It's time i came out - i'm Presbyopic

[Arbtech Tree Services]

I've always had excellent vision and up until today thought i still had. However when trying to inspect something very close up i found i couldn't focus on it. I moved it away an inch and focussed perfectly.

 

A quick squint (see what i did there:001_cool:) on the web, where as we all know you can Google a cold and find you're dying from fifteen diseases, and found that it's a very common stage in life.

 

Presbyopia | What Causes it? | How To Treat It

 

Thinking back to childhood eye tests i remember being told that although my vision was perfect i'd be wearing glasses by the time i was 40.

 

Oh well, time for an eye test.

 

Regards,

 

Steve.

[farmer rod]

you know when the condition is serious, when the focal length is greater than the length of your arms:thumbup1:

[difflock]

I was unaware that particular condition existed outside of Ulster.

Generally being worsened by the July heat.

m

[Stubby]

I've always had excellent vision and up until today thought i still had. However when trying to inspect something very close up i found i couldn't focus on it. I moved it away an inch and focussed perfectly.

 

A quick squint (see what i did there:001_cool:) on the web, where as we all know you can Google a cold and find you're dying from fifteen diseases, and found that it's a very common stage in life.

 

Presbyopia | What Causes it? | How To Treat It

 

Thinking back to childhood eye tests i remember being told that although my vision was perfect i'd be wearing glasses by the time i was 40.

 

Oh well, time for an eye test.

 

Regards,

 

Steve.

 

Happened to me at around 50 . Wore tesco glasses for a bit for close up then got my eyes lasered . I know have whats called " blended vision " Not worn specs for 10 years . The right eye does the long vision and the left eye does the close stuff . The brain discards the image that is out of focus . Its very cleaver really .

[JimM]

I had to get glasses for Christmas. Did a tree job in a safari park and they reckon the three legged giraffe will probably survive.

Went to Specsavers.

[Arbtech Tree Services]

The right eye does the long vision and the left eye does the close stuff . The brain discards the image that is out of focus . Its very cleaver really .

 

Had read about this, but unsure how it affects distance perception as the brain uses the information from both eyes at the same time to judge distance.

 

Did a tree job in a safari park and they reckon the three legged giraffe will probably survive.

 

Good job the spec wasn't pollard or the giraffe wouldn't have been so lucky.

[TGB]

No expert here but I should imagine distance viewing will not be a problem. As the actual area we focus on, is really quite small. Most of what we see or think we see, is in our peripheral vision. Besides, when it's out, you can see the moon. How far do you what to be able to see?

[Arbtech Tree Services]

No expert here but I should imagine distance viewing will not be a problem.

 

Hi TGB,

 

It's not the viewing of objects at a distance i'm querying but the ability to judge how far away they are, as the brain uses information from both eyes at the same time to do this. If it is discarding the information from the non-focussing eye it has only half the information so i'm guessing it could cause an issue.

 

I'm certainly no expert on eyes myself, i merely have two of them and know how to use them:001_smile: Time to consult the experts.

 

Regards,

 

Steve.

[Stubby]

Hi TGB,

 

It's not the viewing of objects at a distance i'm querying but the ability to judge how far away they are, as the brain uses information from both eyes at the same time to do this. If it is discarding the information from the non-focussing eye it has only half the information so i'm guessing it could cause an issue.

 

I'm certainly no expert on eyes myself, i merely have two of them and know how to use them:001_smile: Time to consult the experts.

 

Regards,

 

Steve.

My long distance vision ( 500 yards onwards ) was a little impaired after the op but that has gradually come back . My close up vision ( put the pasty in a pre heated oven at 190c for 20 mins ) was instantly back . One of the tests was to read a card that said " printing of this size is the smallest print that can be produced legally for reading " or something like that . Its ten years on now and still works fine . I am almost 61 years old . Had it done at the London Vision Clinic in Harley street by the guy who pioneered the procedure .

[Gareth Dalzell]

I was unaware that particular condition existed outside of Ulster.

Generally being worsened by the July heat.

m

 

I reckon this went over 99.9% of Arbtalkers. Made me laugh though.