I know this won't work for everyone but I wear contacts and in the morning before I put them in I can tye flys with out any rading glasses or contacts. I see great up close so I rase my vice and as long as I can find my hooks Im ok. flip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcus Harton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Geezer Eyesight Solutions?
> Thanks, guys, for the advise. I think I may take a few flies down to > the drugstore to see what magnification it takes to see everything I > need to see. > > Thanks, > Marcus > > > On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:39:55 -0700, Larry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Marcus: I use 2.5 power lenses. I cannot tie without them. The > > magnification power (as I understand it) is not magnifying 2.5 times, it > > is changing the depth (distance from your eyes) of focus. For me, it is > > 2.5. A 3.0 is too close. I also need a lot of good clear light. Good > > luck. > > > > Larry Johnson > > p.s. I am not 50 any more. I just turned 60, and my whole body is > > starting to feel its age. > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/07/05 10:45 AM >>> > > Hi all. > > > > The first letter I have ever received from the AARP arrived in my > > mailbox Saturday. I'm turning 50 in January. > > > > While the last of my forties goes through the hourglass, I've got a > > question for the group. > > > > What do you do to assist your near vision? > > > > I wear 1.75 strength drugstore reading glasses, and they're good for > > everything I do, except fly tying. I just don't get the sharpness I'd > > like to have with them. > > > > I scavenged from the office dumpster one of those big magnifying > > glasses with the round fluorescent tube installed. It's great to have > > the added light. It does a good job giving me the sharpness of focus > > that I want, but I don't like bumping into it with my hand, > > particularly when I'm dubbing a hook with more than the usual amount > > of thread between the bobbin and the hook. > > > > Does anybody use those headgear contraptions with lenses on them? What > > do you think about their comfort/suitability for tying? Would they be > > any better than getting a pair of overly-strong glasses from the > > drugstore? > > > > Thanks for any advice you can offer. > > > > Marcus > > >
