I called Orvis and had them make me a pair of polarized glass sun glasses
with my distant prescription and the maximum "add" to the bottom to be able to
see as close up as possible.
I had to write them a letter along with my prescription explaining that
I wanted to tie a miniscule fly on to an invisible tippet in failing light
with 60 year old eyes. They work so well, I had a second pair made.
Hey Tom: Call me and I will come up and lead you around to your favorite
pool on the Weber.... Hope all continues to go well.
Larry J
>>> "Tom Davenport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2/29/2008 8:42 PM >>>
First the good news: The Lasik surgery went great, 24 hours later I
was seeing 20-20 and my eyes don't feel bad at all, other than a
bit of dryness. The right eye sees 20-20 with a slight blur which
bothers me since my right eye is dominate, but the doctor said 20/20
is exceptional for the day after, and it will take a couple of weeks
for my eyes to really settle in.
Now the bad news: I knew I would be far sighted, but wasn't prepared
for a world blurred an arm length away in every direction! So I spent
the day buying reading glasses, I have an assortment from 1.25 to
3.00. I also stopped at a fly shop and spent an hour looking at
various old man vision options. I have settled on the following: &nb! sp;
flip up 3.0 magnifiers that clip on my sun glasses, and a nifty
little device that makes a fly stand on its head while the tippet is
slipped neatly through a groove into the eye. In the future, I am
planning to get a fly box that has a holder filled with piano wire
loops on plastic handles (it looks a lot like a bobbin threader).
Each of these can be pre loaded with a dozen or so small flies. To
tie on the fly, simply thread the tippet through the piano wire loop
and pull the fly through. Pretty slick, especially since the fly I
use the most is an 18 or 20 pheasant tail.
I am now a 1 day expert in this stuff with no field testing, and would
be curious to hear what you other far sighted gents have been using
to help you see and attache a size 20 fly.
Tom
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