Occasional Spectacles Wearers

Occasional Spectacles Wearers

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Doofus

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25,817 posts

173 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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I expect this will be moved to Health, but I'll gove it a go here.

A couple of years ago, I was prescribed glasses for reading and suchlike. I only need them for stuff less than about two or three feet from my nose.

To other 'part time' glasses wearers: What the heck do you do with them for the rest of the time? I often perch them on top of my head, but then whenever I look down, they fall off. The rest of the time, I slide them down my nose and look over the top of them, which my wife says looks like I disapprove of everything. I do, as a matter of fact, but that's not relevant.

I've considered (and even purchased, but not used) a natty little chain to go around my neck. I do have a hard case, but it would have to go in my pocket, and that's uncomfortable.

I need the specs to be rapidly deployable, so what does everyone else do?

Jim the Sunderer

3,239 posts

182 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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This is PistonHeads, doesn't your valet carry them around for you at all times?

hondafanatic

4,969 posts

201 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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Oddly enough I've been wondering the same thing...I'm on day 1 of having to wear glasses for reading and computer work. I pop them on head when looking at distance but I'll be very conscious of doing that at work for some reason. nerd

glenrobbo

35,251 posts

150 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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Just wear them reversed, ie with the lenses against the back of your neck and the arms hooked over your ears from behind. wobble

Or get a pair with flip-up lenses.

Or wear a monocle, giving you one free eye for distance and a corrected eye for close work thumbup

HTH:

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hondafanatic

4,969 posts

201 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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rofl

As my eldest said to me when in with the optician at the end of my test very loudly..."You're getting old...it'll be your knees next". Yea cheers...thanks for that hehe

glenrobbo

35,251 posts

150 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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Doofus said:
I expect this will be moved to Health, but I'll gove it a go* here.

A couple of years ago, I was prescribed glasses for reading and suchlike. I only need them for stuff less than about two or three feet from my nose.

To other 'part time' glasses wearers: What the heck do you do with them for the rest of the time? I often perch them on top of my head, but then whenever I look down, they fall off. The rest of the time, I slide them down my nose and look over the top of them, which my wife says looks like I disapprove of everything. I do, as a matter of fact, but that's not relevant.

I've considered (and even purchased, but not used) a natty little chain to go around my...
* Did you really intend to type "gove it a gi"?

Not too keen on Gove myself, but hey, each to his own and all that.

StevieBee

12,888 posts

255 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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I need glasses for distance but went to contacts 10 years go which meant I needed readers for close up. I ended up accumulating a shipping container's worth of the things.

My Optician suggested I wear just one contact in the worst eye - the brain sort of works it out and I thus have no need for specs.

craig1912

3,295 posts

112 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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StevieBee said:
My Optician suggested I wear just one contact in the worst eye - the brain sort of works it out and I thus have no need for specs.
That works for me with the contact lens in the dominant eye

https://www.allaboutvision.com/resources/dominant-...

glenrobbo

35,251 posts

150 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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"I expect this will be moved to Health..."

Well, that's what they call a self-fulfilling prophesy. rolleyes

Back to the Lounge for me. Bye! wavey

Doofus

Original Poster:

25,817 posts

173 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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In what possible world is a discussion about where to keep your glasses a health question?

This place is fking bonkers.

PositronicRay

27,012 posts

183 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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Varifocals, and leave them perched on my schnoz.

Armitage.Shanks

2,276 posts

85 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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OP, what's wrong with this look?


Doofus

Original Poster:

25,817 posts

173 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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Armitage.Shanks said:
OP, what's wrong with this look?

I'm too fat to do my jacket up.

glenrobbo

35,251 posts

150 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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Get a bigger jacket? My friend Everard can recommend a good gentlemen's outfitters. whistle

He'll need to measure your inside leg though.

Adeyfisher

443 posts

133 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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I'd been resisting buying reading glasses for some time now, but I finally had to admit to myself I really do need them.

As I only need glasses for reading I decided to buy a pair of foldable Naninni's.



The box is only 10mm thick, I keep them in my pocket. Very unobtrusive, reasonably comfortable.

V8covin

7,312 posts

193 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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On a string round my neck like the aforementioned generation game host.
I don't give a fk what I look like

lord trumpton

7,396 posts

126 months

Sunday 19th May 2019
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I need reading glasses and have found I need them more and more.

Having stood on a few pairs now I've got those cord things to hang em around my neck at work.

Seems to work well now I'm needing to use more often (like looking at anything less than 60cm away)

At first though when I hardly needed them except for up close reading I'd always be leaving them at home or in a jacket pocket

worsy

5,804 posts

175 months

Monday 20th May 2019
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Give it a bit of time and the problem will sort itself out. you'll need to wear them full time biggrin