<quote who="Richard Zieger"> > My guess is that Don O is nearsighted, or a built in bifocal. > Jimmy is like me , on the farishgted side of things. > > Rick
This has been an interesting thread. It's a big advantage to be far-sighted because as your eyes age, they become more nearsighted or more 'normal'. People who are near-sighted (who need glasses for sharp far vision) only get worse over time. I have pretty lousy nearsighted vision, but have learned to live with glasses. Tips from a friend who is an eye doctor: The smaller the lenses in the glasses, the less weight and thickness. Hi-index lenses like polycarbonate are much thinner and lighter than regular optical plastic. The most efficient glasses for size and weight are ones with circular lenses. My normal glasses are small, high-index, with titanium frames. They are very light and comfortable and well worth the extra cost. I dinked around for years trying multiple use lenses (mostly lineless trifocals) and always felt my vision was being compromised in some way such as blurry tranisition areas, limited field of view, etc). I now use two sets of glasses: one far vision single focal and one single focal optimized for 24" viewing distance for computer work and close work. I find I can use the 24" set for everything except driving at night! The only time I seem to use the far distance glasses is for driving in the city, viewing a movie at a theater, and fishing. One day maybe vision technology and personal budget will converge and I will try something more exotic. Here's seeing you, Wes Wada Bend, Oregon
