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New Glasses (1st time wearer) - hard to focus

  • 20-08-2008 9:07am
    #1
    Plek Trum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,074 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,
    I started wearing my glasses on Monday, very slight correction for computer work only, everything else is fine. The problem is that I feel a constant 'pressure' around my eyes and have problems focusing when there are off - even after a few hours of removing them. Seems that things are worse than before!

    Is this common when you get glasses first. I am concerned about damaging my eyes further, as I have never had a problem with my vision only tiredness when on the PC. All help appreciated, thanks.


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  • #2
    Zorba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭Zorba


    Plek Trum wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I started wearing my glasses on Monday, very slight correction for computer work only, everything else is fine. The problem is that I feel a constant 'pressure' around my eyes and have problems focusing when there are off - even after a few hours of removing them. Seems that things are worse than before!

    Is this common when you get glasses first. I am concerned about damaging my eyes further, as I have never had a problem with my vision only tiredness when on the PC. All help appreciated, thanks.

    Sometimes when u get new glasses they're a bit too strong for u and your eyes actually have to get worse before they're comfortable, which could be what's happening to u.

    I used to go to an optician that always gave me stronger glasses everytime i went in and i personally think he made my eyes worse because for the first few days my eyes would feel funny until the got bad enough to get used to the new glasses.

    If u go back to your optician he/she will probably tell u the glasses are perfect. I'd advise u to only use the glasses when necessary and spend as much time as u can NOT wearing them, that way your eyes won't get lazy and u hopefully won't end up being dependant on glasses.


  • #3
    Plek Trum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,074 ✭✭✭Plek Trum


    Cheers for that. will keep it in mind.
    Like your Rilo Kiley sig by the way - saw them, live at Electirc Picnic last year, great set!!


  • #4
    Zorba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭Zorba


    Plek Trum wrote: »
    Cheers for that. will keep it in mind.
    Like your Rilo Kiley sig by the way - saw them, live at Electirc Picnic last year, great set!!

    Thanks :)

    Was actually only this year i started listening to them, dunno how i survived so long without them !


  • #5
    endplate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 991 ✭✭✭endplate


    Zorba wrote: »
    Sometimes when u get new glasses they're a bit too strong for u and your eyes actually have to get worse before they're comfortable, which could be what's happening to u.

    I used to go to an optician that always gave me stronger glasses everytime i went in and i personally think he made my eyes worse because for the first few days my eyes would feel funny until the got bad enough to get used to the new glasses.

    If u go back to your optician he/she will probably tell u the glasses are perfect. I'd advise u to only use the glasses when necessary and spend as much time as u can NOT wearing them, that way your eyes won't get lazy and u hopefully won't end up being dependant on glasses.

    Did you hear that story down the pub? :rolleyes:

    Plek Trum

    Before you wear glasses what your brain sees appears to be normal. After you put on corrective lenses. The brain for the first while thinks this is wrong until it gets used to the clarity.

    Why would you want to spend your life in a blur? You won't worsen your eyes if anything you will relax your eyes and giving yourself less strain wearing glasses.

    You don't get dependant on glasses your brain gets to like the clarity

    If you feel they are still troublesome go back to your optician just to recheck they will probably tell you what I've written


  • #6
    pookie82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,217 ✭✭✭pookie82


    New glasses or first time glasses in particular, can be very disorientating for a while. Every time I get new lenses, even though they're the right ones, they give me headaches for the first week, the ground seems to tilt towards me, and my sight feels very strange for a few days.

    This does not mean that the lens strength is wrong - it's just an adjustment period. I would suggest wearing your glasses while on the PC at all times, and for driving too, if you need them. It's better to be dependent on them and have clear eye sight and eyes which are not placed under strain than to try to use them now and again in the view that this will somehow preserve your natural sight.

    The switch over period you speak of will pass in a week or two. In the long term you'll find that getting glasses has not worsened the problem, but fixed it.


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