Feeling a little off-balance? Dizzy? Even with your new prescription glasses? Give it a day or two, then you’re good to go. That is how long it normally takes in adjusting to new glasses.
Your eyes and your brain need time to process a clearer vision before it can perceive it as a normal vision.
NEW FRAME STYLE AND SIZE
As you keep up with the trend, you may want to ditch those bulky styles and switch to the trendier thin frames. You may want to try the geometrical designs too. These changes in frame style and size tend to add to the adjustment period that your eyes need as it requires time for it to settle on your face too. Your peripheral vision changes as the curvature of your new glasses. The corrected curve brings an enhanced clarity in which the brain needs to process.
NEW LENS MATERIAL
Whether you are opting to buy polarized or photochromic glasses, the deviation from your standard clear lens requires time for the eyes to adjust. The polarized lens reduces glare but they are not suitable for screen usage. The photochromic ones are best used with the outside light. There is one type of lens which gives positive adjustment effects, the blue blocker lens technology. You may notice that your eyes are less tired and dry as you use them.
If you just purchased your first reading glasses, you must remember that it works best at a certain reading distance. Thus, before buying them, identify the right distance in which you are most comfortable as you read. Try on a couple or more for each glasses tend to have a different impression and brings a whole level of different sense and clarity in your vision.
Upgrading to a progressive lens will give you a clearer vision. But, it would require more adjustment period for your eyes. The focus in a progressive lens tends to lie in the middle of the lens, as well as in the top and bottom portion. The edges provide a soft focus. To help you adjust in this kind of lens, it is recommended that instead of turning your eyes side ward – from left to right, turn your head instead. To see close up objects, tilt your chin up or down and look through the bottom of the lens. These actions may seem awkward but it would help you adjust to the different focus the progressive lens is providing.
SAFETY
As you are still adjusting to new glasses, do try to remember the following safety precautions:
1. Avoid long-distance driving.
2. Be careful in walking on stairs and uneven pathways. Your new lens might give you a different sense of depth perception compared to your old prescription glasses.
3. Avoid working with dangerous tools and equipment.
4. Avoid strenuous activities.
In general, refrain from doing tasks that would require good vision and balance. Give your eyes time to adjust and coordinate properly with your brain with the new clarity that your glasses are providing.
If in a couple of days, the dizziness, distortion, eye strain still does not subside, remember to go back to your doctor. The worst reason for all those symptoms could be a faulty prescription. In the rare chance that human error or machine error in making the new glasses can occur, it is best to resolve it as early as possible so it will not cause more harm to your eyes.
As you are adjusting to your new glasses, wear them daily. It might be tempting to go back to the old one, but the more that you become used to the new glasses, the more that your adjustment will be easier.
Your new glasses mean new adventure, new vision, new you.
