Powerful reading glasses

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Even before my vision began declining, I bought devices to aid, magnify, and enhance my vision. I probably bought as many as ten over the years. I just discovered and ordered super powerful reading glasses, 5.0 and 6.0. What an improvement. They do not get in the way as some of the big headgear. I don’t have to move my head or what I’m working on to where a device is. It feels natural to use them and it feels like a bit of rejuvenation. I recommend a pair.

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Yep, I have a set of 2.5’s. They also change the distance you are from your work. I like 10 to 12 inches.

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I have pairs that are 1.25 for computer and reading work. When it comes to modeling, I switch to 3.25.

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I’m going to launch a new business training guide dogs for modellers!

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Where? Link?
Double stacking reading glasses works but 5.0 or 6.0 all in one sounds sweet

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Absolutely! I tried the Optivisor and suffered claustrophobia. I settled on magnifying reading glasses as the ultimate solution about 20 years ago. I have +2 to +6 and just switch as I need to. Lightweight, you can look over them to find your tools, read directions, and get your coffee. Best of all worlds.

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If you already wear glasses, you might want to look at clip-on reading glasses, like the “Magna Flip” or “Carson Clip and Flip” brands among others; they’re fairly cheap, can be flipped up out of the way when you don’t immediately need them, and usually cover the entire area of your regular lenses; I’ve used them for many years working as a programmer – bifocals have the close vision down at the bottom, where the computer screen is at the middle to upper part of my vision, and the clip-ons are a lot less expensive than having a separate pair of glasses just for working at the computer.

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Have ordered a pair of the Carson 1.5 after experimenting with two pairs of readers and finding a very similar magnification to my rather expensive daylight company magnifier. Will see how it goes with the 1.5 and then maybe purchase the 1.75 and 2.0…

Thanks for a very useful subject @2Far2Go and the heads up on the Carson’s @srmalloy .

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