X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:37:36 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m18.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 994509 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:42:14 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.208; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m18.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.3.) id q.2e6.1e03d2e (4552) for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:41:27 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <2e6.1e03d2e.312e3486@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:41:26 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Multi-focal Contacts X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1140644486" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1140644486 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hmmmmm.... Interesting discussion. For what it is worth, I have been wearing glasses since I was 42 - that is now a period of 23 years. I have astigmatism and am far sighted (in other words, I can't see anything). I have watched the technological advancements in eye lens modification for many years, always hoping that there would be a solution that would not risk any loss of eye function - it's not there yet (electively speaking). There are benefits to wearing glasses. One is that I always have safety glasses ON regardless of the goofy task I am performing (chain sawing, die grinding, hanging my head out of a fast moving vehicle, etc). New rimless bi-focal glasses with fine wire ear pieces are extremely light weight and do not interfere with other ear attachments or cause any discomfort when wearing a headset. There is no distortion at wide angle viewing and head movement can be kept to a minimum during instrument flight. My eyes do not suffer any of the drawbacks of contact lens and when bedtime arrives, I just take the glasses off and place them on the bed stand next to my laser sighted Glock - both ready for any exigency - neither requiring the other to operate. OK, there are some drawbacks with bi-focals. When descending a stairway, you must choose at the top which lens half to look thru and stick with that choice - switching lenses has the next stair move so your foot can't find it and the remainder of the descent is painful! If you get to try operating a B737-200 simulator, you will fail the emergency tests because every solution is on the completely blurred overhead panel (tri-focals would help). Occasionally I have to clean my glasses so as not to mistake a dirty spot for an incoming missile. Don't even think about variable lenses since the width of the field in focus is about the size of a newspaper column. I am not vain - I don't care what I look like, only that I can lOOk. ;<) Besides that, glasses make me look smarter than I am. Grayhawk -------------------------------1140644486 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hmmmmm.... Interesting discussion.

For what it is worth, I have been wearing glasses since I was 42 - that= is=20 now a period of 23 years. I have astigmatism and am far sighted (= in=20 other words, I can't see anything). I have watched the technological=20 advancements in eye lens modification for many years, always hoping that the= re=20 would be a solution that would not risk any loss of eye function - it's not=20 there yet (electively speaking).

There are benefits to wearing glasses. One is that I always have=20 safety glasses ON regardless of the goofy task I am performing (chain=20 sawing, die grinding, hanging my head out of a fast moving vehicle, etc).&nb= sp;=20 New rimless bi-focal glasses with fine wire ear pieces are extremely li= ght=20 weight and do not interfere with other ear attachments or cause=20 any discomfort when wearing a headset. There is no distortion at=20= wide=20 angle viewing and head movement can be kept to a minimum during instrument=20 flight.

My eyes do not suffer any of the drawbacks of contact lens and when bed= time=20 arrives, I just take the glasses off and place them on the bed stand ne= xt=20 to my laser sighted Glock - both ready for any exigency - neither requiring=20= the=20 other to operate.

OK, there are some drawbacks with bi-focals. When descending= a=20 stairway, you must choose at the top which lens half to look thru=20= and=20 stick with that choice - switching lenses has the next stair move so yo= ur=20 foot can't find it and the remainder of the descent is painful! I= f=20 you get to try operating a B737-200 simulator, you will fail the emerge= ncy=20 tests because every solution is on the completely blurred overhead panel=20 (tri-focals would help). Occasionally I have to clean my=20 glasses so as not to mistake a dirty spot for an incoming=20 missile.

Don't even think about variable lenses since the width of the field in=20 focus is about the size of a newspaper column.

I am not vain - I don't care what I look like, only that I can lOOk.&nb= sp;=20 ;<) Besides that, glasses make me look smarter than I am.

Grayhawk

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