The eyes have it : - )

[Don Mannino]

Hey Garret,

After being nearsighted for most of my life, I have now settled on the following 3 sets of glasses:

- Progressive lenses for general use. I can strongly recommend Varilux Lenses, which are (unfortunately) the most expensive, but are the most smoothly progressive of any I have tried, and give great peripheral vision.  They are "infini" -focals, instead of bi-  tri- whatever.  The other progressives I tried were very bad at the edges of the lenses.

- 1/2 frame mid-distance single focal length glasses.  I sat at a variety of pianos and took measurements of what I needed to see.  The eye doctor picked a nice mid focal distance, and they work great.  Plus, because they are small frames, I can look over or under them as needed.

- 1/2 frame strong reading glasses from a drug store.  I sometimes use these straight for super up close work, or put them on in front of my vari-lux regular glasses for medium strength.  Very flexible arrangement, but I admit it looks dorky.  I don't look at myself, though, and it makes it easier to do good work.

I do have 2 more pairs of glasses, but they aren't needed for piano work.  A pair of Vari-lux sunglasses for driving and map reading, and a pair of vari-luxes for work at the office mostly.  The 'distance' setting on this set is for computer screen distance.

Fortunately my eyes are not changing as fast any more, so as a result I don't have to buy new glasses very often.  It's been about 5 years now, and I am ready to get new ones.  I'm putting it off because the old ones still work OK, and it will cost too much.

Don Mannino

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Garret Traylor 
  To: 'Pianotech List' 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:30 AM
  Subject: The eyes have it : - )


  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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