Eric that's quite the sobering picture you paint. It serves me well as a reminder to be grateful for my gifts and not to focus on my shortcomings. Thanks for your generosity of spirit.
Can someone recommend a link to learn to distinguish between the various lens materials and their characteristics? I'm sure once I become aware of things like chromatic aberration, I'll be irritated by it. I had no idea such nits could be picked. ;^) Ian On Nov 2, 2:22 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ian, > > Thank you for asking your questions! > > You've said something very important, that deserves the group's > attention: > > "What strikes me about this process is that I don't think everyone > experiences subtlety the same way." > > How true! > > We have a very wide range of members, in the quality of our vision, > the strength and complexity of our prescriptions, and the kinds of > tasks we perform with our eyes. > > We need to make a habit of asking these questions, so that our > discussions are as helpful as possible to a wide variety of people. > > You, for instance, have excellent vision which permits you to see and > work with very fine detail. You require a minor correction with superb > optics to do your work, and enjoy the vision you're blessed with. > > We have near-sighted members who do things like graphic design. For > them, the chromatic aberration in polycarbonate lenses would be > noticeable and annoying, but the rest of us might not even be aware of > it, most of the time. > > On the other hand, we have windsurfers who really need polycarbonate > or Trivex. > > Myself, I have poor vision, have had surgery for a detached retina, > and am lucky to be able to see as well as I do. I have an unusual > prescription, but fine-tuning and super-expensive optics are overkill > for me. I'm thrilled to be able live a normal life, drive a car, read, > and use a computer to communicate and buy glasses. I don't need to do > close work, or pilot an aircraft. > > These discussions help us understand each other and our needs, as well > as the technical details. How gratifying it is, to be able to do all > this without being manipulated and exploited by the optical industry! > > Eric > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
