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Hank Rogers[_2_]

wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:59:28 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2019-01-28 12:12 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 10:48:28 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2019-01-28 7:45 a.m., Cheri wrote:
>>
>>>> I had expected the price to be per lens, and I was delightfully
>>>> surprised to see that it was $40 for both lenses. The last time I got
>>>> readers at the optometrist was about 15 years ago and they were $230,
>>>> and my Walmart readers were about $120.
>>>
>>> I don't use readers. I've been wearing glasses for more than 50
>>> years, for myopia and astigmatism. Now that I'm into presbyopia
>>> as well, I probably should get multifocal lenses, but so far I'm
>>> happy just riding them down on my nose for close work.
>>
>> I wear bifocals but I like to read in bed and that is difficult with
>> those things, so I got readers for reading in bed. I used to use the
>> cheap drug store cheaters, but I can't use them anymore because I have
>> an astigmatism in my left eye.
>
>
> Varilux lenses work well for close, distance, and everything in
> between. I hated bi/tri focals. And cheapo readers from the drug
> store will ruin your eyes, those lenses are not even optical glass.
> I wear Varilux 24/7, I sleep with them. My wife wears Varilux
> contacts but I can't bear futzing with my eyes... she spends shours in
> the bathroom with drops and playing in and out with those contacts.
> I'm not so vain that I can't wear glasses... and I spend a lot of
> dollars on high quality frames, mainly for comfort. Also wearing
> contacts eventually leads to eye diseases.
>

Popeye, yoose should throw that old womans contacts out yoose Window!
BEFORE SHE RUINS HER EYES!

Get her a nice pair of glasses that match her favorite sombrero.