Jay Honeck wrote:
From your post, though, it seems that your normal vision is ok -- you just
need reading glasses.


Bwa-ha-haaaa!

I can't see ANYTHING without my glasses, beyond about 6 inches. 2000 years
ago, I'd be dead by now, simply because no one would want to hunt for me
anymore...

;-)
I used to be like that (well, it was closer to 2 inches). A bit of
Lasik and I was glasses free for 5 years, now it's the reading glasses
routine. 2 pairs of nothing on top and 1.25 on the bottom for $49.95
(clear or sun) from readingglasses.com.

Margy