On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 16:08:08 GMT, Joe Barta wrote:

Phisherman wrote:

I've found that the most frustrating
experience is my loss of close up vision as I age.

I hear that. At first I was beginning to worry... then I found out
that it was normal. The little muscles that make our eyes focus become
a little less "stretchy". The result is difficulty focusing close up.

The cure, as many I'm sure are aware, are the magnifying reader
glasses you see at the store. They are a godsend when doing ANYTHING
close up. I've found however that with these glasses, more is not
better. Use the weakest power that will enable you to comfortably read
small print in average light. Some store displays even have a chart
with recommended magnification for your age group.

I was fortunate to find a store in my area (Marc's in NE Ohio) that
sells decent quality glasses for 88 cents each and I have them
littered around the house. At first I was a little self-concious about
them, but I soon came to the realization that squinting like dope and
holding things at arms length and STILL not being able to see it was
no fun at all. So now I just slip on the nearest pair of old man
reading glasses and that's that.

Joe Barta

Joe.. next time you can't quite read something, try reaching for a light instead
of a magnifier... helps a lot!

I've found that as I get older, my eye exams stay about the same (glasses for
distance, non for reading) but my night vision sucks and I need more light for
fine work..

When I'm working on something inside the computer, I find that a focused beam of
light on the print or whatever helps much more that magnification.. YMWV


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