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Default The varifocals have arrived

On 11/07/2018 19:25, Huge wrote:
On 2018-07-11, S Viemeister wrote:
On 7/11/2018 5:47 PM, Huge wrote:
On 2018-07-11, ARW wrote:
Obviously I put them straight on to try them.

Wow.

There is some wobbly stairs effect but it is not that bad. Certainly
nothing to worry about.

Using the computer seems odd. Looking down at the keyboard and then
straight up at the screen I very clear picture with both. If the monitor
is closer than arms length then that does not work.

I am however not going to wear them for the rest of the day. I might
wear them to watch the match for a couple of hours tonight but I do not
intend to walk or drive in them.

I wouldn't, to start with. But I got used to mine within 24 hrs. The only
proviso is you might find them a PITA for working above your head, because
the "close-up" section is at the bottom of the lens, so you need to tip
your head back a long way. I keep meaning to get some cheap single-vision
glasses for, e.g., wiring up ceiling roses.

I know a car mechanic who had a pair made with upside-down lenses, for
when he's working under cars. It appears to work well.


See also Dennis Taylor.


I have a pair of those - I realised that I could not see what was going
on at the end of the table, which made potting the buggers quite hard.

With the glasses however I can now report that not being able to see was
only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the list of reasons for my
outstanding lack of snooker talent!


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Cheers,

John.

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