Hi all,
A long time ago in a universe far far away, the most important instruments used to run a gliding competition was several pairs of binoculars, because observation was required at both the start and finish lines. In those days, I came on a guy running a finish line who asked me to assist. I protested that I was short sighted and had worn glasses for most of my life. He said “that’s why I asked”. He then explained that the only people who you could rely on to have 100% good eyesight were those who had had it corrected. In other words, those who were wearing some obvious corrective equipment. Virtually everyone with uncorrected vision is really saying “it’s not bad enough to fix”, and in many cases they are right so I don’t mean to question their decision. I’ll have glasses till the day I die, and that’s fine with me. And yes, as long as I wear them and have regular checks, my eyesight is as near to perfect as it can possibly be. Cheers Tim Tra dire e fare c’è mezzo il mare From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Bernie Baer Sent: Monday, 19 August 2013 12:05 To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Contact lenses, laser surgery etc Thanks for the feedback guys, much appreciated. Like Niall I have used reading glasses since my early 40's but only in the last year felt I needed help with long distance as well. I also used to use regular sunglasses with stick-on lenses for close up work (tying knots when fishing, reading PDA's etc when flying). I'd be happy to return to that scenario if I could. I'll have a chat with my optometrist. One further complication is that I swim & shower or cycle & shower nearly every lunchtime. Contacts don't sound so good in that case. Can o' worms. Regards, Bernie. _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/6586 - Release Date: 08/17/13
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