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
>
> I
>
What is the exact lens manufacturer, lens model, and material?