Sorry about the awkward title; I had a lot of trouble trying to word it.
Anyway, I got my first pair of glasses yesterday. I went in for my first eye exam in nearly a decade, and apparently I have mild astigmatism. So for the past day I’ve been getting used to the sensation of having glasses on (I never cared for sunglasses, personally; I’ve always found them hard to see in) and getting a touch of euphoria about how they conceal the brow somewhat. But then it kinda hit me that I don’t really know anything about glasses, having not used them until age 36. I probably should have asked some questions about it when I picked them up, but I was kinda sick and didn’t want to stick around there too long.
I know I could just google it, but google sucks now, plus, I may as well use the AskBeehaw platform, it’s pretty quiet.
If you can afford it, get another pair with ‘transition’ lenses that get darker in direct sunlight. Regular glasses are going to make sunlight more powerful; I used to get headaches every summer unless I wore a hat all the time. It’s easier to just have the one set that get darker than to fool around with prescription sunglasses and noraml ones.
There are swimming goggles with prescription lenses available. They cost about the same as normal goggles, and make sports much more enjoyable.
If your prescription is mild, you may be able to get away with using reading glasses from the drug store. Most of the bigger places have a rack where you can try them on.
Pets often enjoy chewing on the glasses, so be sure you put them in a safe place every night.
I much prefer clip ons to transitions. Transitions left me with white circles over my eyes in summer, when every other part of my face tanned except where the glasses sat. I also couldn’t turn them off when needed.
My biggest gripe with transition lenses is that they won’t change while operating a vehicle, since most windshields are also uv treated. I’d rather have lenses that clip or a pair of sunglasses to swap to
I never noticed that, but I don’t drive often.
I used to drive a lot for work, and it kind of ruined the transition lenses for me but other folks’ mileage may vary
That’s actually really good to know. My glasses came with a magnetic sunglass attachment, so I’ll make sure to make use of that. Thanks!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen that.
Where did you get your glasses with the magnetic sunglasses? I have a pair and I love the sunglasses attachment but most places only carry like one style that have the sunglases so I’m always on the lookout for other styles.
Oh, I got this pair from my local optometrist’s office.
Any chance you’d be willing to DM me the name?
Also do you know the brand of glasses you purchased? My last pair was from Vivid Eyewear but I’ve had a hard time finding optometrists who carry them.
It’s not a chain, so unless you live right by me, it wouldn’t help. The brand is “Reid Bransen”, which I’ve absolutely never heard of, but the only actual result when googling points to the facebook page of my optometrist’s office. So, yeah, can’t help you much.
That’s pretty helpful, thank you!