Shades?

BFT Gibson said:
Wife has to wear shades all the time. especially stores with fluorescent lights. Too much light & her head hurts real bad. have to keep the lighting at home dim
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Not uncommon. Service manager I used to work with got bad headaches. Went to optometrist who put him in rose tinted glasses..... yes we all made the appropriate jokes..... Turned out the fluorescent light was messing with him. New glasses. Headaches pretty much went away.
 
iblive said:
Not uncommon. Service manager I used to work with got bad headaches. Went to optometrist who put him in rose tinted glasses..... yes we all made the appropriate jokes..... Turned out the fluorescent light was messing with him. New glasses. Headaches pretty much went away.
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she was normal until the dui guy crashed us. The eyes were darting for the first few days & have big problems with light. ever since They can't prescribe glasses yet cause her brain isn't done adjusting..if it ever will...sad to say 20 minutes ago..she jus fell after getting up..for no reason...sucks
 
BFT Gibson said:
she was normal until the dui guy crashed us. The eyes were darting for the first few days & have big problems with light. ever since They can't prescribe glasses yet cause her brain isn't done adjusting..if it ever will...sad to say 20 minutes ago..she jus fell after getting up..for no reason...sucks
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Yeah. That stinks for sure. Hoping it all ultimately works out for you guys.
 
Since my Wife had cataracts removed from both eyes this spring, they told her, her eyes would be more sensitive to light , and they are. She was told to wear sunglasses at all times outside. But there are times even inside when she watches tv, the way the light shines from a lamp on or sun coming inside the room.
 
jtcnj said:
Light sensitivity- you know what makes my eyes really sensitive to brightness?
Viagra.
The generic / counterfeit stuff on line does the same.
No BS, I think it may increase the pressure in the eyeball or something.

So, I need to do most of my close work from dusk till dawn.
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Yep....parts of the eyes share the same class of vascular system targeted by those blue pills...if you notice visual side effects, you really should consult a physician about it....really.
 
Ophthalmic glass lenses still have about the best optical clarity of any material currently in use(it’s also the heaviest, and most dangerous to wear...by far-like driving a car with airbags, or riding a motorcycle...risky for sure) Followed very closely by Trivex(super light, super clear, a bit pricey-but not more than glass currently-early use was chopper/helicopter windshields-very impact, and chemically, resistant...it’s what I wear), and good old CR39(“canopy resin #39” developed for WWII belly gunners and bombardiers-excellent clarity, moderately impact, and chemically, resistant)
Glass is, by far, the most scratch resistant of any current ophthalmic lens material. BUT....it is being systematically eliminated from manufacture in the United States by the EPA. The processing requires the use of a low temperature alloy as a blocking medium for the grinding, fining, and polishing process. Disposal of any materials that come in contact with that alloy is strictly (expensively) regulated.
The place that taught me how to process ophthalmic glass stopped processing it about 10 years ago. :(
Polycarbonate is commonly used because it’s safe(to wear), and cheap. BUT....it’s got the most junk in it that just makes it feel, to me, like there’s a veil/film in front of my eyes.
 
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Wow this is all pretty common it seems.
I am very wary / mindful of eye safety: my dad lost 100% vision in one eye as a child so the importance always stuck with me.
But, I do know which one to look at when speaking with him, lol.

@BFT Gibson - really hope things improve for your wife, and your lives together.

@Thatbastarddon thanks for the in depth info -I will look into Trivex based units.

We are in good company I suppose.

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