Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

I'm in my 50s and about 3 diopters farsighted. I had trouble getting a good prescription for screen glasses. My optometrist insisted that +1.25 was the right correction for desktop screens, but it gave me eye strain. I like my screen a little closer, or else my corneas are extra-stiff. Anyway, I tried a few versions and found that +1.75 was better for my desk setup.

Tip: Zenni.com lets you order pairs with custom corrections in 0.25 diopter increments for under $100 each, so you can try a few and find what feels best for several hours of screen time.

Up to +3 can easily be tried on and bought at a drugstore.

I’m severely myopic (-11), though that is corrected completely by contacts. Presbyopia, alas, hits us all.

I'd love to speak with you, especially given that you've already tried multiple test Rx's. Email me at jbornhorst [at] gmail.com if interested?

You can also just get an optical trial lens set like they have at the optometrists for less than 200$.

Well, I need a substantial astigmatism correction too. I've tried combining both -- my prescription distance glasses with drug-store reading glasses over top -- but it's wobbly and limits my field of view to less than a whole big monitor.