I mentioned fishing in the post. I use the far distance single focal lenses, need to peer over the top of them to tie on a fly. *g*
<quote who="William Andreas"> > What about fishing? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wes Wada [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 11:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VFB] was Lasik eye surgery and flytying-now macro vision > > > <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 >
