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People who wear glasses, what are some things someone new to glasses should know? (beehaw.org)

submitted 3 months ago by UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org

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Sorry about the awkward title; I had a lot of trouble trying to word it.

Anyway, I got my first pair of glasses yesterday. I went in for my first eye exam in nearly a decade, and apparently I have mild astigmatism. So for the past day I've been getting used to the sensation of having glasses on (I never cared for sunglasses, personally; I've always found them hard to see in) and getting a touch of euphoria about how they conceal the brow somewhat. But then it kinda hit me that I don't really know anything about glasses, having not used them until age 36. I probably should have asked some questions about it when I picked them up, but I was kinda sick and didn't want to stick around there too long.

I know I could just google it, but google sucks now, plus, I may as well use the AskBeehaw platform, it's pretty quiet.

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[–] gyrfalcon@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

People have mostly covered the important stuff, so something less important is: if you are liable to take them off with any regularity, you're gonna lose them on top of your head! I keep mine on pretty much any time I'm awake and not doing something specifically anti glasses (think swimming), but I know especially people who are farsighted while watching TV or nearsighed while reading will do this.

[–] UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Haha, noted! I am absolutely the sort of person who would do that. I'm probably just going leave them on most of the time.

Thanks!

[–] Lemmeenym@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

I have on a few occasions lost my glasses while wearing correctly.