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I admit to not reading the entire thread, but that's about the age I started needing reading glasses, and I've found that I need more LIGHT. Those Ott-like lights thay seel at Big Lots are perfect for me.
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I go to the all for $1.00 store and buy up plenty. I have one in the kitchen. 3 pair on the tables in the living area, one by my bed, one in the bathroom and of course one in my purse. Im 56 and you probably wouldnt need strong ones. try each on and read something while you are in the store. I used to buy the $15.00 ones but not anymore. these are the same.
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I was in bifocals in my 30's.
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I agree with the ones who say get your eyes checked before you do anything else and tell your optometrist the problems you've been having.
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One additioinal thing to the readers - an Ott Light really gives great light, and makes it easier to work in projects of all sorts.
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I hate to say this, but since it crossed my mind -- Hope it's your need for glasses and not something like diabetes. Have you had your blood glucose checked lately?
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Don't try to self-diagnose unless you're a doctor. Go to one and find out. It could be something serious.
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I think it's the age thing, too. I needed bifocals at age 37 and my husband didn't need them until he was 47. That's a huge window - almost everyone hits it at some point. My MIL still doesn't need them.
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I've worn glasses for years for distance and can't drive without them. With them, my vision is perfect. However, I'm finding I have to used the weakest cheaters now for close handwork and sometimes when reading, depending on the size of the print. I'm 62 so feel blessed I haven't needed anything for close work before now.
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Sounds like it's time for a low prescription reading glasses. First try magnifiers from a discount store, if they don't work I'd visit the eye Dr. to be sure you don't have an astigmatism in one or both eyes....Happy quilting :-D
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After seeing my eye doc for new glasses, I know my eye strain is age related.
I found the lighting also made a difference for me. I now have a day Ott-lite that I position behind the sewing machine and onto the work area. I swear my eyes don't get as tired as fast. |
I have not read the several pages of responses to your post, so if this is a repeat, I apologize.
As someone who has worn corrective lenses for 65 years, I can tell you that it's time for you to get an eye exam! Also, if you are truly focused on your applique, you might not be blinking enough; then your eyes will dry out & vision will blur, etc., etc. Sometimes I have to remind myself to blink when I'm doing hand quilting; since that is the only time I have that problem, I've concluded that it's because I'm so focused that I overwhelm my natural instinct to blink. |
Was told by an ophthalmologist that whenever you sew or work in front of a computer, you do not blink as often as you should. Your eyes dry out. He advised me to use Natural Tears at least three times a day while I am sewing. Since then I haven't had too much trouble. Hope this helps.
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Hey there young woman, it happens to everyone, sooner or later!! My job requires working on a computer all day...that really blurs my eyes....so does doing had sewing! Just get use to it. Like lots of people suggested, keep those cheaters all over the house. If you don't use them, your sewing friends will. : )
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Originally Posted by Granny B
Don't try to self-diagnose unless you're a doctor. Go to one and find out. It could be something serious.
The OP did say she was going to get her eyes checked. There are so many variables as to what it may/could be. Yes, there are the likely's and possibilities as to what it may be. There's also the possibilities for other things too, and no one should take their vision and concerns about it lightly. |
An eye examination is in order. It will make your quilting so much better. All of us around the age of 45 usually need to look into the need for glasses.
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Everyone, some time after 40, begins to experience difficulty with close up vision. Do a google search on presbyopia. Reading glasses are likely to help, as others have suggested. Good luck!
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I'm 47 also and started to have the same problem. Never had anyeye problems before. Guess what , Now I wear bifocals. Get your eyes checked. It doesn't take long to have them checked and it will put your mind at ease.
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46 here and it was FAST! Its really not that bad, start out with the inexpensive ones and see if they help...thats what I use still.
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It happens to us all!
I used to teach needlepoint and by the second week, I always had at least one person who went of to have their eyes checked. I think that most people do not use their eyes to concentrate on such small things (unless they read the teeney print on the stock market pages) and after 40 or so, our eyes do not focus as quickly. Most likely those drug store glasses will work well. |
Sounds like your arms are just too short. LOL. Readers help that problem a lot.
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same advice from me -- I'm your age -- I had to start using the dime store +1's or 1.25's for threading needles and fine stitching and sewing. There are some really cute ones out there and they are small enough that you can look over them and still see distances/the tv without taking them off.
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My dear, your eye problem may well have absolutely nothing to do with sewing. The fact that for 47 years you've had 20-20 eyesight is great. However, at 47 it is likely that your 20-20 vision is no longer "20-20 vision" lol.
Get referrals from friends and family members and have your eys checked, it's probably time for glasses. Good luck |
no offense, but it's really not quilting related as it is related to the other issue in your post....hint..age! So sorry, but I have experienced those same symptoms in the last few years. My eye doc told me "you need adult glasses".
I thought it was funny for him to say, as I thought I was an adult as all four of my kids have been adults for years........go figure it took my eyes longer to catch up. |
Originally Posted by Wholeheart Mom
Now mind you...
I am 47 years old and have always had 20/20 vision. I have never needed glasses and have never had difficulties with anything - even cutting and piecing quilts for extensive periods of time caused no problems. However, since I started machine applique, I am having troublesome issues. I get headaches and for some strange reason, my eyes have difficulty accommodating from near to far vision, and I have blurriness for quite a while after I am done on the machine. It seems as if my eyes are too tired and too strained to adjust and focus, so my far vision is compromised for about an hour - then everything clears up and my vision is normal again. This is all new to me, and I don't want to give up machine applique! Would glasses help? Would one of those magnifying lenses in front of the needle help? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
I agree with all the statements given. However, the sewing does add to eye strain as well as computer use. I will be going back to the eye doctor this week. My right eye had an hemorage two weeks ago in the back of the eye not the white. Not sure what caused it. I am thinking stress and strain. They did say that there was not detachment. Just bothersome with the tiredness, floaters and blurriness. I just pray it clears completely and soon.
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Drugstore glasses work for some people. They do not correct astigmatism. Astigmatism without correction can cause headaches also. If you have never had an eye exam, this might be a good time to have one. Optometrists and opthalmologists examine the inside of the eye during exams. Sometimes the eye shows the first evidence of some diseases. They can also fit lenses to correct nearsightedness or farsightedness. Most people plus or minus 40 years old need help to see well. I got my first pair of bifocals at 37. Of course I was farsighted to begin with.
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Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
It might not be quilting related. It might be age related. Just saying.
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Have your blood sugar level checked too. I was having problems seeing and focusing and found out that I was diabetic.
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I have progressive bifocals and have to wear readers perched on the edge of my nose to do handwork. Just got perscription computer glasses and love them. No more stress headaches at work or on the forum.
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Originally Posted by Julie in NM
I have progressive bifocals and have to wear readers perched on the edge of my nose to do handwork. Just got perscription computer glasses and love them. No more stress headaches at work or on the forum.
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Originally Posted by chamby
Originally Posted by Julie in NM
I have progressive bifocals and have to wear readers perched on the edge of my nose to do handwork. Just got perscription computer glasses and love them. No more stress headaches at work or on the forum.
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Oh, you sound like an eye doc. I just love mine. Keep a pair at work and a pair at home.
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Originally Posted by quiltlady
Originally Posted by chamby
Originally Posted by Julie in NM
I have progressive bifocals and have to wear readers perched on the edge of my nose to do handwork. Just got perscription computer glasses and love them. No more stress headaches at work or on the forum.
If you decide to get computer glasses, your optometrist will need to know the distance from your eyes to the computer monitor to determine what prescription you need for that distance. I have my computer glasses and it makes like SO much better! Similarly, some people have sewing glasses ...etc. Regarding readers ... the prescription is based on that approx. distance that's common ... if you are more comfortable with a different distance, again, measure and tell them what you need! |
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