Jay Honeck wrote:

I have my Class 2 renewal in January and have been wondering what a
difference the presbyopia that I started noticing in low light a couple of
years back will make in my vision test. Thankfully my distance vision has
thus remained 20/20 and except for the low-light small text presbyopia
thing,,, my near vision is quite good.


Yeah, my near-vision has gone completely to crap in the last few years.
I still don't wear bi-focals, but both my eye and medical doctors told
me that my days are, indeed, numbered.

I can't see diddly on a sectional anymore without holding it four
inches from my eyes. Can anyone recommend "progressive" bi-focals?
How about TRI-focals? Any benefit there?
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay,

As one who is required to wear corrective lenses for driving/flying,
I too noticed my near vision was going down hill. Switched to
progressive lenses a couple of years back. You will either love them
or hate them. I found them to be quite easy to get used to. Others
never can get used to them. You will never know unless you try them.
One word of caution. I had to have my glasses remade because they set the
focal point for reading to dang low. It turned out to be a problem when
glancing at a sectional chart while flying and trying to look up and out as
well. Solution. I brought my sectional with me and had them set the focal
point higher based on a simulation of me looking straight ahead as if I were
flying and I would occasionally look down at the sectional. Problem solved
and they work great.

Just part of the passage of time to being middle aged I guess.

Good Luck!

Kevin Kubiak PP-ASEL