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lbbss
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Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:02 am Post subject:
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Anyone heard of such at thing. It is suppose to reduce stress on your
eyes. Programmers often use them. Anyone try such a thing?
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Paul Turvill
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Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:16 am Post subject:
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Yes. For several years, now. Normally I wear bifocals, and got tired of
craning my neck to "read" the screen. At my request my optometrist
prescribed a pair of "single vision" lenses that are just slightly weaker
than the "reading" portion of my bifocals, which provide an extremely
comfortable viewing distance from my monitors. No eyestrain and no
neckstrain. I know of several others (including my wife) who have done the
same thing, and all are very happy with the arrangement.
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| Quote: | Anyone heard of such at thing. It is suppose to reduce stress on your
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Bob Morrison
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Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:18 am Post subject:
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In a previous post Paul Turvill says...
| Quote: | Yes. For several years, now. Normally I wear bifocals, and got tired of
craning my neck to "read" the screen. At my request my optometrist
prescribed a pair of "single vision" lenses that are just slightly weaker
than the "reading" portion of my bifocals, which provide an extremely
comfortable viewing distance from my monitors. No eyestrain and no
neckstrain. I know of several others (including my wife) who have done the
same thing, and all are very happy with the arrangement.
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I am generally, near-sighted, but have trouble with any distance mare
than about 12 inches. I wear a set of "progressive" bifocals with the
"close" portion of the lens set for about 16". The lenses are not
cheap, but I don't have to keep taking glasses on and off to be able to
see. The 16" focal length is a little long for working on small parts
up close, so in those instances I take my glasses off and am able to see
what I'm working on.
The latter is also one reason why I'm happy to be using cadd. Working
at a drawing board required constant putting and taking off of glasses.
In short, go for the glasses. You will be much happier.
--
Bob Morrison, PE, SE
R L Morrison Engineering Co
Structural & Civil Engineering
Poulsbo WA
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Troppo
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Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:09 am Post subject:
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| Quote: | Yes. For several years, now. Normally I wear bifocals, and got tired
of craning my neck to "read" the screen. At my request my optometrist
prescribed a pair of "single vision" lenses that are just slightly
weaker than the "reading" portion of my bifocals ...
I solved this a different way. |
I refused to use a PC at work with a plinth under it, or worse, parked on
top of the computer case or one of those monitor arms. Next step is to cut
a hole in the desk so I can drop the monitor even further :-) |
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Main
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Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:23 am Post subject:
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Yep they've got various colour coating on them. I found the sulphur yellow
to be best. Ask at you local Opticians
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Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:27 pm Post subject:
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I'm getting to that age myself where reading glasses are starting to
call my name. But, I have a different issue.
I've had issues with glare, which I didn't before. (LASIK surgery
didn't help things) Nowdays, all colleges use Whiteboards, which tend
to reflect glare off the fluorescent lights. Glare on my monitor is
also a bit of an issue.
Someone recommended to me that I get polarized glasses. Now I
wouldn't want real sunglasses, but the polarized lenses as clear as I
could get. Every polarization filter I've seen has been pretty dark...
which I understand because they are blocking a large percentage of the
light.
I wonder if there is such a thing as polarized reading glasses. The
polarization effect wouldn't need to be as strong as for sunglasses
which need to block glare from sunlight. |
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Michael Bulatovich
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Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:02 pm Post subject:
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I actually picked up a pair of "cheaters" in the duty-free on the weekend
and was amazed at how easy it was to focus with them. Then someone said,
"Those look good on you." and I nearly bought them, but my arms are still
long enough to defer the purchase ; )
Michael Bulatovich
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www.michaelbulatovich.ca
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| Quote: | I'm getting to that age myself where reading glasses are starting to
call my name. But, I have a different issue.
I've had issues with glare, which I didn't before. (LASIK surgery
didn't help things) Nowdays, all colleges use Whiteboards, which tend
to reflect glare off the fluorescent lights. Glare on my monitor is
also a bit of an issue.
Someone recommended to me that I get polarized glasses. Now I
wouldn't want real sunglasses, but the polarized lenses as clear as I
could get. Every polarization filter I've seen has been pretty dark...
which I understand because they are blocking a large percentage of the
light.
I wonder if there is such a thing as polarized reading glasses. The
polarization effect wouldn't need to be as strong as for sunglasses
which need to block glare from sunlight.
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Lobo
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Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:16 am Post subject:
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"lbbss" <df@er454545.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Anyone heard of such at thing. It is suppose to reduce stress on your
eyes. Programmers often use them. Anyone try such a thing?
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I've been using them for about 10 years. I like them with the "far"
distance set to see the computer clearly, and wide bifocals added for
reading so I don't have to be taking them off and on. Mine also have prism
(ask your eye doctor) which reduces eye strain.
If your eyes are both the same prescription, get a pair of drugstore reading
glasses which will enable you to see the computer scrren clearly. You'll
save a lot of money. Unfortunately, I need a prescription as my eyes need
different corrections.
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Delete the obvious to reply to me personally.
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Main
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Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:17 pm Post subject:
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I've just got a new pair bi-focal with a yellow tint and like Lobo I have
prism's in them, but maybe not for the same reasons I've got permanent
double vision, this being the first time that I've had bi-focal I find there
fantastic for drawing work with Cad packages, infact all computer work as
well as driving a vhecle
I found long ago that the yellow tends to make things stand out a bit more
and also reduce the glare and eyestrain.
"Lobo" <lobo119@doodahdoodah.bresnan.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "lbbss" <df@er454545.net> wrote in message
news:1107376518.112766@news.vaxxine.com...
Anyone heard of such at thing. It is suppose to reduce stress on your
eyes. Programmers often use them. Anyone try such a thing?
I've been using them for about 10 years. I like them with the "far"
distance set to see the computer clearly, and wide bifocals added for
reading so I don't have to be taking them off and on. Mine also have
prism (ask your eye doctor) which reduces eye strain.
If your eyes are both the same prescription, get a pair of drugstore
reading glasses which will enable you to see the computer scrren clearly.
You'll save a lot of money. Unfortunately, I need a prescription as my
eyes need different corrections.
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Delete the obvious to reply to me personally.
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Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:17 pm Post subject:
Re: Prescription glasses for looking at Monitor? |
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I've just got a new pair bi-focal with a yellow tint and like Lobo I have
prism's in them, but maybe not for the same reasons I've got permanent
double vision, this being the first time that I've had bi-focal I find there
fantastic for drawing work with Cad packages, infact all computer work as
well as driving a vhecle
I found long ago that the yellow tends to make things stand out a bit more
and also reduce the glare and eyestrain.
"Lobo" <lobo119@doodahdoodah.bresnan.net> wrote in message
news:2MWdnV-9xukNXpLfRVn-vg@bresnan.com...
| Quote: | "lbbss" <df@er454545.net> wrote in message
news:1107376518.112766@news.vaxxine.com...
Anyone heard of such at thing. It is suppose to reduce stress on your
eyes. Programmers often use them. Anyone try such a thing?
I've been using them for about 10 years. I like them with the "far"
distance set to see the computer clearly, and wide bifocals added for
reading so I don't have to be taking them off and on. Mine also have
prism (ask your eye doctor) which reduces eye strain.
If your eyes are both the same prescription, get a pair of drugstore
reading glasses which will enable you to see the computer scrren clearly.
You'll save a lot of money. Unfortunately, I need a prescription as my
eyes need different corrections.
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Delete the obvious to reply to me personally.
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Tue Feb 15, 2005 9:35 pm Post subject:
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I purchased some reading glasses from a local dollar store. I have
one set at work, another at my home computer, and another in my car.
But, because they are so cheap, you could try purchasing two
different strength glasses and then just switching lenses to make a
cheap pair with different strengths in each eye. This way you could
keep a few around if you wanted to. |
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