Reader Eyeglasses

My dad died and left behind several pairs of readers plus some empty frames. Is there a place where I can donate them? The Lions Club used to have collection barrels in stores but I haven't seen one in years. My dad was always helping people, this would make him happy.

Lions Clubs still take eyeglasses. They have collection sites at Good Will Industries, Lens Crafters, and Lions Clubs dropboxes. If you can't find any of these in your area, glasses can also be mailed in either a padded envelope or box to the following address:

New Eyes for the Needy
549 Millburn Avenue
P.O. Box 332
Short Hills, NJ 07078

2009-02-24 16:04:13 by Autumn Leaves

Varionet provides a new generation of reading glasses to bring you comfort in your daily activities from near to intermediate vision distance. www ...

with different prescriptions i is a reader kind and 1 is prescribe by eye doctor how long will it last shouldn i go to the eye doctor or ear thanks
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You are right to go over what is new in your life - because that's where the cause most likely lies.
It would be a good idea to have your ears checked as otitis media can definitely cause one to feel giddy.
If it isn't caused by your ears, then it could very well be the new glasses - both types.
Alternately, look at what else is new in your life - are you on a new script? [I was once on a prescribed antibiotic and THAT made me dizzy!]

2008-04-21 04:46:36 by

Price: $39.95

Magnetic front connection offers "as needed" access to your readers
6 different magnifying powers 1.25 to 3.00 are available
Never misplace your readers, with the adjustable head and neck stand

I just went to the optometrist and I have a very small amount of hyperopia. In fact, one eye is .25 and the other is .75. I cannot even buy regular readers in town to match the worst eye. I went to the optometrist because I was having headaches and I thought it might be from all the reading I am doing. Is it silly to actually purchase prescription glasses for reading?
I am 21. My optometrist said that normally I can compensate for my hyperopia. On the other hand, the amount of studying I do is so much that I am straining my eyes a lot. My eyes are having to adjust so often that it seems like my headaches are from eye strain. The only reason I am asking is that my optometrist says that my eyes would do good to get the glasses, but when I went to get glasses, they laughed at me and said that I did not need glasses with such a low prescription. This is when I started to wonder who was correct.

No its actually wise to do so. They will be able to match your eyes with the lenses and you wont get headaches from your eyes trying to focus all the time.

2009-07-17 13:39:01 by callie

Price: $19.99 $9.74

Impact resistant and 99.9% UV protection
Safety glass and Reading glass all-in-one
Handgrip pattern on temple is ergonomically positioned for secure grip

i was wondering, when you get your new perscription lenses, can you take your own frames you got somewhere else and have the lenses fit to those or do you need to get a pair of frames from that particular eyeglass store you got the perscription lenses from? cuz i got a cute pair of glasses that i liked at this other store but they dont have real lenses. they have a frame like readers glasses but regular eyeglasses size. would there be any way to ask my eye doctor if i could have them put my new lenses in those or would i have to buy a frame from my eye place? anyone know?
so to further my question, cuz i dont have a way to personally question the person that first answered my question, im wanting to clarify, so if i get an eye exam and they give me new lenses and i say "i have these frames i got at so an so place, would you fit the new lenses for these?" they could do it? my eye doctor doesnt have frames i want.
how much does it cost if you use your own frames you got somewhere else?

You can do it, but it really depends on the frame. It must be an ophthalmic frame, not one off the shelf like an over the counter reader, or one bought at a store like J. Crew or American Eagle. Those are for looks only and not meant for ophthalmic lenses.

If it's a drill mount (completely rimless) there needs to be a specific pattern to copy. At the place I work, we will not do them unless we sold them originally, because we won't have the pattern.

If they're semi-rimless, we will do them, but they're harder to trace without the original demo lenses, so you may have small gaps in the corners.

If it's metal, the screws have to be in good shape, and the spring hinges, if there are any, as well.

If it's plastic, it needs to be flexible, or it may not stand installation. Plastic frames tend to get brittle the older they get.

I'm not sure how it is at all stores, but at mine, we will tell you, we are not liable if the frame breaks because we warned you that it could, and we did not sell it to you. If the lab technician says it's good, you should be fine. As for cost, some places charge a fee for using your own frames, like Costco charges $18 for even looking at them to tell you if they can be used or not, but the place I work at doesn't charge you to use your own at all.

2009-09-19 18:11:40 by Lara N

In the Music Category, I recently asked for help with finding a CD. I explained that I am visually impaired and have difficulty searching the net.
This is a reply that was posted on Yahoo Answers:
by 'dickn2000':
You need a good enema!! You seem to type pretty good for someone visually impaired. I checked on Amazon and the album is not available. I also checked Napster and it's not available there either. So, my blind friend, your plea for sympathy doesn't do you any good. I guess you're just SOL!!
I don't know that ASKING for help with doing a specific task; help with doing something that one has difficulty doing for oneself is a plea for sympathy.
Sympathy won't help me find the CD...others helping me search for it will.
Thanks to WINDOWS 98SE OS, I can click on the start menu; highlight Programs; then Accessories; then Accessibility; then highlight and click on Magnifier and use the maginfier to, you guessed it, MAGNIFY the print which HELPS me to read and proofread what I type as I type and of course other things as well.
Thankfully, the magnifier magnifies...not sympathize.
An enema, in my opinion, being good for the body, mind and spirit as well, cannot search the internet or anywhere else to help me find the CD.
I don't know what 'SOL' means; I do know that ignorant means a lack of knowledge.
For those that don't know; visually impaired means that either the sight is diminished or there is an impediment, e.g. cataract(s) to the extent that one has difficulty seeing clearly. Individuals that have a need for eyeglasses are visually impaired; they have diminished vision. Hopefully, not to the extent that others and myself are in that others and I need to use a cane when we walk to help us to not bump into things or miss steps or fall step into holes or other things in unfamiliar areas in and outdoors.
When my sight went bad, at first, I was totally blind. The only way that I can describe what being blind is, is that when I was blind I couldn't see anything. It wasn't dark, it wasn't light...it was nothing.
I have always had and believe that I will always have compassion for those that are totally blind.
I will say thank you for checking Napster.
I stated in my explanation that I had already searched Amazon.
If I had not stated that I am visually impaired, most likely, the assumption would have been that I have no vision problems.
Having no vision problems, would my query be a plea for sympathy or asking for help?
To the readers of this message; I don't need your sympahty. If you decide to assist me; please do it because you have the ability to help someone in need.

I have no experience with being blind or visually impaired, however I can say that the response to your original question had nothing to do with either. It was someone who thought that it would be funny to be an asshole at the expense of someone else. Some people just like to get their two points. Unfortunately, on yahoo, they cant weed out jerks, racists and ignoramuses! Dont take it personally, just tune them out, and hopefully someone responded with someone that would help you find the right CD. And by the way, SOL means "sh*t outta luck".... like i said, he's an asshole!

2006-10-17 13:19:55 by UncleDaddy