[G4] OT: Ergonomic Chairs

[Crandon David]

Anne,

If you need a "minus" Rx for your distance vision, than most likely  
the OTC reading glasses won't work for you. I'm not real clear on  
whether your optometrist or ophthalmologist is  the doc who did your  
refraction (usually optometrists are better at this ;-)  ), but they  
would be able to write the correct Rx for you. You can bring that Rx  
wherever you'd like to get it filled. Try to support your  
optometrist, simply tell him you want something very inexpensive, but  
if it's still too expensive then go to Walmart or Costco or  
something. A strong suggestion is to make sure you get an  
antireflection coating on the lenses. It will help reduce eyestain.  
Please note that the "perfect" Rx for reading may not be the same as  
for computer use.

David Crandon, OD


On Mar 7, 2006, at 7:44 AM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote:

> Thanks to all who have entered this discussion about chairs and  
> backs! Jay mentioned depth of the seat for petite folk and I had  
> not thought about that altho I'm sure that's why I have a small  
> hard pillow tied to my cheap chair. Richard mentioned it is the  
> complete setup and I think that's very important. I have a script  
> for the physical therapist here in town and I will try to get her  
> to come out and critique my setup. Thanks Bob and Fabian for your  
> suggestion about Aeron and others. Al mentioned the transition  
> lenses, which frankly I've never gotten used to, and the "spot"  
> where my vision clears requires me to bend my neck, as optometrist  
> David Crandon mentions. Thanks to David for a wonderful essay on  
> the visual aspects of this. I am doing better just without glasses,  
> sitting close enough to the screen for clear vision and with the  
> keyboard raised so my forearms are 90 degrees in re my arms. I may  
> still need computer glasses, wonder if I can get these at Walmart.  
> My ophthalmologist feels the reading glasses will not work for me  
> because I need a minus prescription and these are a plus. I love my  
> optometrist but have just spent $250 for the main glasses (which I  
> really needed!!! Might have been part of the trouble!!!) and would  
> have to spend more or less the same for the computer glasses as I  
> don't have old frames. Maybe buy at Walmart, check script with  
> ophthalmologist, if not correct script let optometrist put script  
> in Walmart frames. Don't have to be cute, just work.
>
> Or just suck in the extra cost, as a service to humanity? (Try only  
> to go to Walmart when I am desperate, like twice a year!)
>
> Al mentioned exercise. I am swimming twice a week and doing yoga on  
> the other days. I felt much better before Xmas and then sprained my  
> ankle and didn't get as much exercise as I needed (that ankle is  
> still kinda sore). I probably need to do MORE exercise, it really  
> does help.
>
> Thanks to you all - I'll let you know what works - it's prolly a  
> combo of factors and once I get them all working in tandem I'll  
> have real improvement.
>
> Anne Keller Smith
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