I hope it doesn't take me too long to get used to it! My old one was about 8 years old, one of those humongous things. The new one is a flat screen (of course), I think my son said 19"? So far I HATE IT! Everything looks wrong, and I have to turn my head back and forth to see both sides of the screen because of my stupid bifocals!! Arrggh!

Please tell me I'll get used to it and love it.....

You'll get used to it and love it......really. Give it a day or two and you'll forget all about the giant cube you used to have.

I just use a pair of off the shelf/display reading glasses for computer use..
It is sooo much simpler for me.
I keep a spare pair on the desk and in my hobby area and only use my bi focals or my progressives when I go to the store.

I have a heck of a time trying to use the bifocals or progressives with the computer. Wears my neck out and makes me frustrated.

Part of it is because the monitor is much farther away than when I am reading a book or magazine. So the focus distance is different.
My monitor is about 36" away from me when I sit back in my chair and the keyboard drawer is all the way out.

Never thought of that. I just figured that the off the shelf ones wouldn't be strong enough. I have the same problem with my neck at a weird angle and my eyes looking downwards. I should go back to using contacts again. I was wearing one short sight and one long sight. Took my brain a couple of weeks to get used to them in the beginning and then it was magic.

Here we have differing strengths to choose from - usually +1.00 up to +4.00 or so.

usually get this brand from their store displays -
http://www.magnivision.com/styles/magnivision.html

I have a pair of bifocals made a special way.
I can't stand the progressive types...make me dizzy.

I have my middle distance (I am near sighted) across the top of rather large old fashioned lenses, and my close up all along the bottom. The division goes across the whole lens, instead of just at the nose portion. This allows me to move my eyes across the whole screen of of the monitor. (ours is not 19 in though.)
The lower part of the lens allows me to see the keyboard.

This way there is no movement of the head/neck...which over time can really HURT. On really good days, I use my trifocals, and sit farther back. Sometimes I can do that without pain.

The new glasses with small lenses...I think are terrible for multivision needs. When I ordered my second pair, I had to haggle with the optician..they were very resistant to the whole lens division. But our pilot cousin has his this way now too so he can view the cockpit better. I just bought a pair of on sale frames that are not what I'd wear "out" socially and use them around the house. The second pair doesn't have transition, or anything fancy so they didn't cost too much.

I also have a pair of bifocals with my far vision and intermediate vision only....no close. This helps me navigate stairs and public places better without tripping/falling. But I had to have trifocals at work... so I have learned to deal with them pretty much. But on computer they can be painful over time for the neck!

Very informative. Thanks.

My daughter always tells me that my vertigo is made worse by my style of glasses. I also tend to knock myself on walls and things. It's as if I can't judge the distance. I've had peripheral vision checked so I always just put it down to my vertigo. She thinks my glasses aren't helping.

I did the eye test on the site that Jo posted. I failed. Off to to get my eyes tested asap. yikes

UGH, I just did the eye chart and every line looks goofy, almost double vision or something. Ugh. I need a pair of glasses with the whole lens just like the lower part of my bifocals, I guess, for using the computer. Is nothing ever simple?

Sorry... NOTHING is easy anymore. I agree.

I had no problems with the eye chart... I am near sighted, and now I can read better (books etc) with my glasses OFF.
So I do that.

I use the intermediate lens in my trifocals for the computer.

When I first got my trifocals (with lower lens increase) I started tripping and falling. Very dangerous. Everything "down there" became the BLUR ZONE as I call it. So I was forced to get the mixtures of lenses I use now. I don't like it either. I have days now when my eyes seem to blur on their own. I am not happy with that.
So I move from computer to TV in the living room using far vision or do tasks every 30 minutes or so to prevent the blur attacks. The eye doctor calls it an accommodation delay.