What David said. I think I purchased the exact one, or very similar. I have had glasses for astigmatism (but no nearsightedness or farsightedness, which is unique) most of my life. My near vision used to be awesome, I could hold thinks close to my face and make out minute details. In my 40s, my ability to focus nearby started getting weaker, so I got progressive (bifocal) glasses for every day use. However, when I use the magnifier Dave suggested, I use them with a pair of glasses with my normal prescription, without the bifocal part. The goggles provide near-vision assistance. For my specific eyesight issues, it works extremely well. It is a good solution, especially when not at home. When I am home, I typically use a swing-arm, lighted magnifier like Bill described. Hope this makes sense and helps. Chris On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 7:30 AM David Gesswein via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Not really eye glasses and probably doesn't meets safety glasses either but this is what I use over my normal glasses for close up work.
https://www.amazon.com/SE-Illuminated-Dual-Flip-Magnifier/dp/B08J2V8M8Y/ref=...
On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 03:15:23PM -0500, John Heritage via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I'm sure at least a few of you can relate. Hell, I *know* Crawford Griffith can relate ;-)..
I wear contact lenses and without the lenses I can read small print/see tiny text on PCBs without problem. Once the contacts are in I have real trouble focusing in some cases on small fonts, or other details such as the crappy way manufacturers print specs on power supplies.
Any specific recommendations for eye glasses here? Are cheap reading glasses sufficient for [seeing] soldering "up close" and other uses like that or is there a type of reading / magnifying glass that's also for safety that someone would recommend?
Thanks! John