Re: [VFB] Geezer Eyesight Solutions?

[Peggy Brenner]

I have the head gear at 4x and wear reading glasses under it.  Also 
Pearl Vision and some of the other large chains have specials where you 
can buy one pair of glasses and get another for free.  My free ones are 
the half type readers ground for a 10" focal length, just about where my 
vise and eyes are.

Peggy B
Marcus Harton wrote:
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