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Can’t get into the habit of using reading glasses

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Saltyspray · 12/07/2024 06:27

My eyesight is getting much worse as I’m getting older (mid 40s)
I’ve got some reading glasses from the optician but having never used them before I can’t get used to keeping them nearby and so end up not being able to see things (like now I can hardly see what I’m typing even with the font size turned up)

I manage to use them ok at work because they stay in my laptop bag but I don’t tend to carry a handbag the rest of the time.

is this ridiculous? I know I could just get up and go and get them out of my work bag but any tips on getting into the habit of keeping them nearby?

OP posts:
Bignanna · 12/07/2024 21:05

Put a pair in every room, you’ll still lose them, though!

Fizzyjuice · 12/07/2024 21:06

I've just started needing them. I work from home so not so bad. I tend to just keep them on all day when I'm working and peer over them. I have two pairs so keep one beside my bed for reading in bed. But now I don't have them on cos I CBA walking all of 3m to my desk!

Overtheatlantic · 12/07/2024 21:06

Definitely get several pairs. Keep them all around your house and work. I can’t do without mine anymore.

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Doyouthinktheyknow · 12/07/2024 21:08

I have loads of pairs and they live on my head these days as i can’t see anything without them!

I can get away with off the peg strength so I have loads and there is always a pair nearby!

LiterallyOnFire · 12/07/2024 21:10

Radiatorvalves · 12/07/2024 06:42

You can get several pairs from Amazon for about £20. I have them round the house. Usually wear varifocal specs, but with contacts I can’t read my phone, maps, chop veg… basically anything!

Definitely this.

I've just got to the point of needing varifocals. But I'm also short sighted so I've got a lot of contact lenses to use up. So sometimes it's contacts plus reading glasses and sometimes it's varifocal glasses.

Plus prescription sunglasses for driving without lenses, and off the shelf sunglasses for driving in contacts.

If o didn't have eight pairs of cheaper reader scattered everywhere, I'd have cracked by now. But also..thank your lucky stars you have one, easy prescription.

LiterallyOnFire · 12/07/2024 21:11

Ihateslugs · 12/07/2024 21:02

Gosh, I’ve just worked out how many pairs of glasses I have!

I do have issues with my vision following a TIA a couple of years ago which has left me with partial loss of vision in one eye but my brain compensates well.

I have a pair of bifocals in the car for driving and reading the computer screen, sat nav and dashboard. I have a pair in my handbag for reading things like menus, filling in forms or leaflets when shopping. Then there is a pair in the kitchen, another in my bedroom and another in my lounge so I can watch tv and crochet. Oh, and I have a pair of sunglasses with my reading prescription lenses for those rare sunny days when I sit outside.

So 6 in total which I use pretty much every day, these all have my latest prescription in or the previous one which was only slightly different. I also have some older ones in a drawer for emergency use, good enough to use for reading for just an hour or so.

I pay £20 a month on a plan at my optician and so get 50% off all my glasses - which is good value for money as even though I try to buy cheap frames, my prescriptions are expensive.

Ah X post. You are my glasses twin. We really need dedicated staff to deal with it all.

Doggymummar · 12/07/2024 21:13

I got a ton of cords off vinted to match my outfits I have 4 pairs, two for close up and two for the computer. £50 bogof from Boots.

FiaMarrow · 12/07/2024 21:14

Definitely getting multiple pairs helps, I have work pair, home pair, pair beside the bed, sunglasses. I've needed reading glasses for the past 5 years and it gets slightly worse each year. I recommend Tiger Specs for your cheaper spare pairs!

mrsfollowill · 12/07/2024 21:19

I bought some generic magnifiers for £5 from Dunelm in my late 40's- I was OK before then but struggled a bit with tiny writing on packets and my mum suggested them.
It was a slippery slope I'm afraid! I'm in my early 50 and cannot function very well without my trusty varifocals these days. They are the last thing I take off at night and the first thing on in the morning.

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