Reader-Cheater Safety Glasses

[RTEC_PAC]

Not directly PLC related, sorry, but I believe I'm ok to ask this question at this forum.
I'm a Controls Engineer, programming PLCs, HMIs etc. I use cheater-glasses (readers), and I bought a couple pair of safety readers. The problem I'm having is that all the safety readers have a very small (dime-sized) corrective area in the lens. My non-safety readers have a lens that is ~ 2in x 1in, so that's the size of the corrective area of the lens I'm hoping to find.
I feel like I'm peering through binoculars when trying to use my safety readers. I'm poking around on Google and some industrial safety sites, it seems this dime-sized style is all that's out there.
Has anyone run into the same problem and maybe found a solution?
Thank you all.

 

[geniusintraining]

Why dont you go get a prescription? I have several different ones, I have a PC set really big but they are good for close and arms length and the reading is about the size of a quarter, a good doctor will make you anything you need/want/pay for and they can have them made in safety lenses.

 

[NetNathan]

Search Amazon... There are readers that cover the bottom half and also full correction.

 

[I_Automation]

I do like G.I.T.


Prescription tri-focals to be exact. Reading, Dashboards/monitors and Distance in a Z87 frame. Plus I make SURE to get them UV coated - that helps loads when working around welders.



A good pair cost me about $300 last time, and I'm due for another pair i get about every 2 years.


Also, for reading glasses, I have about 6 pairs from the dollar store sitting around everywhere J.I.C.

 

[RTEC_PAC]

As far as prescription, the non-prescription safety readers are inexpensive, and I'd like to go that route if possible.

 

[RTEC_PAC]

As far as searching Amazon, I did try Amazon and Google, having a hard time finding them.

 

[RTEC_PAC]

G.I.T? I don't know what that means, sorry.

 

[I_Automation]

G.I.T? I don't know what that means, sorry.

Post #2 - Genius-In-Training


It got morphed into G.I.T. here

 

[Ken Moore]

I'm like GIT, I have one set that are progressive lenses set for 5 feet or less, I use these for coding on the laptop. Another "standard" set with progressive lenses.

You can get non-prescription progressive lenses, that way you can have more or less magnification as needed. Well worth the money.


Getting old sucks, does it not?

 

[I_Automation]

Getting old sucks, does it not?

Actually I'm forgetting so much lately I don't remember how good I used to remem......



Uh - what were we talking about?

 

[drbitboy]

Getting old sucks, does it not?

yes ... but it does beat the alternative.
_

 

[TheWaterboy]

My mom told me I'd go blind....She was right too.

I have a set that they call Double D. I find that with regular progressives or bifocals my neck is craned back reading terminal numbers and when they are above my eyeline or near the floor that is nearly impossible. So they put another magnifier section on the top third of the glasses and normal vision in the middle. They look odd from the outside but they are great once you try them

 

[kalabdel]

Actually I'm forgetting so much lately I don't remember how good I used to remem......

Checkout Eldar Shafir's theory on the Psychology of Scarcity.

 

[geniusintraining]

...

Hey Ken,

Glad to see your still around, hope the wife is doing good

Mark

yes ... but it does beat the alternative.

I would like to know.... how do you know whats on the other side?

 

[geniusintraining]

Getting old sucks, does it not?

Not sure, but man time fly's by.... I have been hanging out on this site for 17 years now, next year I can join the service and vote