Why NEW GLASSES make you feel weird | Optometrist Explains

[@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.

[@AntonioTheOptom]

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

[@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! 😶

[@atriyakoller136]

How did you adjust to reading with them? My only was is keeping whatever I'm reading further than I would if I didn't have glasses on

[@vanshpatel7605]

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

[@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.

[@Tai-chan.]

So excited about getting my first pair of glasses. I had no idea that the frame postion, splay and such affects how well/effective your prescription works and such. Wow.

[@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

[@hubija78]

💀🤌😂😂😂😂

[@avatarxs9377]

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

[@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!

[@Morra5472]

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

[@LoveGod-ObeyGod]

@@Morra5472 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🎉

[@jeannielynna]

Same thing here. Its odd.​@popenieafantome9527

[@peterbreis5407]

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

[@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!!!!

[@danielacedeno3099]

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

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Thanks for the feedback and for watching ! 😁

[@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

[@isobig]

I know this video is over 3 years old at this point, but just seen it and wanted to post some info you missed mentioning. When I got my last pair of eyeglasses I tried the high index lenses since my script was around -5.00 then. After getting them I was thrilled with how thin and light the lenses were ... that is until that evening. Very distracting blue halos around any bright light such as headlights, streetlights, etc. I went back and they said I could "downgrade" to the regular lenses (which are called CR-39 here in USA). I believe those were what my previous lenses had been so I had them make them over with those lenses. No issues since then with night vision. I can't recall how the clarity was with the high index but have been fine with the CR-39 lenses so far (except yes they are thick... always a trade-off) . After doing a little research as to why the high index lenses have the chromatic aberration... it is due to the Abbe value of the lens.

[@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.

[@JDiology]

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

[@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

[@AntonioTheOptom]

You’re welcome! 😁

[@ghostfan2427]

Bro i jus got new glasses now my right eye feels blury cuz i didnt have astigmatism glass in previous glasses i jus got me now n im worried that they r not right

[@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 :)

[@2SharpAndSexyEyes]

@@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]

@@2SharpAndSexyEyes 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 :)

[@2SharpAndSexyEyes]

@@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!!

[@AntonioTheOptom]

😁😁😁👍👍👍

[@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..!!!

[@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.

[@PhaethonCrafts]

I had a pair of glasses that was so bad that I had to have another eye exam done with a different doctor entirely because the last guy massively screwed up my prescription to the point where not only could I not see, but even simple movement made me dizzy/nauseated to the point where I couldn't walk with them on. I took the glasses back to the same place I bought them after going to their doctors next door and luckily they put the new prescription in the same frames and it was about a billion times better.

[@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.

[@davebohm464]

​​@@MyAmazingUsernamewere you able to get it fixed? I have the same issue with my first glasses

[@MyAmazingUsername]

@@davebohm464 Oh yeah, so basically there are two things going on. First is just the period for your eyes to get used to new glasses. This really should only take a few weeks of wearing them the whole day. But the second component is when the lenses are just.... Wrong. Which is super common these days, because silly people insisted on making the glass in glasses huge as a "trend", which means there is no way in hell that anyone is going to be able to cut a perfect lens that adapts to your eyes everywhere you look at all angles of your peripheral vision. The only good spot will basically be the sweetspot when looking straight ahead in the center. So what can be done? Well. Either you can cuss out the optician (I still want to), or you can accept lowering the quality of your glasses a bit by bending them at the nose (must be done by the optician with special tools to not break the glass). By bending them, you create more of a "wraparound" effect around the face. The result is that your two perfectly cut lens sweetspots become angled outwards, away from your face, towards the sides. This lowers the quality of your "straight ahead" vision because the sweetspots shift away from center of your pupils by about 1 centimeter and becomes angled, and means that your straight ahead vision looks through suboptimal lenses. Do you notice it? Yes a little bit. A slightly "off" warpy feeling in the middle. But in return, your peripheral vision gets a much wider sweetspot, which greatly reduced the peripheral warping. For me, it reduced to such an amount that even though I still despise the fact that I was charged so much for flawed "modern, huge" glasses without being warned by the optician, I can at least use the glasses now without feeling constantly dizzy. There is still warping and slanting when I turn my head, and it is easily noticed if I look for it, but my brain found that amount acceptable and has gotten so used to it that I am almost fine with it. But I still long for the early 2000s when glasses were small and had perfect vision and none of this warping jankiness existed at all. Hope this helps. Get them bent by the optician, basically.

[@davebohm464]

@@MyAmazingUsername thank you so much. Will tell this to my optician when i visit him in a week. Maybe that can help me 2

[@davebohm464]

@@MyAmazingUsername in my case i it is likley the fix for the astigmatism that i cant get used to

[@Nope_quite_10h]

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

[@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".

[@Shundigk]

Did it get better?

[@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

[@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.

[@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!)

[@camsmyth101]

I was fine with my first glasses but when I changed them it took two weeks till I got use to them

[@Kassiex5]

Same . Still adjusting though.. so I just need to be patient and it’ll get better ?

[@FavourOminiji-o3d]

I can't see from far even with my glasses. What should you do in that position

[@niksharifi-te9hh]

Hi, My wife has problem with reading number plates. Visited one optician who prescribed glasses sph (right = R and left=L) R +3.50 L +3.75, cyl R -4.25 and L -4.25, axis R 16 and L 173, which is quite similer to her existing glasses, but out of curiosity she visited a different optician without mentioning the other previous prescriptions she was given sph R +4, L+4.50; cyl R -4.25, L-5.25; axis R13, L 165 and they have advised us to go for 50% thinner lenses and adjust the lenses to correct astigmatism, quoting £290 plus the frame cost (I think). Can someone please advise A) why there is a huge difference between the 2 prescriptions and which one to go for? Passing the driving test is very important to her and to me and we need help. Any advice or suggestion please? Thank you

[@otiebrown9999]

OD measurements are not that accurate. Expect a variation of 2 Diopters.

[@abhishekbakaya]

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

[@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.

[@Catseye189]

The best pair of glasses are when you put them on first thing you see crystal clear, distance/close. The fishbowl wobbly, get a different pair. I never had that feeling 'wear off' or 'adjust to over time'.

[@js2625]

@3:05 is that a self portrait?

[@AntonioTheOptom]

lol yes

[@Simplicity4711]

That in English you use the word prescription is weird, because all of the parameters are prescribed by an optician or eye doctor... 😊

[@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

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Glad I could help!

[@lel7531]

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

[@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.

[@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 :]

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Thanks for sharing! 🙏

[@riyapattnaik6212]

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[@grasswithers3461]

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

[@ceaslug9791]

I did the tests wrong, that’s why my glasses look warped! If I press them into my face everything looks natural. Your video saved me 2 weeks of confused suffering migraines, thank you so much😂

[@Kassiex5]

So what’d you do? They did the test over or you just wear the glasses close to your face all the time ?

[@ceaslug9791]

@@Kassiex5 I went back in and I found out I actually had the wrong lens type! I had single vision lenses when I had been using bifocal for the last 10 years… got them updated and everything no longer looks like a funhouse mirror.

[@Kassiex5]

@@ceaslug9791 oh wow that’s crazy. Good thing you went back

[@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!👏👏

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Glad you liked it! 😁👍

[@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.

[@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.

[@okehokehokeh]

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)

[@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.

[@mokanram]

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

[@havenly6133]

I LOVE getting new glasses/prescription! It's like I'm getting new eyes🤣🤣 I CAN SEE AGAIN!! LOL

[@BeanDar]

Best video on the subject. Good vibes from Houston Texas

[@rodolfoturalba3256]

Why if I wear my eye glasses the litter and things is little but very clear

[@juodagalvesniegena714]

I dont know if this issue is only in Europe but sadly nowadays its impossible to find slim framed glasses that are comfortable and dont weight down and dont cause sinus issues,i made a mistake and bought 2 big framed glasses because they were literally the smallest options,1 weights too much it blocks my sinus nerve and when i put on my headphones its even worse,ive tried everything,they are comfortable on the ears and nose but too heavy which what causes discomfort, other glasses are also uncomfortable because big lenses distorts too much. Why did they stop making those teacher thin glass frames that you dont even feel when you put them on? I feel like they started making these frames for ppl who have no issue with eyesight because a disability became a fashion statement instead of something that can be fixed with comfort. I wasted to much money on glasses now i need go and buy a 3rd pair in 2 years and will probably end up with the same exact issue or a newer one i never had before,i never through weight would be an issue the first new glasses i have issues with were when after testing my eyes for hours they gave me glasses that distort on sides and cause nausea/dizziness,told me it will go away after a few weeks,2 years later wearing them same exact issue,either the thinnin caused the distortion or they measured my eye mm bad. A week ago I went back to buy new glasses with an older prescription and they turned out great but i asked not to thin,when i tested frames there i didnt feel any discomfort,only after a hour at home i notice sinus issues,turns out too heavy and headphones make it worse tried to bend them every way possible,not fixing the problem. These issues were literally non existent 15~ years ago, i had so many pairs of glasses and never had any of such issues. All frames back then were made for comfort not for looks.

[@SatanenPerkele]

Yep, I told the staff over and over that near all frames they sell are too damn big. Me who has very thick glasses will suffer. The weight will be too heavy to carry on my face!!

[@tee6343]

This is really explained well. Thank you!

[@avatarxs9377]

it takes like a day for me to adjust then it feels just like I never changed glasses.

[@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

[@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.

[@SatanenPerkele]

Omg, Are you me? You just described the exact same situation I'm going through right now!

[@hopeamaryah1635]

@@SatanenPerkelehaha really?

[@tywald]

5:43 I have never seen such streaks and I was prescribed with -2.00 CYL, axis 180. What I do notice is things are slightly taller and there are ghost images. In my experience the new prescription that made me get headaches at first probably was due to hyperopic defocus which goes away after a few days. Last year though I tried 0.50D weaker SPH than what my optometrist told me I should use and I could see just as well during the day but without these headaches. In front of the computer I'm using 1.25D SPH weaker pair to only see clearly ~80cm (my 27" 1440p monitor distance). Otherwise I immediately get a sharp pain after a few seconds if I use my full prescription in front of my computer (hyperopic defocus again); I can't believe I used to use my full prescription in front of the computer for hours on end years ago - should have realized that full prescription is actually too strong for such close distances but I never questioned it before.

[@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?

[@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.

[@AntonioTheOptom]

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]

@@AntonioTheOptom 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.

[@lindsaynic]

talk to me about reading glasses...the ones you get at the store that are just magnifying glasses. My eye doctor recommended I get +1 and ... my head hurts. Everything looks weird, and I don't like them. How do I make sure I have the right pair of those?

[@Mewyos]

things feels like they're moving everytime i turn my head

[@KM-oy5yh]

💯💯💯

[@WthrLdy]

My record is 23 times for a place to get my glasses right. I have a very sensitive ear/brain/eye connection and there is no wiggle room in my numbers or base curve.

[@frozenfridge3943]

very concise and informative. thank you

[@AntonioTheOptom]

🤙

[@edwardgubbins6342]

That explains SO much! Thank you 🤓

[@KM-oy5yh]

💯💯💯

[@BB-oy1vb]

Great video Dr. Antonio! I've been wearing glasses for years. Recently decided to get contact lenses. I've tried four pairs so far and neither one worked for me. Just wanted to ask you Dr. Antonio if this happens often? I've never had any problems while getting a new pair of glasses. And started to think that maybe I am not a good candidate for contact lenses? Thank you very much for your help!

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Did you get it fit by an optometrist?

[@BB-oy1vb]

@@AntonioTheOptom yes, I did. She changed the brand's name and said that hopefully this time it will work. I'm still waiting for them. I have astigmatism, so maybe this is the problem. Thank you Dr. Antonio!

[@jenniferweston]

I have also gone through this issue (also have astigmatism, and about a -7 script) and eventually gave up. All of the contacts I tried were blurry or they made the world spin. I also went to two different optometrists and nothing worked. Maybe we just can’t wear contacts. 🥲

[@AntonioTheOptom]

@@jenniferweston oh dear! I’m sorry to hear that. If you have a high cylindrical prescription you could consider Biofinity XR toric

[@BB-oy1vb]

@@jenniferweston You can be right. My issue is that if the far vision works then the reading is not very clear and opposite.

[@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.

[@natasyasinaga2929]

Please discuss about fitting of Contact lens. Thank you

[@AntonioTheOptom]

What would you like me to cover?

[@acp2312]

When I wear my power glasses , I need to tilt up the glass to see things clearly or to read. How can I resolve this issue?

[@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?

[@AntonioTheOptom]

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

[@ShivanS]

Great video, Antonio.

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Thanks Shivan!

[@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.

[@SatanenPerkele]

Specsavers are A-holes.

[@vecze5504]

is it normal when going from an outdated lens to a new one everything looks good for the most part but when i go outside i get a bit of distortion? ive had these glasses for about 3 days now.

[@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?

[@AntonioTheOptom]

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

[@Maria-wj1ne]

I have a problem with new glasses - the view is stretched horizontally when i wear them. for example if i look at the square it becomes a rectangle if i use my glasses. I don't know if that's a sign that these lenses are no good for me. can't find the answer to my question anywhere.

[@Kassiex5]

That’s my issue now. What ended up happening ? It got better or you had your prescription changed ?

[@frazzlejacks]

New glasses last and week same issue. Did you resolve your problem?

[@Kassiex5]

@@frazzlejacks nope . They changed the prescription but still having issues . Now they’re suggesting I get a second opinion at another location 🙄

[@yehmen29]

I have been wearing glasses since I was 3. When I was 9, I got a prescription for new lenses, and we reused my existing glass frame (which means I couldn't go back to my old pair of glasses). I just couldn't get used to them, at all. In fact, the lenses were for another patient... who had a totally different prescription.

[@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!!

[@AntonioTheOptom]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@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.

[@CherylRider]

Thank you Antonio - Good Video as always . . . Lights at night don't look that way to everyone? FYI - My glasses don't help . . . Yet to try contacts at night.

[@AntonioTheOptom]

😁👍 streaking I thought was normal too

[@CherylRider]

@@AntonioTheOptom I am glad I am not alone. I don't really see double, but what I do see is like shadow effect, is there a technical name for that? Love to explain to my doctor in more of an educated way of what it is I am seeing.

[@AntonioTheOptom]

@@CherylRider the technical term is aberrations but more commonly they’re just called shadowing or flaring

[@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

[@AntonioTheOptom]

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

[@pandeledaniel3855]

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

[@pandaguan]

I bought non-prescription myopia glasses online and always wondered why it feels so different, besides the thickness of the lenses, compared to my old prescription glasses.

[@FireBlade57]

Can you explain the pros and cons of 1.6 vs. 1.74?

[@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?

[@sarahbarker9801]

Hi, I am new to lens and have found your videos really helpful, thank you 😊 I am trying multifocal contacts at the moment and on my second try the prescription is much better and getting clearer by the day. I realise I need glasses to give my eyes a rest and I also like wearing glasses. My dilemma is, do I go to an optometrist in town that specializes in zeiss or try out a cheaper place like Bailey Nelson, I've tried spec savers and not impressed. They tried to push the sale of glasses x 2 and I wasn't listened to my when I said I didn't want to wear glasses full time. It's such a big expense and I have no experience.

[@AntonioTheOptom]

You must be from Australia! 😂 each optical company will have their pros and cons. Chains like Specsavers or Bailey Nelson have the benefit of low cost frames and lenses (and bulk billing) but sometimes the optometrists are on busier schedules. Whereas a private clinic that specialises in certain things will aim to provide extensive care with more time but will typically charge you relatively more for the service.

[@sarahbarker9801]

@@AntonioTheOptom Close! I'm just across the ditch in NZ 👋 Kinda wished you lived here so I can go and see you for spectacles! Anyway, I think I just need to figure out what I need for my lifestyle and not feel rushed, with good honest advice. Your vids on photochromatic lens have been really helpful and I'm leaning more towards them for convenience and cost, ie get a nice pair of frames and use for both as I'm here in sunny Nelson and am both in & outdoors a lot. Thanks so much for your advice 🙏 😊

[@AntonioTheOptom]

@@sarahbarker9801 aw Kia Ora whanau! Yeah I’m kinda gutted I’m practicing so far from home but it is what it is 🤷🏼 also keep in mind that each optical company may supply a different brand of photochromic lenses (e.g. OPSM and Bailey Nelson provide Essilor’s Transitions whereas Specsavers uses their own brand called Reactions. And with private clinics there usually more variety but also with varying availability)

[@sarahbarker9801]

@@AntonioTheOptom Morena! So NZ is your home, I bet you miss it but can't blame you for jumping the ditch, it looks like a great country with lots to offer. Maybe one day you'll come back home or at least come for a visit. I have finally found an optometrist near me that deals with a few different sorts of lens brands and isn't restricted to just one. I thought this might be a better option as the other one I looked at had an exclusive partnership with zeiss, which is an amazing brand but not sure about their photochromatic lens and it is pretty pricey when I'm looking at approx 50/50 contact/spectacle wear and maybe additional prescription sunglasses. It's a whole new experience but I am excited to get some cool frames to go with my personality ☺ Keep making your vids and keeping us up to date with the latest and all the tips on specs and contacts are so helpful 🙏

[@AntonioTheOptom]

@@sarahbarker9801 thank you! Yes maybe one day I will return to my friends and family back home but while things are uncertain than ever, time to pump out content! 💪

[@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

[@BestevertechBlogspot]

I got a pair of glasses with the same power. But my left eye feels strained with it. What should I do?

[@Priyakandeeban]

Hi, I recently got the glass.. and I feel strain in my left eye alone.. did yours got better ??? If so what you have done? It will be very helpful if I got a reply..

[@BestevertechBlogspot]

@@Priyakandeeban actually I have nystagmus so my eyes keep shaking, and my left eye still feels uncomfortable

[@Priyakandeeban]

@@BestevertechBlogspot Thanks for replying

[@Hlidskialf]

I just made a new glasses with the same prescription in the left side and I'm seeing double with this eye. Idk if i will adjust but need to try first

[@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 !

[@s.p.3738]

If someone does not wear Glasses or contacts for distance, but wears reading glasses and they get a pair of reading glasses that correct for astigmatism -will this affect their distance vision when they are not wearing these reading glasses?

[@annabelrootsmaa719]

I just got my new classes. My hands appear like a 5 year old's. They are so small. Is this now what Im seeing everyday or will things go back to normal?

[@AntonioTheOptom]

Things should normalise!

[@jimmyprogamer-jpg5700]

This is happening to me my hands look so small and my phone looks so small as well but otherwise everything is very clear.

[@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!

[@AntonioTheOptom]

You’re welcome!

[@Devra380]

@@AntonioTheOptom 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.

[@jericsuan6028]

what do i need to expect when i receive my glasses?

[@AntonioTheOptom]

expect to have clear vision XD

[@jericsuan6028]

@@AntonioTheOptom that's funny!!! what i mean is uh, will i get dizzy or headaches?

[@AntonioTheOptom]

@@jericsuan6028 that depends on how much has changed since your previous glasses!

[@jericsuan6028]

@@AntonioTheOptom it's only my first time hehe

[@larryshulman8845]

Excellent video

[@chrisantoniano4652]

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

[@poisonpotato1]

So 'correcting' vision also distorts it??

[@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..

[@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?

[@zhisu2665]

I remember wearing glasses for the first time and having a bit of trouble walking because everything felt off. Everytime I get a new pair the look of crisp HD vision is always *chefs kiss* until it goes away T.T

[@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

[@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.

[@Nerdificationing]

I got two pairs of ray ban style glasses, both are SUPER blurry unless I raise them off my nose by 10mm or so... does that mean those measurements were done wrong and I should have them remade?

[@mikeykhan125]

I've too like that 😭

[@mikeykhan125]

Just got glasses yesterday so I've to see tha results I hope things get better cuz I'm seeing blurry side view on both of my pairs idk just wait for it to get to know (mu English sucks)

[@Nerdificationing]

@@mikeykhan125 Turns out they forgot to add measurements when mine were made, so had to get them remade lol

[@mikeykhan125]

@AussieTechy ohh I see good for you then. How does you feel now?

[@Nerdificationing]

@@mikeykhan125 not received them yet, so will let you know

[@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.

[@noah1880]

Just got new glasses w graduation for the first time for astigmatism and I was soo dizzy the first time I tried them, but I qlso get dizzy easily, after some hours it was getting better. It's just been one day so I'm seeing how it goes 🤧