I'm pretty much blind as a bat, so I have to wear some sort of corrective lenses to function. For most of my life I had glasses - a couple of years back, my prescription stabilized enough to get contact lenses, which were far more convenient. I still kept glasses around, wearing them at night and various times. I could switch in between them whenever and have no vision change.
This summer, I have to be abroad for about a month and won't be able to bring along contacts, as the environment isn't friendly to contact lenses. I decided to purchase a new set of glasses, so I'd have two - just in case one pair broke, I'd have a backup. I went to my optometrist and got measured for a new prescription. As it turns out, the prescription has barely changed since a year ago - essentially, the same prescription as my old glasses. I took the prescription and went to a place to get new glasses made. I chose a nice frame by Oakley. Comfortable, light, durable, and chicks dig it (I hope).
A few days later, I picked up the glasses...at home, I tried on the glasses and was immediately shocked by how distorted everything was. Objects are flattened or compressed if I move my head around, I feel like everything is tiny. If I'm wearing my contacts, all is well, if I'm wearing my old glasses, all is well. The trouble is that the prescription among all three is virtually identical. Why am I having so much trouble adjusting? I don't remember glasses being this hard to adjust to - or has it been too long, that I've forgotten?
Granted, I haven't yet worn them for a full day. I can see the text on my computer screen just fine - super clear, if a little small. The lenses themselves are differently shaped - my old glasses were fairly rectangular - wide, but not very tall. The new lenses are about the same width, just a bit taller. They're a little more angled near the nose bridge than the old ones.
I want to believe that this is natural and that I won't have to have a new pair made, but I'm paranoid and not entirely convinced.
Anyone ever have a similar experience, of switching to a new frame, with virtually the same prescription and having a substantial adjustment period?
EDIT: I forgot to mention - I'm pretty sure my old glasses were progressive (no-line bifocal) lenses. These may be single vision lenses, I'm not sure.
If it helps, my prescription was written as such:
OD: -550 -125 167
OS: -450 -125 009
PD: 60
I doubt there are any licensed optometrists here, but then again, you never know who you'll find online...
This summer, I have to be abroad for about a month and won't be able to bring along contacts, as the environment isn't friendly to contact lenses. I decided to purchase a new set of glasses, so I'd have two - just in case one pair broke, I'd have a backup. I went to my optometrist and got measured for a new prescription. As it turns out, the prescription has barely changed since a year ago - essentially, the same prescription as my old glasses. I took the prescription and went to a place to get new glasses made. I chose a nice frame by Oakley. Comfortable, light, durable, and chicks dig it (I hope).
A few days later, I picked up the glasses...at home, I tried on the glasses and was immediately shocked by how distorted everything was. Objects are flattened or compressed if I move my head around, I feel like everything is tiny. If I'm wearing my contacts, all is well, if I'm wearing my old glasses, all is well. The trouble is that the prescription among all three is virtually identical. Why am I having so much trouble adjusting? I don't remember glasses being this hard to adjust to - or has it been too long, that I've forgotten?
Granted, I haven't yet worn them for a full day. I can see the text on my computer screen just fine - super clear, if a little small. The lenses themselves are differently shaped - my old glasses were fairly rectangular - wide, but not very tall. The new lenses are about the same width, just a bit taller. They're a little more angled near the nose bridge than the old ones.
I want to believe that this is natural and that I won't have to have a new pair made, but I'm paranoid and not entirely convinced.
Anyone ever have a similar experience, of switching to a new frame, with virtually the same prescription and having a substantial adjustment period?
EDIT: I forgot to mention - I'm pretty sure my old glasses were progressive (no-line bifocal) lenses. These may be single vision lenses, I'm not sure.
If it helps, my prescription was written as such:
OD: -550 -125 167
OS: -450 -125 009
PD: 60
I doubt there are any licensed optometrists here, but then again, you never know who you'll find online...
