The eyes have it : - )

[Kent Swafford]

I expect you will receive a good number of replies. Like many other  
things in life, there will many different approaches to seeing well as  
we age.

I wear progressive bifocals high on my face, and if I must, I can look  
below the frames for seeing extreme closely. My brother has a  
different approach; he wears contacts, and at work he leaves one  
contact out so he can use that eye for seeing things that are  
extremely close.

The progressive bifocals work fairly well with some exceptions; the  
best example I have of where the bifocals work poorly is for doing  
damper work inside the action cavity of a grand piano -- about 2 feet  
out and above you, impossible for me with bifocals. I finally had my  
eye doctor make me a pair of simple, single focus glasses that focus  
out about 2 feet; he called them computer monitor glasses so that the  
optician wouldn't get confused. This second pair of single focus  
glasses has really helped for piano repair and regulation work.

Kent


On Jun 3, 2008, at 6:30 AM, Garret Traylor wrote:

> Hi List,
> My optometrist has suggested that I talk with my colleagues for  
> advice.  I have been using bi-focals for about three years and now  
> need to switch to either tri-focals, progressive lenses, contacts or  
> some combination of the above.  What has worked for you?
> Kindest Regards,
> Garret
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