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To: jbe who wrote (32912)	7/24/1999 12:15:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 71178

I know people who are far-sighted, and just use those cheap magnifying eyeglasses from the drugstore for reading. My opthamologist says that's good enough. I recently developed presbyopia myself, after being near-sighted all my life. I never wore glasses, always contact lenses, but was able to read without them. Now it's very difficult to read wearing my contact lenses, and I have bifocals, which annoy me when I am driving or walking. I put a pair of the cheap magnifying glasses "over" the contact lenses when I wear the contact lenses, I can read with them on but the rest of the world is a blur. I use them to read maps when I am driving, and labels at the store, and such. When I am home, I wear the bifocals to read. My bifocals cost $180 at Lens Crafters. The cheap magnifying glasses cost about $10.