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[–] gerikson@awful.systems 8 points 4 months ago (7 children)

I guess the point is the dude won’t have lasik.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

transition lenses = photochromic lenses

(i thought for a moment it was another term for varifocals, but no, Transitions is a company that makes photochromic lenses)

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Duh, my bad. I thought it was something like varifocals too.

Photochromic lenses were a nerd staple when I was a teenager. Dunno if/how popular they are now.

[–] pikesley@mastodon.me.uk 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@gerikson @dgerard I'm about to take delivery, next week, of my new photochromic varifocals

If you're thinking "sounds cripplingly expensive", you'd be right. Don't get old

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 8 points 4 months ago

i am the guy of that age, and i would never get anything else, and yes fuck they are

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