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Post by Sir Henry » Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:38 am

I had cataract surgery two years ago and had my vision corrected for distance. It was close but I still use glasses. Mainly because I’ve worn glasses since I was ten and feel naked without them. I’ve had my eye prescription done dozens of times the old fashion way -which looks better? This last time they did a laser measurement and hit it spot on. Without glasses I’m almost 20/20 and with I’m even better than 20/20.
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Post by The Wiz » Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:42 am

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Post by cooperhawk » Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:51 am

I had my eyes done about 10 years ago and had the distant vision lens put in figuring I would just use readers. Well, that didn't work out too well and I needed glasses for everything, until, I started taking CBDs for my arthritis. All of a sudden I seldom need glasses anymore. I can't tell you why that is, but I still wear them driving because my License says I have to.
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Post by Hatchdog » Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:14 am

I’ve gone full circle with vision. In the first grade it was discovered I couldn’t see and I got my first pair of glasses. I could only wear them to school and had to put them in a safe place when i got home. They were probably expensive for my folks and they knew I would most likely destroy them out playing.

Wore glasses all my life until my mid 20’s when I started wearing contacts. That was a huge improvement other than the upkeep and cost. Then around 2000 I had lasik surgery and that was wonderful. No glasses or contacts. Life was good until about two years ago, my eyes are failing again and now I’m wearing glasses most of the time.

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Post by dave77 » Fri Dec 12, 2025 4:07 pm

I took the vision test without my glasses last time I renewed my driver's license and my distance vision has improved enough that they removed the glasses required from my license, although I still wear them when driving I don't always wear them watching TV.

Close up vision is a different story. If I ever do get cataract surgery and end up with perfect distance vision I think I'd probably still wear glasses all the time because I can't imagine having to keep track of reading glasses.

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Post by Ernie » Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:12 pm

Sir Henry wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:38 am
I had cataract surgery two years ago and had my vision corrected for distance. It was close but I still use glasses. Mainly because I’ve worn glasses since I was ten and feel naked without them. I’ve had my eye prescription done dozens of times the old fashion way -which looks better? This last time they did a laser measurement and hit it spot on. Without glasses I’m almost 20/20 and with I’m even better than 20/20.
What is a laser measurement method?

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Post by Sir Henry » Sat Dec 13, 2025 8:19 am

Ernie wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:12 pm
Sir Henry wrote:
Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:38 am
I had cataract surgery two years ago and had my vision corrected for distance. It was close but I still use glasses. Mainly because I’ve worn glasses since I was ten and feel naked without them. I’ve had my eye prescription done dozens of times the old fashion way -which looks better? This last time they did a laser measurement and hit it spot on. Without glasses I’m almost 20/20 and with I’m even better than 20/20.
What is a laser measurement method?
You look into a machine and it analyzes your eyes. It took ten seconds.
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Post by Ernie » Sat Dec 13, 2025 9:50 am

Thank you. Now I will have to try to figure out how that works.🤓

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Post by daytime dave » Mon Dec 15, 2025 1:03 pm

I have better than 20/20 at normal range and distance since my new eye lenses were installed. I use reading glasses in close. Sometimes I can thread a needle without the readers, sometimes I can't.
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