From: "Glenn Meadows" 

How about getting a set of variable power so that as you move your eyes up,
the focal distance moves out smoothly, rather then stepped like most
bifocals.

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Glenn M.
"John Beamish"  wrote in message
news:op.te3r17e1m6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
> Wish I could do that.  The other part of my bi-focals is fairly strong,
> too, so I need either the upper or the lower portion of my lenses at all
> times 8-(
>
>
> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:26:06 -0400, Rich Gauszka 
> wrote:
>
>> I gave up on bifocals. What I do is just have the optometrist make me a
>> pair
>> of 'monitor' glasses for the distance that I view the computer monitor
>> at.
>>
>> Thankfully for reading I can just push up my normal glasses ( near
>> sighted
>> prescription ) out of the way.  That solution may not work for everyone
>> but
>> for me it's been a joy to do away with the neck pains of bifocals
>>
>>
>> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
>> news:op.te3p2jo1m6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
>>> There's that, too!
>>>
>>> For me the big issue is ergonomics.  With bi-focals I find that a
>>> "straight-ahead" viewing of a monitor requires me to
tilt my head back
>>> just a little every time I want to look at the monitor so that I can see
>>> the monitor in the "reading" part of the bi-focals. 
Before I needed
>>> them,
>>> I could simply look up.  So, for me, the pedestal that supports the
>>> screen
>>> needs to be one that I can collapse down as close to my desk surface as
>>> possible.
>>>
>>> My workstation at the office is very nice that way.  First, the part of
>>> the desk that supports the keyboard is separate from the rest of the
>>> workstation (not a tray but a cutout from the desk) and is adjustable so
>>> that I can put my Dell monitor on it, collapse the pedestal to its
>>> lowest
>>> point and then I can adjust the board that holds my keyboard in such a
>>> way
>>> that the monitor sits on it and is directly in my line-of-sight when
>>> wearing bi-focals even (especially) when I'm typing and need to glance
>>> at
>>> the keyboard periodically to make certain everything is correctly typed.
>>>
>>> The words make the arrangement seem awkward but it's actually very easy
>>> to
>>> set up.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:31:23 -0400, Rich Gauszka

>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> That Seamlessdisplay won't post a price on their web site
and only say
>>>> 'we
>>>> will contact you finalize payment and arrange shipment'  is beyond a
>>>> minor
>>>> issue for me ;-)
>>>>
>>>> http://www.seamlessdisplay.com/products_radius320-register.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "John Beamish" 
wrote in message
>>>> news:op.te3l0hwum6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
>>>>>
http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2006/08/28/radius_320_moni.html
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a few minor issues but ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

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