Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wore contact lenses for decades, hard then gas permeable, but when I started to need spectacles to read, and misplace them, I thought I may as well wear glasses all the time so I couldn?t lose them. I ended up with varifocals but they are uncomfortable at the computer, so I also have a screen distance pair which live under the monitor when I am not using them. So my solution to not losing my glasses was to never take them off! They have a special place for whilst I am in bed, so I know where they are in the dark since I get up about 2 hours before my wife. cheers, Frank D. > On 22 Jul 2017, at 23:13, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Tina: For years, I've used computer glasses that are classic bifocals, > with prescriptions for arms-length (computer and music stand) on top, and > reading on the bottom. They make life much easier, as sometimes I need to > read something on paper while at the computer, or move close to see some > detail on the screen. I also use +2.5 readers from the drug store, and my > regular distance/reading bifocals. And much of the time in the house, no > glasses at all. > > So I've got 3 pairs of glasses I use regularly, plus nothing. Some > Internet Wag of Infinite Wisdom posted that you know you're a "senior" > when the thing you say the most is, "Where the hell are my glasses?" I > try to always leave mine in the same place to avoid that. I have varying > degrees of success. I've even "lost" them after hanging them on the "V" > formed by my open shirt collar. > > I have an eye exam on Wednesday, and like Jim, I think I may need a > stronger prescription for the computer. We'll see. Good luck to both of us! > > Jim: That 90 looks like it was made for your flutterbyes. A short tele > that focuses reasonably close is often better than a 50mm for close-ups. > You get the same magnifications, but you can be a bit farther back, so you > don't cast a shadow on the subject--or scare it away. :-) > > --Peter > > > The last time I got glasses, he gave me a special prescription for the > > computer, based on the working distance. I still have to take my glasses > > off > > to use the computer, read, or eat, so I'm always leaving glasses all over > > the house! Can't see distances without them, though! > > > > Tina > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information