If you call a person who wears glasses “Four Eyes” wouldn’t it make sense to call a person who wears bifocals “Six Eyes”? Umm… anyway…
I’ve been having the worst time with my current eyeglasses. They’re no line bifocals and the reading spot is in the wrong place.* When I am reading a book (or my Kindle or using my phone) I take my glasses off and hold the book (or whatever) closer. That works out well but the computer presents a huge problem. I have my adjustable office chair at its highest position and if I sit up as straight and tall as possible, stretch my neck and tilt my head back a little bit I can see the screen fairly well but it’s quite uncomfortable and I can’t do it for very long.
I think that might be the main reason I can’t come up with much to post here. I can’t surf that much anymore. I check the weather, email and Facebook, look at two or three blogs, do a quick blog post and that’s about all I can handle. After less than an hour at the computer my back, neck and eyes hurt. I’m supposed to have my eye appointment in May but I might not wait that long.
(*This is not my first pair of no line bifocals so I know how they’re supposed to be.)
February 28th, 2012 - 10:06 am
Then would trifocals be eight-eyes? (oooh, like a spider…)
I think they make special middle-distance focus glasses for computer use. Of course, it would be added expense…but it would make the screen reading easier maybe. (One of my colleagues uses a pair of them).
February 28th, 2012 - 12:10 pm
Interesting.
I have bifocals myself, and don’t find them very useful. The “reading” portion wants to focus at about 2′, much too far. 18″ or even 16″ would be ideal for me.
And like you said, the placement means that to use the computer monitor I have to tilt my head waaaay back, very annoying. And 2′ is too short for that work, I need more like 30″.
I’ve ordered a new pair of standard glasses from 39dollarglasses.com (w/o the reading) on the advice of a friend ($25 with a coupon), and if they are of decent quality plan on buying a dedicated pair of reading glasses and programming glasses.
February 28th, 2012 - 1:55 pm
The no line bifocals normally work for all distances. “Bifocals” isn’t really accurate. It’s just that these are not lined up correctly.
February 28th, 2012 - 5:02 pm
If you’re using Firefox, you can hold the “Ctrl” key and roll the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. It’s the old/blind function.
bwahahaha.
(Just enjoying it until the day *I* need glasses.)
February 28th, 2012 - 5:55 pm
Hippie: Huh. I used to know that, thanks for the reminder. It still works.
V&S:
For some reason I can’t use the smooth progressive type, kind of a bummer. But at $25 a pop I can afford three pair.
FWIW I once knew someone who had a glass desk, and mounted his monitor under the top of it. Strange, but he said it worked for him.
I’m experimenting with a “standing desk” right now, made out of an old end table set on boxes, still haven’t figured a way to add a monitor to it.
February 29th, 2012 - 8:51 am
Thanks for the zoom tip.
I’ve seen those glass top desks. Neat idea. I’m not sure it would work for us though. We have a tendency to bury every square inch of horizontal surface under several feet of junk. (Well… slight exaggeration there) I do wish my my monitor was lower though. Why do they have to put them on stands that raise them up higher than they should be?
March 4th, 2012 - 12:29 am
Here’s a novelty – only one of my eyes needs vision correction, but for close work (like threading needles), I need to wear reading glasses over my contact.
Just call me 5 eyes.