Glasses

It never ceases to amaze me at how fast the human brain compensates for changes. I am long sighted in one eye and short sighted in the other. I can see without glasses and the image size, although out of focus matches eye for eye. If I hold up a pair of my glasses to look through them from arms length, the images are different size by a factor of 2. The instant I put the glasses on the images match.

Thanks Tony - I never thought of it that way.

Rob

I have glasses but I also always wear an optivisor in the workshop. Just flip it up and down when needed. Its pricey but brilliant.

Like Buffer I wear specs but for closer work I use an Optivisor as well. Yes, the genuine Optivisor is a bit pricey but for me it was money very well spent.

Rik

This appears to be an honest [and negative] review, so I hope it doesn’t fall foul of the new CoC

**LINK**

https://workingdraftmagazine.com/how-infomercials-led-to-an-onion-salad-on-my-counter/

[ scroll down the page to find it ]

MichaelG.

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P.S. __ Yes I use an Optivisor, and a range of other high quality magnifiers.

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 02/12/2020 13:03:04:

Impossibly tricky for my eyes, as I have fixed-focus [cataract replacement] lenses installed

MichaelG.

One of those rare occasions when the 'smiley' on closer inspection actually matches the comment !
DaveD

Rob,

My experience of some opticians shops, they try to put pressure on to select frames immediately after the eye test but insisted on having my prescription,made excuses and left! Input to Glasses Direct and got 2 pairs for less than 20 quid, using Martin Lewis' blagged code. No pressure recent years so there must have been a lot of complaints.

John

I went to SpecSavers, chose their frames with the biggest lenses, told them I wanted bifocals with the top lens putting me in focus at 1 foot and the bottom lens at 6 inches. They didn't tell me I was stupid or that it would damage my eyesight, they asked me where I wanted the break between the lenses to occur and then made them for me. They were wonderful and years later, no harm done but I depend on them for close work, cannot live without the blessed things. All they want is your money so be imaginative

The last time I used SpecSavers, they wanted to charge me MORE to use my existing frames. Naturally, I told them to stick it. I don't need opticians any more, as now I've had both eyes done for cateracts, I only need cheap, off the shelf glasses for reading/close work. My long distance vision is probably the best it has ever been.