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Article #1695Re: Middle-aged Writer Eyestrain
From: Casey
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 04:13
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 04:13
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For $7.95(US) I got a pair of store-bought magnifying reading glasses from K Mart. Best investment I ever made. They work perfect for the keyboard/head/screen geometry. Hehe, ever now and then I forget and get up for coffee with them on. They's not so good, then. Casey PS - I'm 65 and can see individual trees on the Sierra ridges ten miles away with prescription specs. "Dinty W. Moore" <dinty@charter.net> wrote in message news:thq74dk4j3hb40@corp.supernews.com... > I am 45, write books for a living off and on, and when I'm deep in the > throes of a deadline it is not uncommon for me to stare at my computer > screen for four or five hours at a spell. The problem is, I am 45, and > eyestrain and tiredness are making my normal writing pace very hard to > sustain. Anyone else experiencing this as their eyes age? Any strategies > to cope? > > I wear progressive bifocals, and it has occurred to me that maybe I need > special "reading" glasses set for the distance from my nose to the computer. > Anyone else tried this strategy? > > Thanks, > > Dinty > > Buy my books now, because if my eyes don't get better, I won't be writing > many more: www.dintywmoore.com > > > >
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