If you just need non-prescription sunglasses, and normally need reading glasses I'd give them a try. Obviously they won't suit everyone.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:aus-soaring- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Beldi > Sent: Wednesday, 6 December 2006 11:41 AM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Sunglasses with reading inserts > > On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:15:38 +0800, Derek Ruddock > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For pilots who need reading glasses, The Cancer Council of NSW is now > > selling polarised sunglasses with magnifying inserts i.e. a little like > > bifocals, but with the main part plain. They work very well, and are an > > alternative to the stick on reading lenses. Price is $39.99 > > > > > > Just the thing for reading a PDA or a map, whether in the cockpit or in > > the car > > > > > Well...Almost. If they work for some, great! > Unfortunately, most people with correctives also have astigmatism corrections > required and without those, magnification only can get very tiring. Even worse is > that few people have similar defects in both eyes, whereas the stickies assume that > they're the same. > The other problem is that darker glasses cause the pupil to open correspondingly to > compensate for loss of apparent light. This in turn reduces the resolution of the eye > making the corrections (or lack of) more critical than otherwise. > Perhaps one of the optometrists in our sport can comment. > Nevertheless, I wouldn't mind trying them...do you have a link ? > > cheers Z > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
