In message , Roger
Worden writes
I fly with contacts and have had no problems at all with dry eyes. I was
concerned about it at first, but my contacts actually do better in the
dry-but-clean air in and over Hemet (CA) than in the smoggy Orange County
basin. This enables me to use regular aviation sunglasses... at least until
presbyopia sets in.

Yes, polluted air upsets my eyes as well - and my lungs. Had no
breathing problems at all when I visited the US earlier in the year once
I'd left Las Vegas on a tour of the area. I use daily disposable lenses
and don't get as good a correction in one eye due to astigmatism, but
that's the case with glasses as well. However my eyesight seems to be
quite good enough. So far (51) I have very few problems with losing my
near vision and the optician hasn't suggested varifocals yet - last eye
test was 6 months ago.


"Surfer!" wrote in message
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In message , SAM 303a
writes
I just had to get glasses myself. The heartbreak of presbyopia.
I got progressives for general use and I've noticed that they work best
when
you are looking directly at something--ie glancing at something doesn't
give
good correction.

Your best distance correction might well be with contact lenses - no
distortion at all with them and peripheral vision is maximised (until
you start wearing shades!).

However you can get problems with dry eyes.

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Surfer!
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