I am very nearsighted, my husband just started wearing reading glasses in the last few years. You probably need to get single vision lenses just to use on the computer. That's what we both do, although I wear bifocals at work to teach and he uses progressives when not at the computer. He experimented with the reading glasses at the drug store to find the best diopter for screen distance, and for quite a while could use drug store reading glasses. It's best to have big lenses, so his last pair he had made instead of off the rack because there were only small lenses on the rack. He uses two monitors also. His lens size is 27mm ht and 48mm wide to see both monitors without moving his head. Be sure to measure the distance from your eyes to the monitor and use that to test lenses in the store, or tell the optometrist to get you a pair of single vision for that distance. Good Luck
But we didn't know about the colorblindness asset in WWII until the bombers with amazing results were examined and interviewed and found to have 'cheated' in some way to get around the colorblindness disqualification. We don't always know what will be an advantage and will not be. Should we change the color vision of people - if they want it and we can, within acceptable safety parameters- Certainly. Should parents make these choices for their children? They always have had to, and still must. It's our responsibility as parents to do what is best for our children to the best of our ability and resources. The key is choice.
The importance is that people may be more accepting of a wider range of differences, recognizing that there are hidden strengths. It is a lesson we have been putting into childrens' educational programming for decades, but is often overridden by local culture.
I am extremely nearsighted and light sensitive. I have not had surgery to fix my nearsightedness because I make use of and enjoy the ability to see at what is approx a 20x magnification with one eye when I remove my glasses.
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I am very nearsighted, my husband just started wearing reading glasses in the last few years. You probably need to get single vision lenses just to use on the computer. That's what we both do, although I wear bifocals at work to teach and he uses progressives when not at the computer. He experimented with the reading glasses at the drug store to find the best diopter for screen distance, and for quite a while could use drug store reading glasses. It's best to have big lenses, so his last pair he had made instead of off the rack because there were only small lenses on the rack. He uses two monitors also. His lens size is 27mm ht and 48mm wide to see both monitors without moving his head. Be sure to measure the distance from your eyes to the monitor and use that to test lenses in the store, or tell the optometrist to get you a pair of single vision for that distance. Good Luck
But we didn't know about the colorblindness asset in WWII until the bombers with amazing results were examined and interviewed and found to have 'cheated' in some way to get around the colorblindness disqualification. We don't always know what will be an advantage and will not be. Should we change the color vision of people - if they want it and we can, within acceptable safety parameters- Certainly. Should parents make these choices for their children? They always have had to, and still must. It's our responsibility as parents to do what is best for our children to the best of our ability and resources. The key is choice. The importance is that people may be more accepting of a wider range of differences, recognizing that there are hidden strengths. It is a lesson we have been putting into childrens' educational programming for decades, but is often overridden by local culture. I am extremely nearsighted and light sensitive. I have not had surgery to fix my nearsightedness because I make use of and enjoy the ability to see at what is approx a 20x magnification with one eye when I remove my glasses.