Fwd: [Tig] eyesight- lenses

[Rob Lingelbach]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jeff Heusser <lists at neonmargarita.com>
> Date: October 5, 2006 11:39:47  GMT+05:30
> To: Rob Lingelbach <rob at colorist.org>
> Subject: Re: [Tig] eyesight- lenses
>
> I never had glasses or contacts.   Then right at 40 after years of  
> perfect vision I needed reading glasses (or longer arms).  I was  
> fine at monitor distance but I found it drove me crazy bouncing  
> between like an EDL on paper and the screen.  I found the constant  
> gradient worked well, but that I could not get past the glasses  
> being annoying to me, reflections... etc.
>
> I went to an eye Doctor in LA (leaving out a whole section of the  
> story here involving Lenscrafters) and he got me into contacts  
> tuned specifically to monitor distance. (I had to plead, like  
> Lenscrafters he didn't think I needed them yet).   Basically I said  
> I want these for work, nothing else.    He was able to to give me a  
> multi-focal in my left eye and a different contact in my right eye  
> that basically messes up my distance vision so that eye does not  
> work so hard at closer range.   So now I am focused perfectly for  
> monitor distance... can read close up fine and can see distance  
> OK.  Your brain works out which eye has priority for what.  I feel  
> like I used to.
>
> Only odd thing I have found is at NAB or a sporting event...  any  
> environment where a major amount of time is spent looking at  
> distance.  My solution has been to not wear the right contact (the  
> one that messes up distance).  This leaves me able to see distance  
> perfectly and yet still read close up.
>
> I never thought I'd need glasses, let alone contacts... but now I  
> can't imagine not having contacts.  It took me a long time to get  
> comfortable putting them in and out... now it is second nature and  
> the hassle was worth it.
>
> Jeff
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> Jeff Heusser
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> fxguide.com   fxphd.com
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>
>
>
> On Oct 5, 2006, at 9:37 AM, Rob Lingelbach wrote:
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>> when you turn 50 or even sooner, you find that (in my experience  
>> anyway) your glasses don't give you the fine detail
>> at differing distances that younger colorists have.   Can anyone  
>> tell me about constant gradient (not bifocals) lenses?
>> do they help, are they worth it, is there a reason to use them?
>>
>> I have no problem with monitors at 40" or so from my eyes.   all  
>> details sharp and can discern things that even my 20 yr
>> old assts. can't see.  but when I'm on a computer where the  
>> distance is 20", I've got a problem, which is that either I move
>> the glasses out of the way and lean in to see the text, or I use  
>> the glasses but the text is so small I can't read it.
>>
>> my prescrip: -1.50 left -1.75 right diopter
>>
>> They tried (lensmasters in LA) to sell me constant gradient lenses  
>> last time I was there but I was quite resistant to change.
>> (constant gradient: as you look down, magnification increases (I  
>> believe) and as you look up, things are back to your usual
>> prescription).
>>
>> regards
>> Rob
>>
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