them too, a red, green and grey zigzaggy line expands like a ripple on a pond.

http://www.allaboutvision.com/condit...r-migraine.htm

Shawnee123 · 01-25-2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Yeah, but glasses also come in different sizes, so you need to make sure the front piece actually reaches the sides of your head, and the ear pieces reach the back of your ears. In a store, you can tell in just a second by trying one on, but online, you need to look at the numbers.

Oh. Ugh. Seems the readers I buy are more standardized or something?

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Originally Posted by monster

Another vid/description for opthalmic migraine. I get them too, a red, green and grey zigzaggy line expands like a ripple on a pond.

http://www.allaboutvision.com/condit...r-migraine.htm

Thanks monster.

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Still, always consult your eye doctor when you have unusual vision symptoms, because it's possible that you have another condition requiring treatment, such as a detached retina, which should be checked out immediately.

Do they prescribe for that, like they do glaucoma?

footfootfoot · 01-25-2011, 11:25 AM

Shawnee you'll need to measure your pupil distance, if you don't know it. I held a ruler up to my eyes and took a photo of it. Then read the scale. There is a small disfference between your PD at near distances and infinity, so you may be asked if it is for reading or distance specs.

Spexxvet will continue to ignore you if he finds out you are planning on buying glasses online

Shawnee123 · 01-25-2011, 11:29 AM

Maybe I'll wait until I can see a professional. I already don't understand. Years ago I was told I have a slight astigmatism, but I don't even know what that means.

I've always had great far vision, still do. It's up in front of my face I can't see.

Undertoad · 01-25-2011, 11:30 AM

You have a beautiful astigmatism.

Shawnee123 · 01-25-2011, 11:31 AM

Heh.

I thought it meant blood would come running out of my eyes, but it never happened.

footfootfoot · 01-25-2011, 11:32 AM

A-Stigmatic means you don't have wounds on your feet and hands.

Spexxvet · 01-25-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Wow! See, I've always heard of 3 or 4 hundred bucks!

So I could get my prescription and order online?

(I would ask Spexx' opinion but he's ignoring me.)

PS There's an ad that keeps showing up on Facebook for an eyeglasses site and the frames they show look just like the readers I loved but just broke.

Sorry for the delay.

While I'm not a doctor, it sounds to me like an opthalmic migraine, so these guys have helped you out.

Clodfobble · 01-26-2011, 01:28 PM

Shawnee, either way you will have to go see an eye doctor first to get the right prescription (which will include correction for astigmatism, if you have it.) While you are there, try on a few pairs of glasses in the office. Find one that is the right size, and write down those measurements. Then go online.

glatt · 01-26-2011, 01:39 PM

Yeah, it's pretty easy. The pupil distance was included in my last prescription, so that's not something you'll need to measure yourself.

The glasses online are so cheap, it's worth your time to just go to one of the websites and poke around for a few minutes.

Spexxvet · 01-26-2011, 01:42 PM

Shaw, don't buy glasses on line.

Shawnee123 · 01-26-2011, 01:55 PM

Spexx, I really would like to go the professional route, but money is an issue.

I'm not planning to do anything about it right away, so maybe i'll finally be caught up and can have the professional care...right now cheap is appealing. Same reason I've stayed with readers.

Never cost as much as these stupid teeth I feel like smashing out with a hammer, though.

Lamplighter · 01-26-2011, 02:48 PM

GoodWill is an excellent source.

Just take something to read so you can check out close-, mid-, and distance-vision.

Happy Monkey · 01-26-2011, 04:35 PM

Holy crap. Check out the area west of DC on Google Maps with traffic on.

I'm only mildly irritated because I wasn't planning on leaving until eight anyway. If this lasts much past that, the irritation level will spike.

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01-25-2011, 11:02 AM	#3257
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Another vid/description for opthalmic migraine. I get them too, a red, green and grey zigzaggy line expands like a ripple on a pond. http://www.allaboutvision.com/condit...r-migraine.htm __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-25-2011, 11:25 AM	#3259
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Shawnee you'll need to measure your pupil distance, if you don't know it. I held a ruler up to my eyes and took a photo of it. Then read the scale. There is a small disfference between your PD at near distances and infinity, so you may be asked if it is for reading or distance specs. Spexxvet will continue to ignore you if he finds out you are planning on buying glasses online __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-25-2011, 11:29 AM	#3260
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Maybe I'll wait until I can see a professional. I already don't understand. Years ago I was told I have a slight astigmatism, but I don't even know what that means. I've always had great far vision, still do. It's up in front of my face I can't see. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-25-2011, 11:31 AM	#3262
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Heh. I thought it meant blood would come running out of my eyes, but it never happened. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-25-2011, 11:30 AM	#3261
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You have a beautiful astigmatism.

01-25-2011, 11:32 AM	#3263
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	A-Stigmatic means you don't have wounds on your feet and hands. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-26-2011, 01:28 PM	#3265
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Shawnee, either way you will have to go see an eye doctor first to get the right prescription (which will include correction for astigmatism, if you have it.) While you are there, try on a few pairs of glasses in the office. Find one that is the right size, and write down those measurements. Then go online. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-26-2011, 01:39 PM	#3266
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah, it's pretty easy. The pupil distance was included in my last prescription, so that's not something you'll need to measure yourself. The glasses online are so cheap, it's worth your time to just go to one of the websites and poke around for a few minutes.

01-26-2011, 01:42 PM	#3267
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Shaw, don't buy glasses on line. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

01-26-2011, 01:55 PM	#3268
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Spexx, I really would like to go the professional route, but money is an issue. I'm not planning to do anything about it right away, so maybe i'll finally be caught up and can have the professional care...right now cheap is appealing. Same reason I've stayed with readers. Never cost as much as these stupid teeth I feel like smashing out with a hammer, though. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-26-2011, 02:48 PM	#3269
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	GoodWill is an excellent source. Just take something to read so you can check out close-, mid-, and distance-vision.

01-26-2011, 04:35 PM	#3270
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Holy crap. Check out the area west of DC on Google Maps with traffic on. I'm only mildly irritated because I wasn't planning on leaving until eight anyway. If this lasts much past that, the irritation level will spike. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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