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I've needed reading glasses for many years now. It took me a while to figure out that one magnification level doesn't handle all the tasks. Computer work takes one level, reading books takes more power, and really fine, up-close work takes even more. That's my experience. General, hang-on-my-shirt glasses are 2.5 power and will do most tasks for me. I've got reading glasses all over the house lol. | |||
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Walgreens occasionally has them on a BOGO sale. Helps keep me stocked up. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Only Mrs. Riley!
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Mid 40's for me. I can read anything and remove slivers w/ tweezers and such w/o my contacts. Once I put my contacts in (so I can drive and identify UFO's, the Andromeda galaxy and such), I can no longer bring my vision back in to read small print. Small print = grocery store items. They have to, by law, print the ingredients but I'm not sure if the law specifies the molecular lvl the print must appear. If I want to read my kindle or a book, I take my contacts out. All good for reading in bed. And I need to stash more readers around the house, car, bathroom, ... | |||
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A Grateful American |
 "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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There's something to this. I've needed cheaters for ten years now. 1-1.25 are typically good enough. Low light is the worst. Awhile back I did the keto thing for a month or so just for giggles. Worked great for losing weight, but an interesting side effect to it was that my vision improved to the point of not needing glasses. Of note, I'm not diabetic and my A1C is well within normal limits. A fair amount of research has been done on this and there is a lot of anecdotal evidence that it helps. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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Same, I hate it. I don’t look my age and stay pretty lean and healthy but I have to break those fuckers out like for a menu, got damn when is the walker going to be bought now?  What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone | |||
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My eye sight isn’t getting worse, the fine print is getting smaller… P226 9mm CT Springfield custom 1911 hardball Glock 21 Les Baer Special Tactical AR-15 | |||
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I Deal In Lead |
At around 45, presbyopia became noticeable for me. I wore contacts at that time, so I simply went to monovision and that works for reading, threading needles, computer work, the whole 9 yards. When I began making a living using a computer I went to monovision with glasses. Works just as well as it did with contacts. | |||
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I’ve noticed the opposite. Reading text is ok but my distance vision is noticeably different. I think the increased amount of time spent in front of a screen over the past 2 years has had an impact. You know what they all said about sitting too close to the tv watching Bugs Bunny - you’ll ruin your eyesight! Can’t possibly be getting older. | |||
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My arms finally weren’t long enough I use 1.25 for about 7-8yrs. During this time I’ve learned to stay away from the cheap ones at Walmart, walgreen etc. each lens could be different strength and the messed with my refocus I use visualites which are optics plastic. Spendy, yes, but sign up for the email list for the sales. I buy them 6 at a time ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Live today as if it may be your last and learn today as if you will live forever | |||
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I was a late adopter thankfully. Please explain, I always thought 1.5’s made the text 50% bigger. Now you guys are saying 1.0’s which makes me think 1.0’s double the size and my 1.5’s are double and a half, ie 150%. Didn’t know 1.0 was a thing. I thought 1.0 was a Mk 1 Mod 0 eyeball. Quick synopsis please for me. Thanks. | |||
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| I Deal In Lead |
https://www.readingglasses.com...-magnification-works THE BASICS OF READING GLASSES DO THEY MAGNIFY? A common misconception about reading glasses is that they magnify small print. Actually, they make it easier to read small print by providing the correct diopter strength which usually begins at +0.75 all the way up to +4.00 (more on that later). As typically worn, that will crystalize near focus for reading and other close work tasks so that your eyes have an easier time to focus. Reading glasses will not discernibly enlarge the size of text or near objects compared with when they are removed, though the crystalizing effect can often feel that way. DIOPTERS? WHAT’S THAT? Reading lenses are rated in diopters, a formula opticians use. Manufacturers of reading glasses often contribute to consumer confusion by referring to magnification power and diopter strength interchangeably. They are not the same thing. But it’s easier for people to understand magnification than the science of lenses. A slightly more technical explanation. With every power option, or “diopter”, there is a sweet spot range where close vision is brought into sharp focus. This changes from person to person. If the diopter is too weak for your individual needs, you will need to move the material farther away from your face to see it clearly. If the diopter is too strong, that range of sweet spot will be closer than you prefer. The average person reads material between 14 - 18 inches away from their face. If you would like to restore a comfortable reading range that is within that, find a diopter that sharpens focus in this range. In contrast, if you are working at your desk and your computer monitor is 24 inches away, you will need a weaker power than you would for reading. | |||
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Beware of depth perception dangers wearing reading glasses. I tripped over something in the bed of my truck, forgetting to take my reading glasses off. Had a nasty fall to the ground. Don't wear them on stairs. I use 1.25 power, sometimes 1.50 depending on maker and quality of the glasses. 美しい犬 | |||
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| I Deal In Lead |
And that is exactly why I quit bifocals and went to monovision in glasses, and Mrs. Flash also. She took a few bad falls. Yes, you can learn how to deal with progressives and bifocals but with monovision, you need around 10 minutes to get used to it, then it's like you've been all your life. | |||
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20/20 vision whole life. Readers a few years ago for 40th birthday present. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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| Imagination and focus become reality |
I didn't need them until I hit 70. I have been using 1.25 but need to move up. The last time I had to do the eye test at the BMV it showed by vision was 20/10. At distance my eyesight is still very good. Reading an eye chart at home it shows 20/20. Of course, you can take that BMV eye test for what it's worth. | |||
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I have an Rx set for close-in reading and another set for arms length/computer screen distance. The latter ones are great and they hang around my neck all day, especially helpful for working at the kitchen counter. Now, if I want to read stuff on the TV screen, I'd need to fill yet another Rx for that, and then there's distance... | |||
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“Surrender gracefully the things of youth.” I remember qualifying with the M16A1 as a young Marine. The front sight was a plateau, above which the target wobbled. It happened to me suddenly when I was 45. Now I have 2.5 diopter reading glasses, bifocal shooting glasses with 2.5 diopter inserts on the bottom, and red dot sights on all my guns. | |||
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| I Deal In Lead |
Did you know that if you shoot through a rear peep sight, it will be like your presbyopia suddenly went away? It's the same principle as that of a pinhole camera. | |||
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