Re: Bad perscription / glasses or should I get used to a world that slopes???

"Ian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Apologies if this isn't the place to ask this but...
>
> I have just received my first glasses - having just been told that I was a
> bit short sighted in my left eye.
>
> After getting over the shock that I no longer had perfect vision - I
decided
> a pair if glasses might be a good idea - even though I was told they were
> not essential yet, but might make driving and using a computer a little
more
> comfortable.
>
> My problem is that after getting the glasses and being pleasantly
surprised
> (or completely shocked) at the difference they made to my focus,
> I noticed that things around me had changed shape a bit..books, pictures
on
> the wall, walls and door frames..
> Everything that was square before (and still is if I take the glasses off)
> is now larger, and a bit further away on the left side than it is on the
> right,
> and looking down at the floor makes it look like I'm standing on a
slope...
>
> To give an idea of the scale of the distortion a picture about 3 feet wide
> viewed from a couple of feet away appears to be about 3 inches larger at
the
> left edge compared to the right....
>
> So my question is - is this normal and just something I will get used to,
> (bearing in mind that the glasses are not supposed to be essential yet and
I
> expected to be able to use them only some of the time - so I will be
> switching between back and forth between a flat and slopped world fairly
> regularly)
> or should I be suspicious of the prescription or the glasses I have been
> supplied?
>
> The prescription I was given was ..
> Right :
>     sphere : -0.75
>     cyl. : +0.25
>     axis : 120
>
> Left :
>     sphere : -1.25
>     cyl. : +1.50
>     axis : 90
>
> Any suggestions or advise would be appreciated
>
> Thanks

This is normal and due to magnification effects when the two eyes do not
have exactly the same prescription.  Return your glasses supplier to make
sure the frame is adjusted properly, improper placement of the lenses
enhances the effect.

You should get used to it, you can speed adaptation by wearing your glasses
full time for about two weeks.

 Dr Judy