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Glasses for monitor 1.5 arms length away

  • 26-09-2024 06:09PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,875 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm newly 4-eyed (well about 1 year ago was first pair) so this is all still new to me.

    I have two prescriptions, one for reading and one for long distance (driving).

    I got my reading glasses prescription updated recently. When I was getting tested I noted that what I was reading was about 0.5 arms length away.

    I didn't order the glasses at that stage, only got the prescription.

    I realised a few days after I'd left the optician that when reading I usually hold the book at arms length, and then when using a monitor it's 1.5 arms length, always has been.

    Would the "Office glasses" version of my reading glasses be the solution here as I think the reading glasses prescription isn't right for monitor use in my case.

    I do find that my eyes get tired after perhaps 3 hours using the existing reading glasses I had for the last year, so perhaps the opticians have always assumed my monitor is arms length away.



Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,875 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    So no one here is familiar with office glasses I take it 😀



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,145 ✭✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    You can get progressive lenses E..g distance/monitor/book combined into a single frame. Will have to do same. Might just get distance+monitor for work stuff. I have an optician apt soon.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,875 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    The issue i have is that you are restricted to certain viewing angles for certain tasks.

    Like when I read i don't have it in my lap, rather I'm looking straight ahead, so I'd be using the further range in the bifocal version.

    Even now using the phone I am looking at it straight with head bent down. I wouldn't want to have to keep head up and use lower section of the glasses in order to read.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,145 ✭✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    Yes, it's a PITA. Not sure how it works with progressive/bifocals, but you have to get used to them.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,031 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    I use vari focals and to be honest never notice any degradation when reading at any distance or angle. Any decent optician will give you the lowdown.



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