Reading glasses...

[RoyGBiv]

...age 30..... lifetime ...

My bad neck hurt from the LOL this gave me.

+1 on the good advice to buy several. They are never on hand when you want them.


Thanks @DMWINCLE for the Costco tip. Ordering now.

FYI... https://www.costco.com/reading-glasses.html

[GyroF-16]

Well, at age 30, the time has finally come. Despite a lifetime of perfect vision, it's now clear I will need to pick up a pair of reading glasses before my eyes are permanently stuck in a squint.

Had my eyes checked by my friend in ophthalmology and he confirmed a prescription is unlikely necessary; he recommended I pick up a pair of +1 readers to start. Where is a good place online to buy a pair that is not totally crap or terribly expensive?

Never needed glasses before so this may be a dumb question. Can always grab a pair from Walgreens but hoping the internet may give me a little more choice.

I concur with the suggestions to buy several pair...
But I’ve yet to find anything less than 1.25 diopter glasses on the rack anywhere in a brick-and-mortar store.
I found that 0.75 do it for me most of the time, but have some 1.00 glasses around for doing fine, close-up work too.
Here are some I’ve been pleased with:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
(Not as cheap as others, but I like the fit, and the flexible frame)

Also:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
(Used for reloading)

And finally, the least expensive that I found useful and comfortable:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Last I checked, all of these were available in 1.00

[gtae07]

I got some cheap "Eyekepper" +1.0 ones from Amazon. Something like $15 for five pairs, shipping from China included.

I stash them all over the place and I'm not too worried about breaking or losing a set. They're ugly, but not a sugly as my dad's tropical print ones with shoelaces taped to the stems.

[Nephrology]

My bad neck hurt from the LOL this gave me.

+1 on the good advice to buy several. They are never on hand when you want them.


Thanks @DMWINCLE for the Costco tip. Ordering now.

FYI... https://www.costco.com/reading-glasses.html

OK, ~1/3 of a life time

I concur with the suggestions to buy several pair...
But I’ve yet to find anything less than 1.25 diopter glasses on the rack anywhere in a brick-and-mortar store.
I found that 0.75 do it for me most of the time, but have some 1.00 glasses around for doing fine, close-up work too.
Here are some I’ve been pleased with:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
(Not as cheap as others, but I like the fit, and the flexible frame)

Also:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
(Used for reloading)

And finally, the least expensive that I found useful and comfortable:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Last I checked, all of these were available in 1.00

Thanks to you and everyone else for the advice! I'll definitely make sure to buy more than one pair... my ability to lose and break my possessions is legendary so I will hedge for that risk up front :P

[whomever]

"Thanks to you and everyone else for the advice! I'll definitely make sure to buy more than one pair... "

I hate to be the harbinger of bad news, but before too long they will be essential safety equipment.

I was at the stage where I couldn't read fine print w/o them, and went on a backpacking trip. I happened to take a book, which I didn't always do, and it proved fortuitous. A couple of days in I got to a section where finding the right trail was a little bit important, and I couldn't read the tiny print on the map w/o them. I hadn't foreseen that. Similarly, if you need to thread a needle to repair a piece of gear or whatever.... there are a lot of things you just take for granted if you've always had good vision.

(this is where people who have always had to wear glasses get out the tiny violins :-) )

One other thought, if it's not news - you know how closing the iris on a camera lens increases the depth of field? The same trick works for your eye. You will have much better near vision if looking through a pinhole - and you can make an improvised pinhole by curling your index finger up until only a teency hole remains, and hold it close to your eye and squint. A friend showed me, and it's been nice to know. It does block a lot of light, so it doesn't work in dim conditions.

(Amazon is also good for reading glasses, BTW)

[lwt16]

FYI Walmart sells safety/sun glasses with built in readers over in the hardware/paint aisles. They are usually on the end cap displays. 5.97 a pair and come in smoke, amber, clear, yellow, camo, etc.

I've yet to tear up a pair and use them on duty. I treat them rough as heck and they are rock solid. I typically lose a pair every six months so I buy a new pair all the time.

If you need me to, I can send you a pic of them. I'd do it now but my phone is acting the fool and I can't get wifi to work.

Regards.

On edit: Here is a link to what they look like. They are at the bottom and are called bi-focals.

http://www.eyeojo.com/safetyvu-1

[Eric_L]

FYI Walmart sells safety/sun glasses with built in readers over in the hardware/paint aisles. They are usually on the end cap displays. 5.97 a pair and come in smoke, amber, clear, yellow, camo, etc.

I've yet to tear up a pair and use them on duty. I treat them rough as heck and they are rock solid. I typically lose a pair every six months so I buy a new pair all the time.

If you need me to, I can send you a pic of them. I'd do it now but my phone is acting the fool and I can't get wifi to work.

Regards.

On edit: Here is a link to what they look like. They are at the bottom and are called bi-focals.

http://www.eyeojo.com/safetyvu-1

This is GOLD! Thanks for the information (even though I was not the one asking....)

[Kanye Wyoming]

I was where you are five years ago. If you have to read stuff on a frequent basis throughout the day, it’s a huge pain to pull them out of your pocket every few minutes. If you keep them on a cord around your neck, that gets to be annoying too and arguably looks pretty dorky. This also looks dorky but as a practical matter the only way to do it that keeps me sane is perching them on your head when you’re not using them, like this guy (Hal Prince).



Which means if you go down this road you have to get glasses that won’t keep slipping down, which means the temple arms have to be long enough to stay put on your ears, not be slippery, and be available in +1.0.

Eyebobs are kind of expensive but they have a few that are good this way, and the lens quality is good. For example, these, which are rubberized:
https://www.eyebobs.com/what-inheritance.html?color=35

And these, which aren’t but stay on pretty well:
https://www.eyebobs.com/manpower.html?color=454

The best cheap pair I’ve found that don’t slide off are these. Lenses aren’t as good but they do the job and as stated by many above, you’re gonna need a bunch.

https://www.amazon.com/Calabria-Read...ay&sr=8-5&th=1

[DocGKR]

By far the best reading glasses I have ever used are the Porsche Design (I like the 8801 model) as they are more durable, have better optic clarity, and are more comfortable on my head: https://www.porsche-design.com/en/Ey...eading-Glasses.