Speaking of Vision -- How 'bout Progressive Bifocals?

I have reading glasses (now mandated by my medical...) that have relatively
small frames and are very light in weight. When I need them, I simply put
them on over my sunglasses and just slip them down my nose to where I look
over them to scan outside and can just glance down to read something.

I don't think that's an option for me, as I am incredibly near-sighted.
I need glasses on ALL the time for distance -- so swapping (or adding)
glasses in the plane really wouldn't help the situation.

It's really frustrating, as I've got excellent close-vision -- with a
focal length of about 6 inches from my nose. Thus, removing my glasses
has become my preferred way of viewing sectionals, but that makes
maintaining any kind of a scan (inside OR out) impossible.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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On 2 Jun 2006 15:11:16 -0700, "Jay Honeck" wrote:

Thus, removing my glasses
has become my preferred way of viewing sectionals, but that makes
maintaining any kind of a scan (inside OR out) impossible.

I once knew a guy who had Ben Franklin glasses, distance vision high
up, nothing below.

(Not clear glass! He read beneath the wire frame, or maybe they were
frameless.)



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Howdy!

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Jay Honeck wrote:
I have reading glasses (now mandated by my medical...) that have relatively
small frames and are very light in weight. When I need them, I simply put
them on over my sunglasses and just slip them down my nose to where I look
over them to scan outside and can just glance down to read something.

I don't think that's an option for me, as I am incredibly near-sighted.
I need glasses on ALL the time for distance -- so swapping (or adding)
glasses in the plane really wouldn't help the situation.

It's really frustrating, as I've got excellent close-vision -- with a
focal length of about 6 inches from my nose. Thus, removing my glasses
has become my preferred way of viewing sectionals, but that makes
maintaining any kind of a scan (inside OR out) impossible.

That sounds a lot like my eyes.

My current glasses are my first bifocals, and I got progressive lenses.
My opthalmologist recommended that I get the mid-grade Varilux lens,
whose model name I can neither recall nor discover. I spend about $300
on the lenses themselves.

I still look over the top for really close work, but the lenses worked
exceptionally well for me. It took mere seconds to adjust to them,
although your mileage may vary. The lower corners of the lenses are
where the correction is imperfect, but I don't find it to be a problem.
Neither do I have problems working at the computer. The far correction
is sufficient for my normal screen viewing distance, so I don't need
to play "lean my head back" games to read the screen.

I suspect that you will find these lenses will take care of your
vision woes without too much pain. You don't want to scrimp on the
lenses, though.

yours,
Michael


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I suspect that you will find these lenses will take care of your
vision woes without too much pain. You don't want to scrimp on the
lenses, though.

So far, so good. No nausea, and I'm really liking being able to read stuff
without taking my glasses off again...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"