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When I go to the eye doc's to get new glasses I always tell him/her
that I do needlepoint. I only do cross stitch but sometimes the doc doesn't know what that is so I started saying needlepoint. I wear progressive lense glasses and love them, everything is in focus: near, far, and in-between. On Mon, 5 Jan 2015 11:31:31 -0800 (PST), Danny Breidenbach wrote: At the ripe young age of 46, my eyesight is getting problematic. Hard to see the small stuff. If I take off my glasses, I can hold my work real close and see the holes BETTER than with my glasses; however, holding anything that close makes my eyes start to cross. My astigmatism just makes it harder. It may be time for bifocals or something. I visit the optometrist tomorrow. Do any of you have words of wisdom -- things to ask for? Avoid? Tips? --Danny |
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sharoncapps wrote:
I was like that at first but it wore off. I even was sick to my stomach from them. Sharon in MN Well, Mom tried it for a month before she gave up, so it didn't wear off for her. This was in the days before vision insurance, so she was paying for the glasses herself, and wasn't going to toss an expensive pair of bifocals if there was any way she could adjust. I have enough problems on the stairs with my lack of depth perception; I'm not going to make it worse with bifocals. "Karen C" wrote in message ... Danny Breidenbach wrote: I visit the optometrist tomorrow. Do any of you have words of wisdom -- things to ask for? Avoid? Tips? You may want to pick up a pair of cheap reading glasses at the drugstore first. My mother had to return her bifocals because she never could learn to walk with them. I tested that concept by putting small readers over my regular glasses and walking through the house, with such disastrous results that I wasn't even going to attempt risking my neck on the stairs. I apparently inherited *something* from my mother. LOL. Now I know, when I'm finally ready to pay real money for reading glasses, that they have to be separate because I can't walk in bifocals. -- -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader/Translator www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 12/15/14 -- Tree Christmas ornament WIP: MLI Gathering of Roses as birth sampler Stitchers Days of Christmas http://www.crossstitchjoy.com/catalo...oducts_id=3865 Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market www.CFSfacts.org -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf COPYRIGHT 2014 -- PERMISSION GIVEN TO POST ON USENET AND GOOGLE GROUPS NEWSREADER ONLY, BUT IF FOUND ON TWITTER OR SEWGIRLS/INSPIREPOINT, IT HAS BEEN REPUBLISHED WITHOUT MY PERMISSION WHICH CONSTITUTES ILLEGAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT |
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Gillian Murray wrote:
I tried that Nancy, but the boobs got in the way. Probably not a problem that Danny would have. LOL This was the benefit of the stitchers lounge at HOXS -- various people had bought various magnifiers, which were passed around for everyone to try. The hang from the neck one produced much laughter. Didn't work for the women with DDs because the boobs got in the way, so it was passed to me with my AAs, and didn't work for me, either, because I had nothing for it to rest on so it flopped down flat against my flat chest. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader/Translator www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 12/15/14 -- Tree Christmas ornament WIP: MLI Gathering of Roses as birth sampler Stitchers Days of Christmas http://www.crossstitchjoy.com/catalo...oducts_id=3865 Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market www.CFSfacts.org -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf COPYRIGHT 2014 -- PERMISSION GIVEN TO POST ON USENET AND GOOGLE GROUPS NEWSREADER ONLY, BUT IF FOUND ON TWITTER OR SEWGIRLS/INSPIREPOINT, IT HAS BEEN REPUBLISHED WITHOUT MY PERMISSION WHICH CONSTITUTES ILLEGAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT |
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On 1/7/2015 10:50 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:
On Wed, 07 Jan 2015 22:20:26 -0500, Gillian Murray wrote: I tried that Nancy, but the boobs got in the way. Probably not a problem that Danny would have. I have to wear custom-made bras, but never had any trouble with my neck-hung magnifier. (Perhaps when they get big enough, the feet of the magnifier can't see them any more?) But it's been years since I took the neck-hung magnifier off its peg; I have a pair of 3.5 dollar-store "readers" beside every sewing machine, in the arm of the sofa, in my little bag of stuff, and in my jeans pocket. (That last is a 3.0 folder for reading six-point purple-on-navy ingredient labels.) I put them on over my prescription glasses and they work just fine -- but folks who see me unexpectedly tend to giggle. Do you remember Lucille?? That is what she did; the second pair were perched at the end of her nose, and she could see very well.! |
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The eye doctor recommended progressive lenses (no-line bifocals). He said it's likely like I'll feel back to normal with those. He also said I'm in a bit of a Catch 22: magnifiers don't play nicely with progressive lenses, but single-vision lenses will be a problem for me if I want to watch TV while I stitch or use the glasses for any other purpose. And having a separate pair just for stitching just doesn't hold any appeal to me, cost aside.
I'm supposed to get the new specs pretty soon -- definitely not a Lenscrafters 1-hour quickie! |
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I tried those and couldn't use them. I could never get used to not being
able to see out of the sides of the glasses. I always keep my chart on the right arm of my chair and I couldn't see it. I could only see what was right in front of my eyes. It probably was just me but I never did adjust to them. Sharon in MN "Danny Breidenbach" wrote in message ... The eye doctor recommended progressive lenses (no-line bifocals). He said it's likely like I'll feel back to normal with those. He also said I'm in a bit of a Catch 22: magnifiers don't play nicely with progressive lenses, but single-vision lenses will be a problem for me if I want to watch TV while I stitch or use the glasses for any other purpose. And having a separate pair just for stitching just doesn't hold any appeal to me, cost aside. I'm supposed to get the new specs pretty soon -- definitely not a Lenscrafters 1-hour quickie! |
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Good to know, and I love, love, LOVE that you acknowledge that N = 1. If only more people paid attention to that! :-)
On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 4:34:01 AM UTC-6, Sara wrote: N=1, but I have used Mag-Eyes with my progressive bifocals for years without any trouble. Sara |
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My peripheral vision is for sucks already, and I constantly have to put my chart right in front of my nose. My chart goes from the left arm of my chair, into my hand to be held up and squinted at, then into my lap, then back into my hand to be squinted at, then to the right arm of my chair, then my hand. Rinse. Repeat. I try to memorize what the next 2 or 3 stitches are.
But it's fun. I'll give my new specs a good trial period before reporting back on my opinion. On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 7:42:31 AM UTC-6, sharoncapps wrote: I tried those and couldn't use them. I could never get used to not being able to see out of the sides of the glasses. I always keep my chart on the right arm of my chair and I couldn't see it. I could only see what was right in front of my eyes. It probably was just me but I never did adjust to them. Sharon in MN |
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