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Well I can beat all of you. Virtually no sight in one eye ,wear one contact lens, still need readers so have a mass amount bought on Amazon scattered all over the house . Sad thing is I can often not find them cos I can’t see them…..though still drive legally . It’s when I have a pair on my head, wearing a pair and still try to stuff another pair on.
Hence my avatar…..eye, eye.
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by Sylvia Evans
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Clever stuff Marjorie. Compliments on your skill and patience. I'm sure it will be a masterpiece.Thanks for your confidence, Jim😁 but I’m struggling at the moment so am having time out from it. I want to change the light source so need to think about it. Re glasses, my husband tells me I have varifocals not bifocals. What do I know? I only wear them ( when I can find them).
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by Marjorie Firth
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Hi
I have varifocals now. However, I can only do small art things with varifocals. The perspective goes awry otherwise as I can't see enough in one go. For larger works I have to use my contact lenses and enormous reading glasses. Which was the snooker player that had glasses made for him? I think once I can't wear contact lenses I might have to go for some 'occupational bifocals' bottle tops as I am very short sighted. It is a bit of a pain.
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Dennis Taylor was the snooker player, I think.
Yes, varifocals are good for covering a general field of visual problems, but they have their limitations - I don't do much large work, partly because of the eyesight - I too am a "high myope" - and partly because the old arms and shoulders give out too soon: there you are, mid-flow, and "aargh! Hello, cervical spondylosis...".
If I were still trying to sell on a regular basis - and I gave up doing that quite a while ago - I would (if I had the money) get special glasses made: I don't think it would be easy; I DO think it would be expensive; but I also think it would be worth doing (and possibly reclaimable against tax?). Given they'd need to be tailor-made, as all eye problems differ in their effect, the cost would be related to the time and expertise of a really good optometrist. So probably a thousand or two. But for a professional artist, it'd be worth it.
For me, the lenses would have to be able to accommodate near work while keeping the ability to see the whole - sort of reading-glasses Plus ... I wonder if there's anyone who specializes in this?
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I have ‘occupational’ lenses, which are a bit like varifocals or bifocals I guess. I initially got them when I worked in an office, as reading at computer distance, then reading at regular reading distance was becoming a problem swapping glasses over.
I’m not in an office anymore, but I have continued with this lens type, and for me it’s perfect for painting (indoors).
Further than ‘office computer’ distance would be impossible though!
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So far….I keep adjusting and changing. Little dog is going to be on the chair but may alter position. This is a friend’s dresser which she can’t take with her when she moves house. I have to say that I had to “ grab” a photo so that I could pick out objects. 80cmx80cm . A fair bit more to do, I alternate between despair and hope🤨
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by Marjorie Firth