I love needlework and intricate lace knitting, but I've had this problem for the past year or so. I could see my yarn and those itty-bitty stitches just fine, but when I looked back up at the rest of the room, it took a few minutes for everything else to come back into focus. I solved the problem by not looking up until I absolutely had to. I'd still be avoiding the issue, but the anti-reflective coating on my glasses was peeling off and there's a point where you just can't look through scratches anymore.
It turned out that my prescription for distance had changed just a bit. I didn't need bifocals, just a slightly different prescription. I put off new glasses for another four months, mostly because I couldn't find a pair I liked. Now I have a brand new pair that I don't really like -- but I do love being able to see my stitching and the rest of the world! I'd been going in for regular exams. This was a combination of a change in vision that hadn't changed my prescription and a later change in vision piled on top of that.
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It's amazing what a difference good vision can make in all phases of life. Even with trifocals sometime I have to get out a magnifying glass to read the fine print.
ReplyDeleteGlasses with the correct prescription can make all the difference in the world!
ReplyDeleteLike Libby, I have trouble sometimes reading fine print ... and would love a stronger bifocal prescription for that and close work. I see well enough to hand stitch but it could be a little better if I had my druthers. I wish I could still wear my bifocal contacts because then I could just wear an inexpensive pair of readers when needing to read tiny print or work even closer.
That started to happen to me, too, just about the time I became Diabetic.... you should check that out.
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Nothing worse than not being able to see clearly. Getting older sure doesn't help any.
ReplyDeleteYou've done some great yarn stash busting this year.
Ha! Sure have been there! A few times! Glad you finally got new glasses. It makes all the difference in the world!
ReplyDeleteI have always had glasses for distance (even had contacts for many years), but I never needed anything to stitch or read. I have had progressive bifocal lenses for many years with basically a clear bottom so that I could craft while still being able to look up and see the TV. I love them even though I now need a slight prescription for stitching also. So glad you can see now.
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