Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 1 Location: chicago, il
Can I Have Contact Lenses And Glasses At the Same Time? Posted: 05-08-04 10:56am
Hello,
i have a new pair of glasses (-4.25 and
-5.25) vs and old pair (-3.25 and -4.50).
For distance vision, ie. Driving things
are perfect, but for closeup reading,
computer use etc I find that my eyes are
"stressed".
My question is, can I wear a pair of
contact lenses that give the effect of my
old prescription (-3.25/-4.50) and then
just add/wear a pair of glasses for
driving that will bring my "total"
prescription to an effective
-4.25/-5.25?
Any other ideas?
Thanks very much.
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meen_bao
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 13
Re: Can I Have Contact Lenses And Glasses At the Same Time? Posted: 06-08-04 15:00pm
essans
wrote:
hello,
i have a new pair of glasses (-4.25 and
-5.25) vs and old pair (-3.25 and -4.50).
For distance vision, ie. Driving
things are perfect, but for closeup
reading, computer use etc I find that my
eyes are "stressed".
My question is, can I wear a pair of
contact lenses that give the effect of my
old prescription (-3.25/-4.50) and then
just add/wear a pair of glasses for
driving that will bring my "total"
prescription to an effective
-4.25/-5.25?
Any other ideas?
Thanks very
much.
in my experience, I wouldn't say that is
such a good idea. Your new prescription
is ideal to correct your current vision,
but wearing your old prescription may
cause your eyesight to worsen. As you've
said, you've felt that your eyes are
"stressed" when viewing closeup objects,
that is because you're making the eye do
more work (squinting, may even cause
soreness), which in turn damages the
retina. Other more serious affects may
lead to the eyes becoming red and
irritated, dryness which may in turn cause
permanent scarring if not enough oxygen is
being reached. (on contacts)
wearing the wrong prescription (for
glasses) may lead to eye strain, problems
with depth perception, headaches, blurred
vision, and in some cases even eye turns.
My suggestion to you is to rid of your old
prescription and get ones that match your
prescription
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Jillrose
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Jul 2004 Posts: 1
Glasses For Closeup Work Over Contacts Posted: 07-11-04 20:57pm
The easiest solution for you would to wear
contacts with the correct distance rx and
then put on a pair of +1 or possibly +.75
reading glasses on top of the contacts for
close up work.
The + diopter add basically brings things
in closer and relieves some of the
stress.
This is discussed on the website www.Eyefatigue.Com
and I think you might want a lower than +1
correction to move in to focus on a
computer screen.
Obviously you could do as you suggested
and have a pair of - 1 diopter glasses
made but these would cost over $100 when
for $5 you can try on some cheap +.75 or +
1 diopter reading glasses & see if
this solution works for you.
