How to Wear Bifocal Prescription Safety Glasses

Many people wear glasses that help them see clearly by changing the focus of the light that enters the eye. For some eye conditions it’s necessary for the glasses to have more than one focus. Bifocal glasses actually combine two lenses, one above the other, in order do this. However, using bifocals is more complicated because you have to switch from one lens to the othr for different tasks. This guide explains how to wear bifocal prescription safety glasses to get the most out of them without suffering discomfort.

Instructions

1. Understand how bifocal prescription safety glasses work. Thee are several reasons why an ophthalmologist will prescribe bifocals but the most common is that the person needs one lens for reading and another for distance vision. The lower part of the lens is made to focus on close objects like a book or computer monitor. The upper part of the lens is for distance vision. This means that you will need to learn to switch form one to the other in order to wear bifocal prescription safety glasses effectively. However, after a while making these adjustments will become second nature and you will do it without even thinking about it!

2. Take some time to practice activities like walking and driving that you normally take for granted. The adjustments you need to make are minimal for activities which involve seeing at a distance. The main difference is that you don’t have the same field of vision since the lower part of your visual field is taken up by the near-vision (reading) part of the lens. Just take it easy for a few days while your eyes and brain get used to the change.

3. Learn to look down through the lenses when reading or doing activities like cooking. If you unconsciously develop a habit of tilting your head back to read or do other tasks you will put a lot of strain on your neck muscles and your eyes. This can lead to neck pain and headaches.

4. Adjust the height of computer monitors. Normally a computer monitor is placed directly in front of you because that’s the most comfortable viewing position. If you are using bifocals you need to lower the monitor a few inches to make it easier to see through the lower part of the bifocal glasses.

Tips & Warnings

• Don’t try to do too much too fast. Your eyes and eye muscles have a lifetime of moving in a certain way. When you start wearing bifocal prescription glasses, these movements change. Eye muscles are just like any other muscle—they need time to get in proper condition.