Why NEW GLASSES make you feel weird | Optometrist Explains

Today's topic is about Glasses Adaptation.
Why new glasses feel weird can be attributed to 3 variables:
1. The glasses position
2. The glasses prescription
3. The lens design
If you have any questions regarding this video, then feel free to comment down below.

[@melissacooper4282]

I was a little nervous at first when I was waiting for my first pair of glasses because my sister had told me that I might feel strange when I would finally start wearing them. Well the day I finall got my glasses I was amazed at how vivid and sharp everything around me was! It's like seeing the world in HD! I did have to adjust to reading with them on. But other than that I've been on Cloud Nine.

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

I know that feeling! I felt the exact same when I got my first pair 😂

[@fadcullen]

same with me,,, like seeing the world in HD,, the right word to describe... hehe

[@lauralulu4444]

yup that was what I felt with mine. It was like I was seeing in 4K lol. I've had glasses before but a lot of them I never really liked. I'm happy to finally have a pair of glasses I love. :)

[@ferosa89]

How long did it take to adjust ? I just got mine and I feel dizzy

[@lazykratos]

@@ferosa89 Same probem! 😶

[@benadams3569]

I had already worn glasses for many years when I received new lenses. I kept telling the optometrist they weren't right and something was off. He kept giving the line "it'll take time to adjust." Yes, that is true in a lot of cases, but they were NEVER, after YEARS right. I went to a different optometrist the next time I needed an update. My new lenses worked perfectly without a period of adjustment.

[@MikeJ122o]

I'm also visiting a new optometrist because of that issue.

[@gd2234_]

Last time that happened to me I was over dilated. My eye muscles like to overcompensate naturally and resist relaxing, so the extra dilation (ie relaxation) made the prescription a bit too strong. The next appointment I was dilated less and the new prescription was perfect

[@snowps1]

I'm having that problem right now! It's been two weeks and they just aren't right. I'm taking my new glasses back this coming week.

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

Same for me. How many of you went to either a specsavers or a store with new staff that did your pre check prior to the optometrist?

[@snowps1]

@@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi I returned my glasses and I'm going in two weeks to a different place and paying out of pocket for a new eye exam by a different doctor.

[@DissonusWren]

I once went back to the optometrist because my glasses were wrong. He said that sometimes new glasses can feel weird, but it was actually because he had accidentally put my old prescription in them instead of the new one.

[@SimMermaid]

A long time ago, I didn't realize trees had distinguishable leaves on them. They basically looked like cartoon green blobs to me. After I got my first pair of glasses, I was so amazed at the world around me being so crisp and clear. Flash forward to my umpteenth pair of glasses, I now have glasses that are not only "fashionable' lenses but they are also as thin as possible and still look like a coke bottle on steroids. 🤣Half-inch thick concave lenses to correct my astigmatism and extreme nearsightedness. Gotta love genetics! 😂 Your videos explain so much that I've always wondered but didn't know how to explain. Thanks for layman's way of explaining! 😊

[@dasvenson765]

Leaves were the very first thing I noticed too! The difference was insane.

[@mrkitty777]

Do you have rainbow color effect from the thick lenses? White light sources usually show chromatic abberaction

[@backwoodsvapes139]

I’ve got a bad astigmatism in both eyes, always wondered why absolutely nothing at any decent distance looked perfectly straight…until I got glasses letters at distance went from gray hazes to bold outlines. The adjustment period was quick and intense. The first 3 hours with glasses was like looking through a fishbowl it took 2 weeks to truly get adjusted to them. Like y’all said the trees were the first noticeable difference, then I seen most the light poles was straight instead of slightly crooked

[@DIET01t5]

💀🤌😂😂😂😂

[@avatarxs9377]

@@dasvenson765 same! also i was shocked I could see each single blade of grass on the ground.

[@vanshpatel7605]

The most comprehensive, clear and easy to understand video! Bravo Antonio!

[@cocobutt3r331]

Thank you, thank you!! You answered literally all my questions I forgot to ask my eye doctor this past Tuesday! I jumped from a -2.50 to a -3.25 and got a little distortion and my eyes became extremely tired and strained. I do have a astigmatism in both eyes...something appears closers than they really are when I first put them on but as the day went out its starting to flat out....I also have my glasses adjusted up closer again thanks a million

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

You’re welcome! 😁

[@peterbreis5407]

Thank you Antonio, you are providing a much needed education to users of glasses. Much appreciated.

[@otiebrown9999]

New glasses always give me headaches, and make my eyes - feel very poor. When I complain, I am told, "you'll get used to it".

[@danielacedeno3099]

You, sir, have the best vision health channel I've found. Exceedingly informative, answers every question I could have. Thank you so much.

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

Thanks for the feedback and for watching ! 😁

[@LoveGod-ObeyGod]

Love this video! I just turned 30 and got my first prescriptions classes. I literally got it today and found myself getting a bit dizzy, feeling a bit weird and my eyes are tearing here and there. I will give it more time but it does eliminate the blurriness and its the world is so much clearer and more colourful lol. Thank you for this great video!

[@clopper3753]

What kind of classes did you take?.. AA meetings to get your vision better?

[@LoveGod-ObeyGod]

@@clopper3753 Hi there. Basically the glasses correct my astigmatism, which is in both eyes but worse in the left eye. Also, I've been wearing the glasses for 2 months now and its much better. No more dizziness when wearing it, no more weirdness lol. So all is good now. Thank you 👌

[@popenieafantome9527]

Didn’t realize people felt dizzy after new prescription. Mine are decently high and rather than dizziness, i have always felt a shift in distance when changing prescriptions. It is only noticeable to me at most for a day. During the adjustment period, if i look down, my legs feel further away but clearer.

[@KM-oy5yh]

#Same here, Just got mine #2day🎉

[@evilcore837]

When I got my first glasses 2 years ago and I wore them it feels weird because I know I need them but I didn’t know how bad my eyesight really was until I got my glasses. And next to the fact that everything looks more sharp (and I really enjoy looking to trees and grass), it felt like I was smaller and I‘m closer to the ground and my body felt like a pressed together accordion and can’t stretched out so walking felt also weird in this „tinier, heavier body“ 🤷🏻‍♀️ Why I felt this way ?

[@Xoang703]

this is me right now and i don’t like it lol. have u figured out why

[@evilcore837]

@@Xoang703 Don't worry that feeling will go away and you get used to it. And after that you will feel weird if you dont wear the glasses :)

[@WhiteWith2DreamyEyes]

@@evilcore837 I've never had glasses😳👁👁& I have perfect eyesight😍! But my wife will get her first glasses next week. It was very fun helping her pick her frames! To my naked eyes👀, she'll be super-cute with them! But, we both hope it won't be very hard for her to get used to them. I'm😲a little bit anxious for her!

[@evilcore837]

@@WhiteWith2DreamyEyes don’t worry, she will get used to them in less than a week. My first glasses wasn’t that strong than it is now. So my first glasses just took me a day or 2 to get used to them. The stronger ones took me about 3 days but after I got used to it I don’t want to miss them anymore and I hate seeing without them 😂 I hope my comment will help you and your wife :)

[@WhiteWith2DreamyEyes]

@@evilcore837 I think it will! If it only takes a week for her, then that is just fine. Thanks!😇👀

[@nicklee1171]

Great video Antonio!! Very informative. I tried double aspheric 1.7 lenses in my newest pair for the first time for my -4.0 prescription and they felt very weird to begin with… But I’m glad I persisted with them as I love them now!!

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

😁😁😁👍👍👍

[@akultyagi2818]

Same, never had glasses and just started wearing -2.25 and -2.0 for l and r and it feels weird, guess the change is too much for my brain but im sure I'll adjust in a few weeks

[@chanchaltyagi9452]

@@akultyagi2818 same here..!!!

[@Jaws-no3rg]

Helped me understand my first time wearing glasses very well! Thank you!

[@JDiology]

Oh my, i wish i knew this before. Ahhh u answered all questions. Subscribed!

[@OleksandrZaytsev-cw5kq]

Thank you! You and your channel are awesome! The channel is superb helpful and you are a nice person. I am happy to found you on KZbin

[@jcparkins]

Thank you for this informative video. I am about to go back to the optometrist for the 3rd time to try and get these new glasses right. I think part of the problem may be that the lenses are too large, creating a distortion with the curvature of the lens, so I will try on some smaller frames. Also they didn't get the bifocal distance correct - again. In reading the comments I'm glad to see I am not the only one who has trouble getting my glasses correct.

[@alsy6813]

The funniest experience is when you are used to wearing lenses, but then need to put on glasses for a short period of time for the first time in forever, and you jump straight from normal vision to the distortion of -6 (in my case). I had to walk down a street to a doctor's office like this, and oh boy if it was a fun experience. I had to alternate between looking through glasses and without them cuz I needed to see signs but also got extremely dizzy if I wouldn't take it off

[@BeanDar]

Best video on the subject. Good vibes from Houston Texas

[@lel7531]

Thank you for all the valuable information you say in your videos !

[@warioscousin]

Hey Antonio, I just got my new glasses and prescription. But I noticed the left side is blurry. When it sits straight across my face it is blurry but I found out that if I told my glasses to where they are crooked to the left across my face then it becomes clear. Is this a mistake on the prescription or I'd it just a matter of getting used to it. I would greatly appreciate the reply

[@rockergirl1976]

i wish i saw this video earlier in my life!!!! i just had my annual eye exam, but this info will be very beneficial next year when i get examined again and get new spectacles !!! thank you for this video!!!!

[@mintytrainwreck9137]

This was really helpful my Thea just recently got glasses and everything she sees that is circular becomes oval and whenever she has the glasses on it makes her feel shorter than she normally would so this sorta gave us an idea of what the problem could be

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

Glad I could help!

[@acq8097]

This is soo informative! 👍 Just got new progressives and actually felt nauseous. Twas because I noticed my right lens felt farther than my left due to disaligned nose pads !😏 Thanks for this. Looking forward to more great content!👏👏

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

Glad you liked it! 😁👍

[@francodanger]

Because of you I know why my eyes feel weird. Glasses are too small for my big ass dome! THANK YOUUUU liked, subscribed AND I’m watching all your ads.

[@FloatingSpaces]

Hi Antonio, I was wondering if the regular lenses are making eyes size seem smaller? I notice the other pair which has the 1.6 curve index is not making my eyes smaller? Or am I making a mistake? Thank you! eye sights are (-2.5)

[@theeyeiswatching8036]

I'm 25 years old and i had my first ever eye test last week. I'm slightly long sighted and have been given a pair of prescription glasses. One of the people in the shop said that I'd only really need them for close up work, and the other said I can wear them all the time. I picked my glasses up today and after wearing them for a few hours, I'm starting to feel nauseous and getting headaches. should i only wear them from time to time or keep wearing them to adjust?

[@Patchesmama21]

It’s been about a year since I got my last prescription glasses. I have perfect vision in left eye and slight astigmatism in right (-.50) in right eye. Also have progressives. At first I was told to wear them only for reading, then changed a couple years later to all the time. After my last visit I don’t remember what the doctor told me. Is there a way I can tell in my own if I need them all the time or only when reading? Thank you!

[@tee6343]

This is really explained well. Thank you!

[@jewelleryaddict]

Best explanation I have ever heard in my 70 years on this planet!! Been wearing glasses since about 12. Good close vision. At 70 this is first time came out with glasses can't see out of, one month later no change it's actually same or worse then what I went in with. So disgusted. Not much change as usual to numbers wondering what went wrong. Bifocal part same and good but distance is awful.

[@otiebrown9999]

ODs do make mistakes. That is why I measure my self to check.

[@gamerater959]

Never experienced it before but on my new script I am experiencing a slight tilt to the right on the bottom of objects. Seems to occur only when the left eye is open and goes away when the frame gets tilted about 10 degrees. Not sure what the issue is.

[@mokanram]

Thank you, very much it's a helpful video for beginner, Had the same issue now i am clear.

[@aquaticinsanity6127]

Thank you so much for the video! This was very insightful. However, I didn't quite get what I was looking for. I got a new pair of glasses and the prescription is quite high. Everything is fine, but I'm experiencing some extreme colour fringing along the peripherals. Is it possible to get this fixed?

[@MyAmazingUsername]

You're awesome. The distortion / astigmatism correction demo really explained to me why I am seeing everything warped now. When I turned my head , the whole world basically slants and wobbles. Will that "head turning = slanted world" effect also vanish when I get used to these glasses? The other thing I wonder about is when I move my eyeballs without turning my head, to look at things in the corners of the glasses, I notice some chromatic aberration and very bent lines. Will that also go away with time?

[@MyAmazingUsername]

Update half a year later: The warping at edges and aberration has not gone away. I will return to the optician later and get adjustments because this is not acceptable. The entire world wobbles when I move around and look around, even if my vision looks straight ahead.

[@96rvn]

Does eyeglasses frames has to do with the distortion? I'm nearsighted and my eyeglasses frame is big, I feel dizzy because of the distortion whenever I look around. I'm broke so I can't change my lenses into aspheric lenses right away..

[@miner5725]

I've been wearing glasses since I was 5 and without them I can only see blurry blurry blurry, but I love them because I'm used to them and without them I can't see anything so they're helpful 🤓 if anyone out there is struggling to see things I highly recommend getting an appointment! Glasses are always super helpful :]

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

Thanks for sharing! 🙏

[@riyapattnaik6212]

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[@machak7763]

hi i have two the centre of rotation of the eye wtou with larger frames,optical centres should be decentered vertically as well as horizantally because the optical axis of the lense should correspond to the centre of rotation of the eye what cosmetic problem does this cause

[@kinder101]

In nearsighted with a light prescription: I just got an adjustment of -0.5 prism on my prescription in both eyes my eyes do feel off and when I take my glasses off I have double vision (which never used to happen before) what do you recommend?

[@sebastiangarda8559]

Hi Great Video! I just got me my new pair of glasses and I suffer from peripheral distortion I used thin lens 1.6 my persecution is high + 4.50 and 4.25. I don’t know what to do should I wear them or give them away back to optician? It’s super noticeable peripheral distortion.also I choose round large frame compare with my old rectangle maybe this is the different?

[@grasswithers3461]

Thank u. Well explained. Ppl think I'm crazy when I said I have dizziness and distortion

[@naomipalmer7565]

One thing I do always do to help is to wear my new glasses when I wake up in the morning. So I take of my old ones to go to sleep and have my new ones ready for when I wake up. This really helps with getting used to them as your eyes aren’t suddenly switching from one type to another. :)

[@yehmen29]

Thanks. It's the trick I used with a new pair of glasses a couple of years ago, it didn't work, and I went back to old glasses. I now have a new prescription (from an ophtalmologist, not an optician) and I hope I'll be able to afford those new glasses by Xmas (otherwise I'll need a new eyetest!)

[@m____w____6981]

Hello, I bought two pairs of glasses, same prescription, different frames. My eyes adjusted very quickly to one set of the new glasses, but never adjusted to the other frame. I always got the "barrel effect". I had the "bad" eye glasses re-examined and indeed they have the correct prescription. What can cause this?

[@mikeske9777]

I really liked this explaining how the more power that the glasses have the harder it is to achieve the best vision. I been wearing glasses from the time I was 3 years old until today at 66 years old. I have +6.00 in the right eye and +6.25 in the left and the past 20 so years a +3.00 in the bifocal. This past December the cataracts I had since I was in my mid 50's had finally got to the stage of needing to operated on. I Feb and March I had the operation. The operations were a success beyond my exceptions as I figured I have to still have some correction but no correction in the right for distance and a +0.25 in the left was beyond anything I have ever experience yes I still need a +2.25 for the bifocal but this is all acceptable for me. Now next year I will go in for a new drivers license and I take the vision test I will not have prescription lens required. I have had some lens that have made a little dizzy as I picked the new ones up and if I felt it I would not leave the office until I had several adjustments made to the frames and the placement of the lens in the frames. I always had the attitude that I should not feel dizziness from a new pair of glasses. I have also caught lab mistakes and immediately rejected glasses for that reason. One time the new lens had a prism in it and I immediately took them off and stated I don't need a prism so why is there prisms in these lens. The next day I had the corrected lens.

[@timfowler6558]

I received a pair 5 days ago. They make me feel super weird. Walking motion sickness and dizziness and eye mis alignment is what lead me to getting a pair of nuerolens. How long on average does it take to adjust? Thanks

[@gamingconqueror1807]

Can you help me too? I had 0.75 of sight ( far sightedness ) and i feel my eyes getting really strained when i wear those glasses , especially since only one of my eye has sight. Could you tell me what can I do?

[@orochyy6924]

Is barrel distortion something Im supposed to adapt to? It's been 5days and its not getting any better

[@edwardgubbins6342]

That explains SO much! Thank you 🤓

[@KM-oy5yh]

💯💯💯

[@abaa9218]

Hi Antonio I am new to glasses, diagnosed presbyopia and prescribed +1. I made glasses and now the objects i see look curved inwards. what can be the reason.

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

Thankyou for this. I was getting the pushing or pulling feeling. A new girl did my dispensing at specsavers and i now know she screwed it up. I believe that the dispensary techs just arent trained as well, couple with the optometrist being run off his feet has created a nightmare for me. Ive never had headaches, pushing/pulling feeling amd dizzyness like i do now with these horrible glasses. I wasted my money with them and will go to another more skilled optician to check and see What the hell is wrong, but I really appreciate this video! It goes to show there are a lot more variables than just chucking them on the tester and re testing my eyes and saying no they will just take time or we can increase on eye even more...I wonder if specsavers get paid on commision or theres some bonus they get if they sell enough glasses, because its really disappointing that the last few glasses Ive had from there have either fallen to bits or ie this pair given me pain and headspins.

[@frozenfridge3943]

very concise and informative. thank you

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

🤙

[@berserkx3935]

I suffer from anisometropia (left +2.5 cly x90, right + 0.25cly x135) can aspheric or biaspheric lenses help me?

[@jazzygaming5148]

I just got new glasses with different prescription now I think sometimes when I go near a chair or table it bents at a certain angle but from far away it's okay , should I worry or is it normal

[@Odank]

The various forms of distortion that someone feels when they put on their (proper Rx) glasses after not wearing them for a while and just using the naked eye - does that not exist if they elect to have corrective surgery? I guess I'm asking if the barrel/pincushion and cylinder angling/stretching are just factor of working and making lenses to put in front of people's eyes and if a successful surgery that gains around 20/20 vision will not induce those same effects as it is done on the eye itself and the patient will not have the same sensation as correcting their vision with glasses. Thanks for any insight.

[@Odank]

Great video!! I had a new pair redone (with a Cryzal coating instead of Kodak) and the new pair has a different experience that that same Rx with the Kodak coating. It’s actually much less of the barrel distortion that you mention (which was a point I complained about). Also I doling that my astigmatism axis were different that my previous 3 exams (which I had done with a different clinic just last year). For the first 2-3 days, I felt a fairly strong burning sensation in my right eye (that has the higher 0.75 astig). This subsided over the rest of the week. Why does this happen? Also, is there a proper way to make points directly with the lab that makes the lenses despite going through an eyeglass shop that has an in house optometrist? I have a feeling that while getting an Rx done through a proper exam(s) is one thing, the actual manufacture and adjustments that are implemented by the actual lab will effect the end result - but your average clinics will just double down on the argument that it is a proper Rx and that’s what you need to stick with.

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

Not too sure about the burning but because the option of dry eye needs to be ruled out. Unfortunately from my knowledge no such system exists where you can contact the lab directly 😿

[@Odank]

@@AntoniotheOptometrist Thanks for the feedback. Yes - that burning isn’t the first time that’s occurred with a new pair (sometimes a burning and sometimes a “pressure” as if the lens is forcing the eye to see a certain way). No dry eye here as well. Don’t know if you’ve heard of Laramy K opticians here on YT. I’ve been watching their vids as well and they claim that they can work with both clients (optical shops) as well as consumers with a proper Rx and do free form design. That’s as close as I’ve heard glass wearers can get to an actual working lab unless of course someone has their own contacts.

[@PradeepReddy9916671771]

Recently I got new glasses I`m using the first time my doctor gave me neuro lens with +/- 0.5 astigmatisms, I`m using since 10 days, why I`m feeling the monitor screen is embossed when i use glasses, if i remove glasses the monitor screen was de-embossed (I`m not seeing flat monitor now) is this normal, how many days will it take to adjust to my eyes.

[@blackdrip5870]

Hi, how do we know if we are wearing the wrong prescription for astigmatism?

[@chimkennuggets3993]

I hope you'll find my comment bcs I've been struggling a lot. So I got a new pair of glasses last week and the doctor said that my grade did not change much it's just that I had astigmatism. From 3.25 I had an additional +0.75 to my left eye; on my right, from 3.00 to an additional +0.25. I don't have any headaches or such and my right eye feels okay but my left one is the problem, it feels out of focus whenever I look far. It's like both my eyes are not helping each other. I'm giving it two weeks to adjust but is that worth a shot to persist for two weeks? I already talked to my doctor two times and they only said give it some time but it's kind of affecting my school & work...

[@abhishekbakaya]

Does power not depend on the refractive index or I can wear a thinner lens irrespective of my power? (I have astigmatism).

[@crunchypoot2947]

Super helpful video! I had some of my new eyewear sales associates watch this. Great info! I would love to see more of this!

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

You’re welcome!

[@Devra380]

@@AntoniotheOptometrist bro i yesterday got my specs and my frames are big when ever i see through the bottom end of glass and nod my head the image seem to move wierdly and tangently is it ok.. I have cylindrical power also.

[@LocalBoy-bc8yr]

This video helped a lot I have had my new glasses for about 6 days and dizzyness has been heavy on top of that been feeling like there was film over my eyes it has gotten better each day but still get some eye strain I’m hoping By this time next week I am good to go and eyes have fully adjusted

[@mabastgamer5838]

Did it get any better? Ive changed my glasses but now i get headaches and for far thing it’s blurry will it get better over time?

[@brianmushi1553]

@@mabastgamer5838 have u adjust?

[@brianmushi1553]

@@mabastgamer5838 have u adjust?

[@mabastgamer5838]

@@brianmushi1553 nope

[@mabastgamer5838]

@@brianmushi1553 the headaches are gone but things are still blurry

[@nidarahman2305]

Wow so much awesome information, i now understand i just have astigmatism it says - 1.00 but now i found out that it is for all distance yet it is more for mo

[@gurjindersingh3843]

So I actually have problem with the cleanliness of my lenses. It takes a few hours for them to get filled with dust (and I work indoors so it doesn't make any sense) and I have to clean them all the time. I use a wet micro-fibre cloth provided by the optometrist to clean it and use my old micro-fibre cloth to dry it. It works for some time but becomes dirty and unusable soon again. Also if I am myopic, is it normal for me to be able to see more clearly at short distance without my specs than with them?

[@azrieljale]

What if lets say. I decide to go maximal distortion glasses anyway. Like my doctor suggests taking a 2. But at 4 i see much clearer and sharper. Can my brain then get used to the higher number glasses over time? Or it will never get used to it unless i go gradually??

[@Awpsun]

I've - power, i can see clearly at far but near I see blurry and have to strain my eyes to look. Is it normal as It's been couple of days since i got my new lens

[@loudandclearmedia]

Great video! Here's a bit of a unique situation...hopefully someone can help. I'm new to glasses and at 43 have just started to admit to "needing" them. Bah. So, I got an exam, fitted, and was sold a pair of progressive lensed eyeglasses. LOTS of distortion, which I understand is not only normal at first, but as I now understand it has somewhat to do with progressive lenses in general. Here's where I may be a bit unique: I'm an interiors photographer by trade, shooting ~300 luxury homes per year. Shooting architecture, and the quality of your work is heavily influenced by not only framing but keeping intersecting lines in check as it relates to the perspective distortion of ultra wide angle camera lenses. So my question is two fold. When or IF I get used to these lenses will straight lines again be straight?...and what happens if I then take off those glasses?...do they then become distorted as now my brain has adjusted to using the glasses? Thank you so much for your help. Awesome content...you have a new subscriber.

[@o.lemon.o]

okay heres some answers: 1. your eyes will get used to the glasses, and itll be easier to see straight lines. 2. once you get used to your current pair of glasses, your eyes do not need to readjust to that same pair (if you wear them consistently and do not switch out pairs). your eyes will adjust to a new pair of glasses relatively quickly (pf course this also depends on how much your prescription changes). 3. no, your eyesight will not be distorted when you take off your glasses, itll just be however your vision was before. hope youve figured put all this stuff by now considering it has been 9 months. best of luck to you and your glasses !

[@hopeamaryah1635]

I just got a new pair of glasses and an eye exam. There were slides were it was hard to say which was better, but I would have him flip betwen the two over and over and then make a decision, when maybe it would have been better to say that the difference was almost negiglible anyway - in one the letters looked slightly bolder, but in the other I could sometimes see the white space better which helped in a different way. And there were others were it was just iffy, but maybe I still choose a over b. When I went to the pick up the glasses, the floor looked slanted, which made walking a bit precarious, it was weird to look at the lady. Now it's a weird mix of sharper but also blurrier, a bit of inability to focus, feeling like I can't see well at certain eye or sight angles. I tried to tell him in the the exam that I felt like the the thing you look into was out of place (it felt like I couldn't see as well into it or at the same angle as my right eye was positioned to look into it, but he didn't really seem to do much about that. So I am worried my prescription is wrong. He said that I have some astigmatism (do I?), where as before I was just moreso aware of the nearsightedness. I hadn't been to this eye place before. I am afraid he didn't position right, something went wrong, or that if it was that hard for me to tell (he kept telling me I sounded so uncertain) that we should have just said neither is better than the other. I feel like this is way different than when I got my other two frames (which were a different design to the ones I got this past week). I felt like I could see things in the far distance more vividly, but I kind of feel like I don't remember so much distortion. I am pretty sure I know my left eye is naturally worse than my right eye, but even with the glasses on I feel like I don't see as well out the left lense, which may check out considering my concerns during the exam. He also might have said something about the prescription or maybe not changing it so much in one lense, but I don't remember super well. And the fact that my ears and nose are crooked or not completely level makes my glasses tilt down on one side slightly.

[@snowps1]

Going through that same experience right now. My new glasses just aren't right.

[@hopeamaryah1635]

@@snowps1 i eased into it, and gradually I've adjusted. Who's to say it is "right" but I've adjusted and it's ok now, I can see normally. Hopefully not bad for my eyes, though. I figure we can adjust to a lot, but *shrugs*. All that to say if it doesn't get better after a month or two, get it looked at for sure.

[@courtneylinn3465]

Great video! Thank you!!!

[@pandeledaniel3855]

Hi!Do you recomend freeform lenses?I have astigmatism in both eyes and i was wondering if free form lenses would do better than "clasical" lenses!Thanks

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

Yeah free form just means it’s been digitally optimised so yes they will be better

[@pandeledaniel3855]

@@AntoniotheOptometrist Thank you very much!Love your videos!

[@Beading_Kate]

I got new prescription and made new glasses following it… when we checked with optometrist it felt and seemed ok, not perfect and distorted a bit, but ok. They told me that distortion will go away after adaptation period of max 3 weeks. Later, when I got new glasses, I followed recommendations they gave me and I went through strong headaches and dizziness but I followed their advice and wore new glasses nonetheless. Three weeks after, I’ve developed double imaging and I noticed that my left eye began to squint. I am in panic and I don’t know what could be the reason! I don’t want to have squinted eye in addition to all my current eyesight issues. This is very unnerving and frustrating. I consulted optometrists who checked my eyesight and gave me prescription, but they say prescription is correct and they say glasses were made correctly… if everything was correct, I should have been adapted long ago! My usual adaptation period to new glasses is one or two days, not three weeks. Needless to say, that this is the first time I have such bad headaches and nausea and the first time my eye shifted its place during adaptation to new glasses. This just couldn’t be right. I don’t know what to do. I switched back to my previous glasses, but my left eye continues to go close to my nosebridge and I have double imaging when I look at objects farther than 1-2 meters. Something went wrong, and I do not understand what happened. I try to find another optician who will be able to tell me what’s wrong and how to fix it. I can’t live my normal life with this double imaging, it’s too distracting.😢

[@Beading_Kate]

Update for anyone who might be interested: I went to clinic and after a lot of tests and observations we found out I developed myositis of oculomotorius muscles. Doctor said that I most likely got myositis after I had covid in September and then shortly after I wore new glasses and made it all worse by forcing my eyes to accomodate.

[@Sanjaysview]

​@@Beading_Katethank you for sharing your experience.

[@maggnet4829]

Besides incorrectly adjusted lenses, the material can as well pose an issue. E.g. with plastic (CR-39) I realised that it tends to be not very homogeneous, maybe due to density changes. What this causes are subtle but noticeable irregular changes of how the room geometry is bend. Thus your brain has to constantly adapt.

[@ryk2133]

My eye power got up from. -3 to -4 n i just wore my new power glasses.. Its weird now.. Its like my eyes r using so much energy...its strained n tired. Also not proper clear vision. Just confused whether my power was correct or not.. I m scared.. I m just 20 with -4 power... Want to get lasik done as soon as possible if i can. Whats yours point on it?

[@batistayt]

Is it normal for things to look slanted? I noticed that after getting new glasses the text bubbles on my phone looks slightly slanted.

[@dtiydr]

My new glasses some few years ago had a very strange effect at the outermost borders where I could see several weak copies of what was pretty much right behind me and was actually a little annoying. A week or two it was just gone and I have no idea what that was since it was a a thing in the glass not how I saw, but obviously it was since well it disappeared after a week or two but the glass was of course the same.

[@vivekpatil7039]

I lack little clearity while seeing through left eye. Though only one day has passed. Please tell me how long should I wait before contacting the optician.

[@ShivanS]

Great video, Antonio.

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

Thanks Shivan!

[@kinggorf]

I'm in my early 40s and am a brand new to needing glasses. I have a relatively minor correction for nearsightedness and also astigmatism. I just can't get used to glasses. They make me feel disoriented like I'm in a bubble especially the peripheral vision. However when I wear contacts I have absolutely no issues with being disoriented and adjust almost immediately. What can I do to to adjust to my glassss? Why is it so much more difficult to get used to them vs. Contacts?

[@danielsatter1805]

Hi Antonio, I got glasses for the first time last year. Any time i take them off i feel weird. Like im looking through the fishbowl and get slightly dizzy

[@g4anode]

You mentioned there are cons to a higher index but didn't really list any. Any chance you could expand on that a little?

[@yusufqcqnz]

Hi Doctor I went to optometrist yesterday for contact exam but he said due to need custom contact lenses, he couldn't give my prescription and that I would need get the contacts from them for me to get a prescription. Doctor isn't the optometrist mandated to give me my prescription after all I paid 150$. Is you can please advise me. I found the contacts online for much cheaper yet his manager said I couldn't order these online. I am a -8.00 in glasses with very high astigmatism. The hard contacts are cheaper option for me then soft contacts.

[@Julia-pd3ll]

Had my 2nd pair of glasses 2 days ago, the doctor said they lowered the astigmatism grade for my right eye.. it feels off because my old glasses' right lense is higher than the new one, and now idk if it's supposed to be normal? because my vision with my new glasses isn't balanced, it's blurry for my right and clear for my left. And now I'm scared because my eyes aren't aligned properly when it feels tired with my new glasses.

[@chrisantoniano4652]

Hi doc, had not adjusted after 12 days, should I go back to my eye doctor?

[@amirulaizzatzamani6738]

Hi there..1 question here..after watching your video just now..can we say that it is better to use the special order lenses(freeform lenses for example) rather than using the stock normal lenses even for the near sighted people?

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

Depends on how high your prescription is but 1.6 aspheric is usually of better quality than 1.5 stock, just more expensive

[@larryshulman8845]

Excellent video

[@andreagriffiths3512]

My SPH is -1.0 and -1.25. I felt dizzy and headachy for a while but I’m getting better at wearing them now. Brand new to glasses.

[@atran6306]

I recently stopped using ortho K after 3 years to use contacts in the day & glasses at night, when I put on my last pair the distortion is crazy, I can’t even step down the stairs 😂 when my original script fully returns I’ll need to get new glasses. My eyes are -4.25 & -5.25, do you think I can stay with polycarb or get high index lens? There’s quite a price jump between 1.67 & 1.74 at my local store, so idk if I would benefit much from getting the 1.74 over the 1.67.

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

Either 1.67 or 1.74 will be better than polycarbonate. I would recommend trying 1.67 first

[@Odank]

1.74’s are usually the least bang for the buck once you are in the > 1.61 range.

[@AL-uz8xz]

I just got new glasses which are slightly stronger than my last ones. My right eye has adjusted no problem and feels like I am wearing my old glasses but with better clarity. My left eye on the other hand my cheek feels tight and tense, there is no blur but my eye feels very tired. Today is day 3 of wearing them full time, and Im about done with them. Should I go visit my eye doctor, and then the optical shop that I purchased them from?

[@kevinjudd1134]

I need some advice I've just had new glasses a couple days ago but my left eye keeps trying to pull inwards I don't know what to do my doctor said just to keep wearing them

[@TravelersParadise]

I'm an eye care professional and do refractions almost every day. I would recommend going to your optician first, because the issue may be that your frame is too small for your face and which may cause the Pupillary distance to be wrong.

[@hellouu]

I only recently joined the four-eyed club because I have astigmatism. When I first got my glasses, I experienced really bad headache. It took me two days to adjust to it. Now, I am doing great.

[@HarryOliverx]

same case for me right now, i'm dizzy as hell the first hours and when i take it off i get dizzy more cause it feels weird. (i also have astigmatism)

[@janyn.m.9633]

Thanks for this video. Im so disappointed i got my new glasses today and they don't feel normal. They feel weird and distorted. My prescription was changed from one eye, from nearsighted to farsided. I've always been minus now is a plus. Now I'm wondering if it's an error 🤔. They just don't feel right.

[@shock_n_Aweful]

I am hyperopic with astigmatism. It isn't completely side to side though like normal, it is mostly but slightly diagonal too. I am really struggling with my first pair of glasses. They are only for medium and close distance, I can't wear them when I am walking around or driving. When I first got them it was so disturbing/disorienting I got them redone because there was no way it was meant to be like that. I have had 3 exams with 3 different doctors and 4 sets of glasses later I am convinced they are they way they are meant to be since they are basically the same. I tried them for a day, it was horrible, it hurt, it made me sick and I actually had worse vision with them on. They allowed me to read on the computer stuff that I wouldn't have been able to see before but everything else was worse. It was like tunnel vision, and since I only need them to read on my computer it was easy to just give up on them. Few weeks later I tried again because I have to read a lot at medium range, I can't avoid it. I started to get use to it, I was wearing them all day while I worked except anytime I had to get up for something I take them off because they are worse at distance then without. My eyes were a bit tired from getting use to it, I was getting comfortable with it and then out of nowhere it starting being all weird again. Now I am having trouble focusing with or without them on. I'll be looking at something and then all of the sudden they just decide to change focus for no apparent reason. They are sore from constantly readjusting. This freaked me out which only made it worse because I can't help but try and refocus and be normal again but it keeps changing on me. Last night I even took some left over pills the doctor gave me to help me relax on a plane, that helped for a while. They made me relax and so did my eyes and everything was cool. Next day its happening all over again though. I can't get to the optometrist until next week. If anyone has any advise on how to deal with that I would love to have it pls.

[@leilaadnane8952]

I have astigmatism to and I don't like glasses how can u help me plz

[@shock_n_Aweful]

@@leilaadnane8952 for me I just can't wear them all day long. I basically only wear them when I have to read small print on the screen and can't increase the size. All the problems have gone away when I don't try to wear them all day long. I don't know how that might affect others though because it is contrary to everything I read.

[@legendplays3]

i am experiencing double vision with my new glasses will it go away after some day or should i consult doctor?

[@j1sue]

Is barrel distortion will be gone after a days or weeks of using new eyeglasses? This is what im experiencing at the moment. Everything is perfectly fine, vision is clear, with my new eyeglass.. but the only thing is the barrel distortion especially when im in indoors. How long it will take to be normalize?

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

It really depends on the three factors I talked about in this video but it shouldn’t last longer than around a month

[@chiomaezeokeke9073]

I was a vision 20/20 until I went for my last eye exam and I saw a 1.25. is this possible? Am currently using this glass prescription and I am scared of damaging my eyes. What should I do?

[@Rizhwan]

I just had my new prescription glasses - I find all the Circe object nearest to me in oval shape 🤣 but I can see so much clear now!!

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@machak7763]

with larger frames ,optical centrees should be decentered vertically aswell as horizantally because the optical axis of the lense should correspond to the centre of rotation of the eye what cosmetic problem does this cause plus lense and minus lense

[@rfpchar]

I can see clearly with my new prescription but still having eye strain sometimes. My doctor said i may have dry eyes that could be a factor.

[@anantutube]

I have got new pair of glasses. Objects seem to be streched. What should i do ?

[@sarahlabbett4626]

My vision has always been weird, I don't see just one clear image. It's not double,.ghosting or blurred just not quite right. I have an astigmatism and glasses haven't helped maybe just made me more aware that my vision is off. Any clue what this could be?

[@AntoniotheOptometrist]

Difficult for me to diagnose over the net sorry 🙏

[@sarahlabbett4626]

@@AntoniotheOptometrist oh I known I'm not after a diagnosis, just wondered if you'd heard of it.

[@jameela7276]

Hello,I have been wearing my current glasses for some 7 year,This is because I have high prescription Left sperical6,cylindrical 2 ,Right Sperical 4.5 Cylindrical 2.I had changed glasses 4 times and each time I was unable to adapt the new glasses, so I come back to my old glasses,Please give me some suggestion.I could see clearly by my old glasses but too many scrathes appeared on them.

[@clopper3753]

Get new lenses with your old prescription then. Logical.

[@alyssapowell1799]

My new glasses made me feel terrible and I waited over a month and still felt terrible. I went back to my eye doctor and he apologized that he wrote my prescription down wrong and gave me a the correct prescription. Unfortunately, the place I got my glasses wouldn't redo them since the eye doctor goofed and I was out $500. I think a lot of eye doctors don't admit they made mistakes for this reason and just blame you.

[@m3ssiah518]

I got my 1st glass when i use them i see cleary but everything become wide like the whole world become 4:3 from 16:9 Is my glasses are right ?