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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Neilson
>
> On 07/28/2011 11:04 AM, McLauchlan, Kevin wrote:
>
> > ... specialized reading glasses...
>
> Can be very helpful for those who wear bifocals. And a necessity for
> bifocal folks who play the piano. Bifocals are really incorrectly
> designed for keyboard activities. They are upside down. A single focus
> that works between about 12 to 24 inches seems to be correct for me. As
> a myopic but only slightly astigmatic presbyope I can peer over the top
> or remove the glasses.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The danger there is that you have to tip your head in
exaggerated fashion to see over the top of the glasses,
and if you do it a few hundred or thousand times a day,
you develop neck problems.
Ask me how I know this.
On second thought, don't bother. :-)
- k
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