7 days wearing Varifocal glasses for the first time
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- Ben describes his experiences over the first 7 days of wearing Varifocal lens glasses for the very first time. Varifocal Glasses, also known as varifocals, varifocal lenses or progressive lenses, have a gradual change in strength from the top of the lens to the bottom with multiple focal points allowing you to see all distances and focus points through just one lens. If you've only worn single lens glasses then they can take some time to adjust to them.
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Thank you for this! Very helpful to listen and also receive input from others.
Glad it was helpful!
I took my varifocals back after 2 and a half weeks. My vision was terrible, couldn't really focus on anything properly and gave me bad motion sickness. I've gone back to single vision and it feels so much better. My mum has varifocals and swears by them but I don't think they're for everyone
Interesting to hear your experience, thanks for sharing, I do think they are harder to adjust to at first than normal glasses
Very useful Ben. Thank you
My pleasure! Glad it was helpful.
Great video - thank you! I dislike mine but will persevere after watching this, despite feel queasy whilst wearing them
Glad it was helpful! Good luck in getting used to them. I forget they are varifocals these days.
In order to see things at close viewing distances, the muscles in our eye change the shape of the lens behind the cornea to focus the image on the retina. When these muscles are fully relaxed, we generally focus at infinity or just beyond and therefore everything in the distance will be in focus. As we age, the crystalline lens in the eye hardens and the muscles that control it also weaken, this happens to everyone to some degree or another and starts to become more apparent after about age 40. In order to help the eye focus at closer distances, a convex or plus lens is used to artificially converge the rays of light and bring them closer to the retina - this is how reading glasses work. If you already have a refractive error with your distance vision, you need more than one corrective solution. Either, you have a pair of glasses for each task or, you use a varifocal or progressive lens to try and achieve comfortable viewing in most scenarios.
Thanks Martin this is a really good explanation. I have Keratoconus so my vision is just blurry both close up and far away!
Great video and thanks for sharing your experience. I've just had my first pair and it really does feel like passing a milestone.
You hit it on the head with the drunk feeling 🤣
I’m getting mine in 2 weeks. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Hope you adapt to them smoothly!
Great video Ben. I have just been told I need them at 48. I'm skeptical but will give it a go.
Thanks, they just take a little bit longer to get used to than other lenses but you do get used to them just like with any other glasses eventually.
Thank you Ben for sharing your experience. It was reassuring to hear you share the same problems.
I'm 56 and never worn glasses before but noticed certain issues...when needing better sight when dealing with small surgical instrumentation as I'm a theatre scrub nurse, so cannot take reading glasses on and off when scrubbed, so went for varifocals straight away.
Thank you for your kind words, and I'm glad you found the video helpful! It sounds like you've made a practical choice with varifocals given your role and the challenges it presents. It’s great to hear that they are serving you well in such a demanding and dynamic environment. If you have any tips or further observations as you continue to adjust to them, I’d love to hear more about your experience! It could be incredibly useful for others in similar situations.
Thanks for this. Had bifocals, went back to 2 glasses & am a few days into varifocals & struggling with the distortions but will try to stick with it.
Best of luck! The adjustment time is longer but your eyes will get used to them, just stick with it.
Great vid thanks for sharing your experience! In my personal experience, 4 months ago I just got my Varilux Comfort max Azio Progressive lenses, to be honest didn't have any adjustment period they feel very natural and give perfect vision from the first day I wear them.
I suggest trying Varilux X series Progressive lenses they eliminate swim effect and has a wider field of vision giving yiu much comfort using them they are best with arms. Length distant too.
I've never heard of those lenses but thanks
I know you think that 38 is a bit young for Varifocals but I got them about then too! Great video too!
Thanks William! I barely notice they're varifocals now after 5 months, was just a bit weird to start with. Good to hear you started with them at about the same age.
I'm 46 and have just ordered my first varifocals. I've worn glasses for years for distance but now need something mid range too. I'm on the autistic spectrum and don't take well to change but I will try to persevere and get used to them. I can't keep doing the whole take them off and put them back on thing now because when I put my glasses down I have trouble remembering where I put them and it's an just an effort everyday 😂. Hopefully I can get on with the varifocals so I can just keep them on the whole time. My Mum gets on well with varifocals but my Dad couldn't get on with his. Fingers crossed 🤞. Thanks for the video. I hope you getting on better with yours now.
Yeah I don't even think of them being varifocals these days, they are just my glasses. I hope you get along with yours ok. Just stick with it until you are used to them and don't put them down so you don't loose them lol
Bought my first pair of varifocals about a week ago, heard the warnings from people about this and that, particularly about the length of time it takes to get used to them. You know what, I wish I'd gone for them years ago. I'm short in one eye and long in the other and got sick of needing two pairs of glasses with me.
Glad to hear you are getting along with yours! I forget mine are even varifocals now.
@@BenPaton81 I've been shocked with how quickly I've got used to them. My only gripe is the computer isn't spot on clear but I'm using a laptop from home and the text size is small so maybe that's had an effect.
I recently got my varifocals i did get the mid range priced lenses as i was unsure if i would get used to them, it took me about 4 weeks to get used to them love them now and will get the more expensive lenses in my next pair
Glad you are getting on with them, so many people seem to struggle
Thanks a million! I got my glasses from Secsavers today. They are my first glasses. I am having same problem when looking at my phone or having the illusion that the table or worktop has a slope 😦 I was thinking it would be only me.
Glad I could help!, just give it some time and patience
It will take a while longer to adapt to varifocals if you've not worn glasses full time before
I am trying, it is challenging though when I look down at a flat table it appears to have a slope, it is higher closer to me and lower further down the slope 😓
@@annaali455 that's one of the classic effects of varifocals. The brain adapts to it over time.
The next question asked when I say that is "how long will it take?".... it can upto 1 month. If you're still experiencing problems then I would recommend you go back to where they were dispensed from and let them know the difficulties you're having. They should check the glasses to make sure all the measurements were correct and then take it up from there. They may suggest another type of varifocals. Some have less distortion but tend to cost more.
Only a very small proportion of people simply cannot adapt to varifocals.
Just persevere and hopefully in a few days you'll forget you're wearing them (but try and wear them as much as you can even if you feel you dont need to... gives the eye/brain time to adapt)
I went from never wearing specs straight to verrifocals at 39. I went to the opticians as my close up vision had got very poor very quickly. My eyes were worse than I anticipated. Took me about a week to get used to them. I'm lost without them now. I wear them constantly. Still get the odd blurred moment if not looking through the correct part of the lens. Other than that I would totally recommend them 👍
Thanks for sharing your experience with them too
I got mine today, it feels a bit trippy but it's the first day. I'm happy to spend the time getting used to them, I feel a bit drunk though! 😂 Your frames are really nice
Good luck getting used to them it shouldn't take too long!
@@BenPaton81 Thanks Ben, I'm already getting used to them ☺️
Best thing I did,I love them,had them half a day ,.Any anxieties anyone has please don't worry,mine are great but everyone's different,my eye pain s gone too makes me v happy
Great stuff!
My new varifocals. When I move my head up I see longer distance sharper so what is the set up on the lenses then? I thought it be the other way round?
It's the same, look downwards is for closer up and look upwards is for further in the distance. It's just that at first if you're not used to that they seemingly warp objects until you brain adjusts to them.
Thanks very much mate, I am just at the threshold of this journey and wondering still if it's a good option. Close focus is absolutely shot for me so it's either this or the on/off routine with reading glasses all day, which is an obvious pain point. Thanks for showing me how these went in the real world. I think I'll jump in. ++cries in former 20 year old self++
Yeah I would just jump in. You don't want to be on off with reading glasses as that sounds like a hassle. Now at the time of writing this comment it's now two months on since I made this review and honestly I forget they're varifocals now, they're just my glasses if that makes sense any initial teething issues of the first couple of weeks has gone and I forget they are any different to previous glasses I've had. The adjustment period was definitely longer but you just need to stick with it and eventually you'll forget they're varifocals. No headaches either so they're definitely an improvement on my last pair.
interesting points ,if anyone else is searching for are progressive lenses the same as trifocals? try Scarlazzina Exemplary Genie (do a google search ) ? It is a great one off product for finding the secret for natural eyesight improvement without the hard work. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my coo-worker after many years got cool success with it.
Just wonderful, I've been looking for "best prescription computer glasses" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Rayemiron Uncommunicative Release - (do a search on google ) ? It is an awesome exclusive product for discovering how to improve your eyesight naturally minus the hard work. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my brother in law got amazing success with it.
Jackson Taylor Many thanks, been searching for "are reading glasses for computer use?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Rayemiron Uncommunicative Release - (search on google ) ? It is a good one off product for discovering how to improve your eyesight naturally without the normal expense. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my neighbour got great results with it.
This is just superb, I have been researching "do varifocal glasses work for employees" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Rayemiron Uncommunicative Release - (do a google search ) ? It is a good one off guide for discovering how to improve your eyesight naturally minus the headache. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my cousin got excellent results with it.
My 1st day today. Struggling to focus to read, especially on phone. My eyes feel like they’ve had a work out and had to change back to old glasses this evening. Will persevere.
Yes make sure you persevere, they take slightly longer than it takes to get used to non varifocal lenses, but if you stick with it, in a while you won't even notice any difference.
So glad you posted this comment Joanne as it's the reading part im struggling with. The back of my eyes are exhausted, ive taken the glasses back to the opticians for some adjustment, slightly better but will take some getting used to. Im doing the free trial for varifocal contact lenses also & reading is quite tricky with them.
Hi , thank you for your video . I am with my new glasses about a week and continued seen blurry, It will be like this forever?????
No it won't just give it more time
Hi there - any update how you're getting on with them. I am on day 1 and really not liking them one bit. My near vision i thought was pretty good, no headaches no nothibng. But distance vision - the contrast much better with glasses. Optician said I need varifocals - did not quiz further. But I dont like them one bit - world looks distorted and I find doing near stuff like reading a book or laptop work a lot better WITHOUT them if I am honest. I am therefore wondering if they got my prescription wrong as without them, my near vision is just as good. But with varifocals, I really don't like the warped view of the world. I looked at two tables next to each other in a cafe today and when i move my head side to side, they dance up and down! It's awful. Would I have been better off with bifocals. I decided to get the best elite varifocals - but i cannot see what is so elite about them. Wish I had asked more of the optician too but they make you feel they have limited time.
It sounds like you had a similar experience to me and didn't quiz the optician too much about needing them. It just takes longer to adjust them. After a month or so I go used to them as you do with any other glasses and forgot they were even varifocals after a while. I think your brain has to just adjust to your new view of the world and even things out. I'm now two years in and everything's absolutely fine, I'm about to go back to the optician. I won't worry if they keep me in varifocals.
Ive just ordered my first pair of varifocals.
Fingers crossed 🤞
Good luck, stick with them until they feel like normal glasses!
@@BenPaton81
thanks 👍
To be honest I'll have to stick with them, I can't afford to replace them.
My optician was very good and gave me some specific advice for my hillwaking so I (hopefully) don't step off a precipice 🤣
How about icl implants? I have keratoconus and I was prescribed RGB lenses also had cataract surgery was told not to get verifocal lenses and just get separate lenses which I have done especial for the days I dont want to wear my contact lenses. Also I think you can tell the optician to widen the reading corridor to suit you.
I'd never heard of icl implants so thanks for bringing them to my attention. My first thought is maybe they would work for people who suffer with keratoconus but aparently they do. Personally I'm happy with using glasses and don't want to 'mess about' with my eyes anymore.
Hi are you still using the varifocals after all this time I've just been prescribed them today and will receive them in a few weeks time. From what I've heard from others it's a very mixed bag of either getting used to them or not.
Yep two years on I'm still wearing them everyday and don't even think about them being varifocals these days
Hi Ben, I'm on the fence about wearing mine. I keep coming back to them and then giving up after a couple of hours, lol! They make me a bit 'car sick'. Did you ever get adjusted to yours?
Yes I wear mine full time, you just need to stick with them longer to let your eyes adjust and get used to them
Comment at 8.00 suggests you've not had principle of how they work explained to you properly and/or you have really misunderstood badly. If you try to look at a distant object through the bottom of the leses it will ALWAYS be blurred. The bottom of the lens is for close up, the middle for intermediate and the top for distance. When adjusting to them don't over think it and simply move your eyes gently. Do not bob or try to tilt your head.
And my major tip is to remember that like most things in life you get what you pay for. Go for the top of the range lenses and you will have a good chance of adapting to them quickly.
Thanks I think I understood how it was supposed to work but still found it strange for the first week.
I got the premium lence and it’s helped a lot badly no side blur but it’s still difficult
JUST wondering what your prescription is , I have been putting off getting varifocals , but it's getting to the point now that it's annoying , my distance is - 6.50 in both eyes and reading +1.75 I know that the worse the prescription the more the distortion , and my eyes are crap enough without everything looking like I am at the funfair in the mirror room lol . So I was wondering what your prescription is to gauge how bad it might be , if you are having these issues and your eyes are way better than mine what hope do I have lol .
Sorry it has taken a while to reply to this my prescription is +0.75 in my right eye and +3 in my left eye and it's the difference between the two which is the main reason I wear glasses to even things out and stop eye strain headaches
I tried them for 6 days and couldn't do it. I purchased the entry level lenses and my peripheral vision was all blurry. It was like having tunnel vision for intermediate and close distances. I couldn't use them for computer use or driving. I had to keep moving my head up, down, left right. The "HD" level lenses were an extra $400 - I went back to single vision with a mild magnification on the bottom.
Sorry to hear that, it's sort of why I made this video as switching them is harder than a normal prescription change
It seems long sighted eyes do better than short sighted? Meaning I can’t see distance with out glasses but can’t close. I Usually look under my frames to read, or just take them off, the concern I have is I’ve got several different frames I wear colourful or brown tortoise. Or black bold frame, so am thinking if I get only one pair. And keep changing to un veri focal that will be to confusing. Just as my eyes adjust I undo it by wearing my other pairs. Verifocal are not cheap?
Yes they're not cheap. I think you are right it would be confusing to keep changing to un-verifocal. You need all your glasses to be the same really to get used to them.
@@BenPaton81 thanks for your reply. Lol I did a typo ,I put I can’t see distance or close? I meant I can see up close..
The REALLY annoying thing with them is that the layer that focuses on the different distances is not all focused but blurred on the peripherals as the lenses are not all clear but warped just on the bit you are supposed to through. Why can't they make the 3 distances really separate with the whole each distance bit being at the thickness they need to be.
I've not really noticed that about the peripherals before but I see what you mean if I look out the corners of my eyes
I'm wearing my new varifocals for 3 weeks and I have mixed feelings about them. I'm struggling quite a lot. I told the optician I wanted to check my eyes for driving, as I found turning 53 I'm not as confident reading road signs etc. in my glasses that were a few years old (single vision). She advised me to go for the varifocals. It took me 2.5 weeks to get used to driving in the during daylight but I can't cope with them in the dark, I can't read road signs, keep seeing shadows all over the place etc. I thought maybe I was tired, but took out my old single lens (prescription 8 years old) and hey presto, was able to see perfectly well, just need the prescription tweaked a bit for my distance (I'm short-sighted not long sighted). I also struggle watching telly on my 55" TV screen that's only 8-10 feet away from the couch I'm sitting on - I often watch Netflix etc with subtitles on and the words are a bit blurry). So, not sure if my prescription is incorrect or I need to give them another few weeks but I am utterly exhausted wearing them as I am struggling so much to find some sort of focus and I must look like one of those "Winston" nodding dogs that people have in their cars because my head is all over the place. Not happy chappies 😞
Have you been wearing them non-stop without taking them off? Sounds like you are having a hard time adjusting to them or they aren't the right prescription for you.
@@BenPaton81 Hi Ben, thanks for replying to me, I appreciate it. Well I went back to the opticians and I'm going back to single vision lenses for every day walking around and driving (and also for out running, gym etc). I have a pair of "super readers" for my office work, for reading documents. I've no problem reading my 24" LED computer monitor in my single vision lenses but need the super readers for my small laptop as the text is smaller unless I zoom in (they may also be known as occupational lenses/glasses). The real issue I have is with driving - especially in the dark - they just don't work for me and I can't take my eyes off the road long enough to try to focus on signs etc. as it is dangerous. I'm driving 37 years so I know when it doesn't feel right. Been wearing glasses (single vision) since I was 13. My optician thinks it could be a case of bad night vision and said this happens to a lot of people as they get older. So I guess its just something that happens to us and have to accept it.
Glad you found a resolution, maybe varifocals just don't work for everyone. It's interesting hearing of the phrase bad night vision, I've not heard that before but I think I know someone else who has this no matter what glasses they try.
@@BenPaton81 I first heard my dad mention bad night vision wrt driving, he's 82 (he's only ever had to wear reading glasses as he got a lot older, he's had perfect sight all his life and was a long distance lorry driver). I'm now 53 and this night vision issue (with my driving) only really started about a year ago. I noticed when I was driving one winter evening (in Ireland, so dark around 4.30/5pm) to a shopping centre I hadn't been to before and I couldn't read the road signs and it worried me. There is a condition called "nyctalopia" - but I don't think that's what I have, my optician did a full eye health check including optical scan so she would have picked that up. I think maybe this is just an age thing? But I'm happy with my single vision glasses and my super(duper)readers. Happy Easter Ben, enjoy the long weekend 🙂
Hi Ben, I live local to you, in Chanldres Ford! Anyway, I have just purchased a pair of Varilux X Series varifocals, and I am struggling with seeing hardly anything in the intermediate area. There only seems to be a very tiny window to view through. I have only had them a few days (3 to be exact), and wondered if you experienced this at all? My long distance with them is perfect, but I do also find the close-up area to be very narrow. These glasses are supposed to be the best you can get (so I am told) and would have expected them to be better than what they are. I have never worn varifocals before, but I do have to use computer glasses when I am on the pc or laptop. Oh and I cannot use a pc or laptop with these varifocals unless I want to view an area that is 1cm x 1cm lol. I look forward to your reply. All the best!
Hi Nic, nice to hear from someone local. I would say you just need to give it more time to get used to them. I had times in the first week or two where I actually thought about taking mine back to specsavers to swap for normal glasses. Whilst I've not got the same brand as you so can't comment on the Varliux I would say just stick with them for a few weeks and give yourself a chance to become accustomed to them.
Wow. That could have been me writing that, Nic. I’m new to varifocals, 4 days in with the Varilux X and I feel like 90% is blurred while trying to read an iPad or my desktop PC.
Did yours improve after a week? I can’t see anything other than the TV and I can only use the top half of my glasses because anything below mid level is useless. I work from home from a PC and have had to take the week off. Getting stressed and don’t know what to do. Any help would be so very appreciated.
@@modestyblaise4167 hello, well week three and I am really struggling. Like you I see great out the top area, but the middle and lower parts have such a small area of clear vision it's near impossible to use them, especially for a pc or laptop. I was advised by the opticians to have a separate pair of computer glasses as varifocals do not work well with computer screens or laptops etc. This is because you cannot see everything you have to keep moving your head around the screen to get anything in focus. I'm really hacked off, these glasses cost me £780!! Don't know what to do now, they feel useless. Plus I had to buy some computer glasses now adding an extra £90 to the bill!
@@nicbridgephotography Thanks for getting back to me. I fear exactly the same. Because I’ve not had 1 comfortable moment in 4 days when trying to read close up or use the PC, I don’t see how it can improve over time. The best I can get is a tiny window of focus on a book/iPad or intermediate range at the PC. Distance was amazing almost instantly and easy to adapt to. Quite a difference.
My Optician can’t see me until the 16th but I’ve managed to get them to agree to a 1 month grace period from then (credit only, not a refund). Did you get a month? Did you ask them about a wider corridor lens or alter your current ones in any way? I know Essilor, makers of the Varilux X, have lots of different types of varifocus lens. Perhaps we have the wrong type for us?
I see my options as either getting a different varifocal, adjustment or switching to 2 or 3 pairs. The problem is, I can’t just put my life on hold like this. They took over 2 weeks to be made and who knows how long to find a solution.
@@modestyblaise4167 I only got two weeks for a full refund, so stuck with them, but they did say if I did not get on with them, they will help in any way they can. I might consider seeing if they can open up the middle area more, though from what I was told, it is already as it should be. Problem is because I revert back to my computer glasses, I then have to readjust again for the varifocals. Now what I did do, is order a pair from Glasses Direct (online) got them today funny enough. Went for their top of the range pair which was only £199! I put them on and oh my god, how bad are they! Just goes to show that Verilux X series is the best out there, however, I am really struggling. I will persevere, it's a lot of money to be sat in a case on the table and not get used.
I got varifocals and I couldn’t see a thing. Everything was bending in my peripheral vision and reading was a struggle. After a month I took them back. My optician said you haven’t given them a chance ... went home and soldiered on but coming down the stairs everything was ‘bending’ and I slipped and broke all the bones in my foot. Took them back to the opticians and they where horrified. Apparently some folk never get away with them. Back to two pairs of glasses.
Thanks for your comment, I guess they're not for everyone, I struggled at first and thought maybe I should take them back but eventually got used to them. Glad I didn't slip and break anything. Hope that foot healed ok!
@@BenPaton81 Yes exactly and thank you for your video for without it we would be all so less informed. Foot healed thank you, but now I have two different sized feet ... which is another story 😂 xx
Are you sure you broke every bone, that’s 26 bones 😂😂😂
@@w.i.n.n.i.s.o.x I didn’t realise I said all the bones 😂🤣 I broke 2 metatarsal’s the little toe and next one in .. one cracked and one in two pieces .. but honest it felt like I’d broken them all 😜
Hi, I got my first ever pair of varifocols yesterday. I had glasses before but a different prescription and i hadn't worn them for over 2 years! I am very surprised to say I took to them immediately. I was worried as heard a lot of negative experiences with them from friends and family that just couldn't get used to them! I am wondering if it happens that someone can not have ANY problems with first time varifocals, or am I just lucky?! Hoping when I walk to work tomorrow I still feel the same! Only worn them around the house so far 🙂
I think you are lucky that your eyes and brain took to them immediately. Everything looked warped to me for a number of weeks. Normally switching from one pair of glasses to another takes a day or so for the brain to adjust but switching to varifocals took my brain a couple of weeks to adjust to them.
@@BenPaton81 thanks for replying! Do you still wear varifocols now?
Yeah I'm still wearing them now!
You have to buy the best they sell this will reduce the amount of distortion but not cheap and all depends on your prescription. I have been told 2 weeks it takes to get used to them, get mine in two weeks. Super digital lenses hoping they do the job as having to carry reading glasses about is a real pain. I just want to put them on and that’s it.
I hope you get on with them, if anything maybe my poorly put together video has helped some people be a bit more patient with them as I do think the adjustment period for varifocals being longer is a real thing. I'm now on my second pair of varifocals and actually it was only a slight prescription change so it didn't take long at all to get used to the new pair compared to the original adjustment period.
I’ve just got mine today and omfg at first sitting in the car I thought ohh this isn’t to bad, then I went to do food shopping :( couldn’t see a dam thing no matter how much I concentrated on looking through the right part , it’s kind of exhausting lol I really hope I get used to it. Ohh and walking down my stairs was a shocker, I tried the whole put chin to chest thing so that I’m looking through the long distance part and it’s like well I’d have to walk like a fool down steps hahaha I ended up putting the glasses lower on my nose , kinda cheated but it worked .
Just bear with it! It will get easier and soon you won't notice any difference
How’s it going? I’ve had mine one day me it’s not great
2:33 the word best to use here in regards to varifocals is Distortion.
Thanks!
Great video.
I just paid over 400 for the lenses online with a mild prescription . Had them some 48 hours.
I had progressive lens previous but it was reading at the bottom and around 700mm distance at the top, dispensed at an independent, but ‘cheaper’ opticians
My prescription has changed slightly after two years and I had to remove the anti glare coat as it flaked off and made them hard to use. Suffering tge glare, poor intermediate distance and scratching I caused I got retested and now find myself with new lenses
This time I went to a more prestigious opticians
I recycled my frame and once again stipulated office lenses. This time they suggested distance then intermediate and a ‘boost’ bottom for reading.
I get headaches from bright lights so I okayed lenses that I could wear most of the time
But wow, these things make me sea sick!
I think it’s because the focal width is far too narrow - did you experience this?
As I said my previous lens were progressive and far cheaper, yet no distortion from left to right
New lens about twice as expensive and on a screen or book only two or three words are in focus the. I have to move my head. - three times to read a sentence in a paperback, and I’m getting fatigued trying to use design software on a 27 inch screen. I can barely use my iPad as most of it is blurred or distorted and I have to move my head a large amount to scan tge screen.
Can’t be right, can it!?
I’m trying to find out if there is a way of determining the focal width so when I return to the opticians after Christmas I can present some evidence of why my experience is so poor - mainly cos I’m a bit worried that they are convinced they have provided a premium product , whereas my research so far seems to suggest it’s a very cheap lens.
Have you come across anything?
Cheers
As well as blurred either side of a very narrow corridor, they distort wildly
With three word in focus , as I rotate my head the text tip backward the opposite way to my rotation.
Hopefully after time you get used to them as I did
@@BenPaton81
im going back next week
They are great for 'normal' use but no good at all for looking at a screen.
Not impressed at all for the money
I’ve had mine 3 days every thing you described I seem to be having .
Just stick with them, after a couple of weeks you will forget they're any different
Sounds like your optician should have done their job and fully explained why you can benefit from these lenses. I've just been for an eye test and was clearly given all the facts. Good video tho.
Thanks Chris yes I don't believe I did leave the opticians knowing all the facts. 1 month and 10 days on now I can confirm I'm getting along with the varifocals quite well having stuck with them. Just took some time to adjust.
@@BenPaton81 really pleased to hear you are getting on with better- just had an eyetest yesterday and was prescribed varifocals- not convinced i was really told why but have them on order so hoping for the best
Ben, thanks for this. I got mine 9 days ago and I’ve experienced exactly the same as you: first day or two I thought they were great, but since then I’ve been finding them annoying. I can’t wear them in the house as I can’t stand having to keep moving my head around to do household tasks, it makes me feel sick. I wear them outside with a bit more ease although steps still make me extra cautious. I don’t like them, if I’m honest, and keep thinking I’ll just buy some regular new glasses, as they’re not the solution to keeping taking my glasses on and off as I switch tasks that I thought they’d be. I see your video is 2 years ago - did you ever get used to them or did to change back to normal glasses?
Hi Lisa, I kept with them and still wear them everyday now as my prescription didn't change at my two year check up. I think the trick is just to stick with them. I don't even notice they are varifocals now.
Thank you for your experience wearing varifocal lenses. I got a pair from specsavers last Friday and I’ve noticed when looking at the chopping board preparing food everything slopes to the left even though the work surface is level. Never to the right which I thought it would do as you move your head or change the part of the lens your looking through. Try as I can I can’t get the surface to slope to the right?
Thanks for sharing! After a while you brain will even things out and they will look normal again.
I'm going for varifocals in a few days I'm 55 , my fella hated his for 3 weeks then his brain just clicked. He doesn't even notice them now years later
Thank you for your comment. Yeah that sounds like my experience, perhaps I should have followed up this video a few weeks / a month afterwards. Once your brain clicks with them you are fine. I forget they are varifocals now, the clicking just takes slightly longer than it does with normal glasses.
Day two - feels like being trapped in an alternative universe, with a hangover and the inability to feel if my feet are on the ground! Also making my eyes sting but will give it a bit longer.
Yeah just give a bit longer by day 21 so twice today you will forget they are any different if you persevere
@@BenPaton81 Thank you for this. I am used to them now and I’m amazed how my brain/visual system has adjusted.
It’s been a month how are they now reason I ask is if been given varifocals(progressive) but yet to get in mail should be in the next five days I hope.
Hey, one month on and they are great. No quibbles with them, I still haven't had any of the headaches I was getting with my previous prescription so it was a worthwhile journey. I think your brain adjusts to the lenses over time and it gets easier, it's like your brain learns which part of the lenses is good for what focal distance and either your brain compensates, you get used to it or you alter your behaviour of how you use them. But after a month I don't even really notice they're a different type of lens anymore. As you saw in the video the first 7 days it was a bit of a struggle but now I'm perfectly happy with them as my daily pair of glasses. Stick with yours and I hope you get on well with them!
Yes I was getting eye pain too,,lets hope they help me,im gettin them 2 days on Monday ,im excited,hate taking specs on n off all the time. Work (when I'm allowed back ..covid) must think I'm nuts lol
Good luck Diane!
Absolutely hate mine, my head is like Churchill from the advert, they are more of a hindrance than a help. They are going back to specsavers this week.
How long did you persevere with them?
@@BenPaton81 4 weeks, they are good if your looking through them at the right distance but iam either a nodding dog or constantly using my hands to adjust my glasses to see clearly and just a blur.
Tried them. Can't get used to them.
That's a shame, I guess they are not for everybody. I struggled at first.
first day... having difficulty on looking down... weird...
Try not to look down until your eyes adjust 😂
My hardest part I think for me is watching television.
Hopefully it will get easier over time for you!
@@BenPaton81 thanks Ben I just have to give them that two weeks benefit of the doubt.
@@BenPaton81 thanks Ben I just have to give them that two weeks benefit of the doubt. And I went to America's best so I'm not to sure about the quality!
Vishka Vishkovski and the amazing dancing bear does not wear vari focal lenses
Vishka!
People end up looking like nodding dogs while wearing them.
I think that's just old people with reading glasses
@BenPaton81 no its people trying to find the right focus in varifocal lenses.
Get better quality varifocals.
Why do you say that?
@@BenPaton81 I had the same reaction when I first started wearing them. The cheaper they are the more distorted you peripheral vision is.