[Jewelry making - Article 00337] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry Making and Vision Problems

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    Without corrective lens, I am legally blind. 

    Before my last semester at TIJT Paris TX, I had my vision checked and
    new contact lens fitted. I have worn contact lens since the Cuban
    Missile Crisis, and I have them corrected for distance. 

    I purchase across the counter glasses for general use. I wear them
    and over them I have my optivisors. I have several of them in
    differing magnifications. They hang on a stiff rod by my flexshaft
    holder. I change them as needed for the task at hand. They all have a
    small round auxiliary lens attached. I use this set up for most jobs. 

    I have a Russian made copy of the older Ziess telescopic glasses.
    They are heavy and a little over robust but useful for when I need
    magnification, but at more distance. 

    For Nicer work, I have a Reichert, American Optical, zoom binocular
    microscope. With the right lens set I can go from a low magnification
    to much more magnification. This also has a fiber optic ring
    illuminator. 

    Best value for the money, a 50 mm f 1.4 to 2.0 camera lens. I got a
    optically clean, lens which was unsuitable for photography. - CHEEP.
    Don't be cheep with your health. 

    I have found I can use a higher magnification to get a mental image
    of what I am doing, then switch to something with less magnification'
    but more working room. 

Best wishes
Robb.
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