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Long story shorter:
I need some mild vision correction, but am perfectly safe and fine in the world aside from needing readers. Distance is going on one eye. Got a scrip (costco eye doc) for glasses this summer but didn't fill because I procrastinate. Decided I want to try contacts instead (keep my regular sunglasses, and supplement with readers, seems easy enough):
- went back to the costco eye doc for contacts. first fitting was way off. I went back and she revised, and that was better... but after using the trials...eh. Up close is worse, and I can't tell if distance is any better. she seemed to think contacts were not good for me but couldn't really explain why
- went to Lenscrafters for a 2nd opinion... And a completely different glasses/contacts prescription. Apparently I need multifocals and have astigmatism which was...news. He fitted me with a 30 day lens which got me reading the eyechart easily for 20/20, but was so uncomfortable I was blinking for hours with a little double vision. Don't even want to put them back in today.
So now what? Do I go to a 3rd? I'm really confused and don't want to invest in any contacts or glasses until I have confidence. But what if I get a completely different answer?
I'm looking around for a super well rated 3rd to try... but this endeavor isn't cheap. I'm leaning towards paying through the nose for the 3rd specialty super star doc, and showing them all my scrips and saying please make sense of this for me.
Anyone have advice or any similar experience?
I need some mild vision correction, but am perfectly safe and fine in the world aside from needing readers. Distance is going on one eye. Got a scrip (costco eye doc) for glasses this summer but didn't fill because I procrastinate. Decided I want to try contacts instead (keep my regular sunglasses, and supplement with readers, seems easy enough):
- went back to the costco eye doc for contacts. first fitting was way off. I went back and she revised, and that was better... but after using the trials...eh. Up close is worse, and I can't tell if distance is any better. she seemed to think contacts were not good for me but couldn't really explain why
- went to Lenscrafters for a 2nd opinion... And a completely different glasses/contacts prescription. Apparently I need multifocals and have astigmatism which was...news. He fitted me with a 30 day lens which got me reading the eyechart easily for 20/20, but was so uncomfortable I was blinking for hours with a little double vision. Don't even want to put them back in today.
So now what? Do I go to a 3rd? I'm really confused and don't want to invest in any contacts or glasses until I have confidence. But what if I get a completely different answer?
I'm looking around for a super well rated 3rd to try... but this endeavor isn't cheap. I'm leaning towards paying through the nose for the 3rd specialty super star doc, and showing them all my scrips and saying please make sense of this for me.
Anyone have advice or any similar experience?