[Jewelry making - Article 00127] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry Making and Vision Problems

[Donna Blow]

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    In response to recent questions, I did try other focal lengths at
    first, and they didn't work as well for me. Originally I had the
    glasses made up with my regular reading prescription on top, and 3x
    my reading on the bottom, and found I had trouble seeing anything
    anywhere on my bench. 3x my reading was too close up! So I had these
    adjusted because I am either trying to see my torch (which is a
    little farther away than the end of my arm) or something at about
    4-6", which is good with 2x my reading prescription. In vision, the
    distance from you to the object you're trying to see is critical!
    And having large lenses for the glasses gives me lots of room to
    see, in addition to lots of protection from little flying objects. I
    don't work well with progressive lenses and find these are great for
    the purpose. A cheap, low-tech version (thanks, Noel!) might be to
    take a pair of standard safety glasses, put a light magnification
    stick-on on the top, and a higher magnification stick-on on the
    bottom, and voila, a combo safety-glass Optivisor thingie! 

    And as for the opthamologist vs. optometrist question, I may go to
    an MD for surgery, but I sure don't want them making my glasses...
    and an optometrist is qualified to do everything with my eyes except
    slice and dice them. ODs perform a full exam to determine eye health
    in addition to refraction. Full disclosure - my son's dad has been
    my optometrist for 20 years. One final industry secret - if you have
    a pair of glasses made and they don't seem right, take them back and
    have them remade without charge. Industry standard is one free redo
    within 6 months, and in some cases it can be up to a year. 

Happy seeing!
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