I just got new glasses 3 days ago after not wearing glasses for 5 years. My right eye lense is 2 1/2 times stronger than the left so it's a big difference for me. Is it normal for things to not look as clear when you have each eye so different? It feels like it was easier all these years without glasses.
2007-08-12 08:36:31 · 4 answers · asked by Danielle 1 in Health ➔ Optical
I have farsightedness (+1.00) in one eye, and nearsightedness (-3.25) in the other eye, and I do notice that things are not quite as clear as they should be (like I lost a little bit of depth perception, since both eyes need to be close to the same prescription for everything to look right. I can tell that my lenses are projected at different distances (the image is placed farther from my nearsighted eye and close to my farsighted eye)).
If you are like me, you'll probably find that you have a dominant eye that you will be using more (and that's not because you have lazy eye or anything). It will probably be the eye that is less hyperopic (or if you have two nearsighted eyes, it could be either). And you will surely get used to it with time. If, at the end of two weeks you don't feel that everything is right, go back to the person who prescribed you the glasses to see if you need to make any adjustments with the prescriptions, or if there is anything else you can do.
2007-08-12 09:42:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally a week, two weeks at the outside.
If the lenses are strong, or as in your case the two eyes are very different, how the glasses are sitting on your face can make a very big difference. It may only need an adjustment in the frames to make all the difference, but do not be fobbed off with adjustment after adjustment.
If not happy after two weeks, having had an adjustment, you should see the prescriber again.
2007-08-12 09:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can take a week or two to get used to a new prescription, especially when you haven't been wearing glasses for a long time. If after a few weeks you are still experiencing problems, then you might want to go back to where you got them to have the prescription checked.
Good luck!!
2007-08-12 10:19:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes a week or two. I am on my second pair and cant read without them so its tough sometimes but you get used to it.
2007-08-12 08:44:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋