Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!
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So how’s it going?
I’ve always had pretty great eyesight, but have been having regular headaches and neausea midway through the afternoon when working on the computer.
I thought I’d get my eyes tested, and was told I nead some reading glasses (albeit very weak). Can’t believe I’ve gotta wear glasses now :(
Oh no! I’ve always known I’d need glasses, just from a glance around the extended family, but outside of driving I have just not worn glasses even though I should. Though I do tend to wear prescription sunglasses.
I’m short sighted so up close isn’t normally a problem. I used to struggle with reading presentations in meetings but now I work from home and so the screen is always a perfect viewing distance.
I had changed the default zoom on everything from 100% down to 80% so that I could squeeze more onto my screen for work, and thought that was the reason for some of the issues, and so when I really started noticing it, I went the full other way and went to 120% zoom lol.
Still found myself squinting and things being a little blurry (though I couldn’t really say with any confidence if it was actually blurry or if Ai was getting in my own head lol - though that was confirmed today when I went for the eye exam)
It sounds like you’ve been ignoring the problem longer than I’ve been ignoring mine!
Honestly didn’t even register that it might be eye related. Optometrist said that I could potentially move onto permanent glasses as well if I wanted (apparently my far vision is slightly off as well and I have astigmatism) but I just couldn’t get myself to start wearing glasses full time lol
I think I have astigmatism as well, which the optometrist said is why wearing glasses makes me dizzy/gives me a headache. I’m supposed to wear them all the time which my brain will adjust to. However, I just got them to write me a weaker prescription and now I don’t have issues putting them on/off anymore 🤷
Hmm that’s interesting. Do you think they just got the prescription wrong initially? Hopefully the glasses help me with my headaches lol.
This is the first time outside of being offered during school, that I had a proper eye exam done. Man didn’t realise how expensive the whole thing gets if you end up needing glasses. Don’t think I would’ve gotten tested if I didn’t have insurance.
Nah the different optometrist I saw a few years later came up with the same prescription, but I mentioned the headaches/dizziness and they told me that (things look funny as well, as the glasses try to fix the distortion but my brain has already accounted for it). They suggested if I wasn’t going to wear them all the time then they could reduce the strength, it wasn’t a particularly strong prescription anyway.
This is the first time outside of being offered during school, that I had a proper eye exam done. Man didn’t realise how expensive the whole thing gets if you end up needing glasses. Don’t think I would’ve gotten tested if I didn’t have insurance.
I’ve had very hit and miss experiences with spec savers, but you can get an eye exam and a couple of pairs of glasses for a few hundred bucks (assuming your eyes aren’t too special). If you’re an AA member like I am then you can get a free eye test. And if you don’t mind the awkwardness you can get the free eye test, then go online to their website and request your prescription, then go to zenni and order some glasses. It can work out even cheaper (though I don’t think it’s a huge difference).
I’ve been lucky that in the past I’ve worked at various public sector agencies that gave you a few hundred towards glasses every two years as part of the contract. Combining that with free AA eye test meant I got free glasses for years.
