Do you wear (or need) glasses?

[Mike375]

If you don't need glasses then can you say your approximate age and also repsond to the questions on reading/computer etc.

If you wear (or need 'em) are they for long distance or close up such as reading.

If you need them for long distance at approximately what age did you need them. Same question for glasses for close up work.

If you are a person who reads a lot is the reading mainly fiction. If non fiction is it subjects such as history, politics etc or more of the sciences, numbers and so on.

Lastly, do you do a lot with Access and if so have you been doing it for long. Of it not Access then Excel at an advanced level or any other program where you make things and could spend hours at a time on the screen.

When you buy something, that is, something significant, do you tend to concentrate you buying deision around a couple of key points or do you consider all apsects of the product. Also, do you tend to buy on a general concept basis as opposed to buying on lost of specific details.

In my case I needed glasses for long distance by my early 20s. I am 60 and can read something from 6 inches away without glasses. I take off glasses to read or while on the computer. Have been doing Access since 1995 and DOS stuff before that. Virtually everyhing I read will be some sort of science based thing, probably where numbers are involved with the exception of reptiles and dinosaurs. I never read novels.

And Yes, I have a reason for asking these questions.

 

[Vassago]

If you don't need glasses then can you say your approximate age and also repsond to the questions on reading/computer etc.

If you wear (or need 'em) are they for long distance or close up such as reading.

If you need them for long distance at approximately what age did you need them. Same question for glasses for close up work.

I do somewhat need them. I am far sighted and have been since I was a kid, but only finally got them in January this year lol. I only need them in low light situations. I don't need them at work with the bright florescent lighting and can read the smallest printed text just fine. When I am in a restaurant, I have more trouble reading a menu when it's dark. They also help me drive at night when on an unfamiliar route. I do prefer contacts though.

If you are a person who reads a lot is the reading mainly fiction. If non fiction is it subjects such as history, politics etc or more of the sciences, numbers and so on.

I do read a lot, but I wouldn't say it's mainly in any particular category. I enjoy fiction books, mainly fantasy or suspense/horror. I also read non-fiction books, mainly on technology, psychology/psychiatry, astrology, sociology, and the occasional (auto)biography.

Lastly, do you do a lot with Access and if so have you been doing it for long. Of it not Access then Excel at an advanced level or any other program where you make things and could spend hours at a time on the screen.

I have been using Access and Excel in a semi-advanced level for about 8 years.

When you buy something, that is, something significant, do you tend to concentrate you buying deision around a couple of key points or do you consider all apsects of the product. Also, do you tend to buy on a general concept basis as opposed to buying on lost of specific details.

I always consider all aspects of a product. Sometimes it takes me a long time to decide if there are one or two things I don't like about all choices. I may even not buy one because of this until a "perfect" product comes out. It's why I'm holding off on wireless-n.

In my case I needed glasses for long distance by my early 20s. I am 60 and can read something from 6 inches away without glasses. I take off glasses to read or while on the computer. Have been doing Access since 1995 and DOS stuff before that. Virtually everyhing I read will be some sort of science based thing, probably where numbers are involved with the exception of reptiles and dinosaurs. I never read novels.

And Yes, I have a reason for asking these questions.

Please share! Don't keep us in suspense.

 

[oumahexi]

If you don't need glasses then can you say your approximate age and also repsond to the questions on reading/computer etc.

If you wear (or need 'em) are they for long distance or close up such as reading.
Just for reading

If you need them for long distance at approximately what age did you need them. Same question for glasses for close up work.
Not a simple answer I'm afraid. I needed glasses for light sensitivity when I was in my mid thirties. Then at age 48 was prescribed glasses for reading. At age 51 the prescription was no longer needed.

If you are a person who reads a lot is the reading mainly fiction. If non fiction is it subjects such as history, politics etc or more of the sciences, numbers and so on.
I read a lot. Science fantasy/fiction but also lots of books on magic, witchcraft, psychology and sociology.

Lastly, do you do a lot with Access and if so have you been doing it for long. Of it not Access then Excel at an advanced level or any other program where you make things and could spend hours at a time on the screen.
I work a lot with Access and SQL for the last four years, however I have worked in development for close to 20 years, working with Dos; Crystal; Word and Excel as well as some bespoke software packages.

When you buy something, that is, something significant, do you tend to concentrate you buying deision around a couple of key points or do you consider all apsects of the product. Also, do you tend to buy on a general concept basis as opposed to buying on lost of specific details.

The main consideration is manufacturer. Are they reliable. Also, model, is it reliable, will it do the job and are all the functions necessary. I don't need to have a coffee pot that peels potatoes and plugs into my car for instance.

In my case I needed glasses for long distance by my early 20s. I am 60 and can read something from 6 inches away without glasses. I take off glasses to read or while on the computer. Have been doing Access since 1995 and DOS stuff before that. Virtually everyhing I read will be some sort of science based thing, probably where numbers are involved with the exception of reptiles and dinosaurs. I never read novels.

And Yes, I have a reason for asking these questions.

We all hang on with baited breath, please share

 

[Rich]

And Yes, I have a reason for asking these questions.

We all hang on with baited breath, please share

Mike wants to sell you some insurance

 

[oumahexi]

Mike wants to sell you some insurance

Ha ha ha, as long as it's not life insurance. I can never get my head around the idea of paying for something you'll only benefit from when you're dead! What are they going to do, fill my body with brandy to help me party???

 

[Rabbie]

If you don't need glasses then can you say your approximate age and also repsond to the questions on reading/computer etc.

If you wear (or need 'em) are they for long distance or close up such as reading.

Varifocal - both for reading and long distance

If you need them for long distance at approximately what age did you need them.

62.

Same question for glasses for close up work.

51

If you are a person who reads a lot is the reading mainly fiction. If non fiction is it subjects such as history, politics etc or more of the sciences, numbers and so on.

About 50 -50 between fiction and non-fiction. Broad spread of Non-fiction from technical to history via philosophy

Lastly, do you do a lot with Access and if so have you been doing it for long. Of it not Access then Excel at an advanced level or any other program where you make things and could spend hours at a time on the screen.

Using Access for about 12 years. Use it quite a lot both at home and at work.

When you buy something, that is, something significant, do you tend to concentrate you buying deision around a couple of key points or do you consider all apsects of the product. Also, do you tend to buy on a general concept basis as opposed to buying on lost of specific details.

Tend to look for best quality available. Don't mind paying for what I want.

In my case I needed glasses for long distance by my early 20s. I am 60 and can read something from 6 inches away without glasses. I take off glasses to read or while on the computer. Have been doing Access since 1995 and DOS stuff before that. Virtually everyhing I read will be some sort of science based thing, probably where numbers are involved with the exception of reptiles and dinosaurs. I never read novels.

And Yes, I have a reason for asking these questions.

 

[Atomic Shrimp]

If you don't need glasses then can you say your approximate age and also repsond to the questions on reading/computer etc.

If you wear (or need 'em) are they for long distance or close up such as reading.
General purpose - I'm long-sighted and need them for reading, driving, pretty much everything. I recently bought optical swimming goggles too.

If you need them for long distance at approximately what age did you need them. Same question for glasses for close up work.
Since about age 5

If you are a person who reads a lot is the reading mainly fiction. If non fiction is it subjects such as history, politics etc or more of the sciences, numbers and so on.
I read a lot - my favourite genre is SF short stories, but I do also read a lot of other fiction, as well as a lot of other reference and non-fiction - At any given point, I am usually halfway through three or four books at the same time; at the moment, it's:
The Grapes Of Wrath (Steinbeck)
Three Men On The Bummel (Jerome)
Serious Creativity (Edward De Bono)

Lastly, do you do a lot with Access and if so have you been doing it for long. Of it not Access then Excel at an advanced level or any other program where you make things and could spend hours at a time on the screen.
I do a little bit of Access, but I probably spend more than 10 hours a day in front of a VDU on one thing or another - I work in IT and I use the computer quite a lot at home, either surfing the net or working on stuff for my website.

When you buy something, that is, something significant, do you tend to concentrate you buying deision around a couple of key points or do you consider all apsects of the product. Also, do you tend to buy on a general concept basis as opposed to buying on lost of specific details.
I tend to over-analyse with significant purchases and I try to consider as many factors as possible - I'm often not entirely happy with whatever choice I eventually commit to, if I have had to compromise on any factor/feature.
I'm not usually an early adopter of any new thing - for example, I'm just now warming to the idea of sometime getting an iPhone

 

[Mike375]

I will say in the next couple of days what this is about.

Hopefully there will be more postings made but if not......then so be it.

 

[JamesLast99]

Just a subtle mascara is my favoured option. Only for going out, not for round the house.

 

[Alc]

If you don't need glasses then can you say your approximate age and also repsond to the questions on reading/computer etc.

If you wear (or need 'em) are they for long distance or close up such as reading.

Wear contact lenses for most of the day, glasses in the evenings (this is purely a comfort thing). Originally was for long distance only, but I now need them for most things.

If you need them for long distance at approximately what age did you need them. Same question for glasses for close up work.

Started waering glasses at around 10 years old, I think. It wasn't a full-time thing, back then.

If you are a person who reads a lot is the reading mainly fiction. If non fiction is it subjects such as history, politics etc or more of the sciences, numbers and so on.

Probably 50/50 fiction and non.
The non-fiction subjects vary, but would tend more toward history than number-based.

Lastly, do you do a lot with Access and if so have you been doing it for long. Of it not Access then Excel at an advanced level or any other program where you make things and could spend hours at a time on the screen.

To varying degrees, around 10 years. Only full-time for the last three. Don't consider myself 'advanced' by any means, but I can usually make it do what I need.

When you buy something, that is, something significant, do you tend to concentrate you buying deision around a couple of key points or do you consider all apsects of the product. Also, do you tend to buy on a general concept basis as opposed to buying on lost of specific details.

Depends entirely on the item being bought, but usually a few key points.

I'm curious what your findings will be.
Even if you don't get many more responses, wil you at least say what you were trying to do? It's going to bug me otherwise.

 

[rainman89]

Not sure if you want a reply for people who need them all the time, but what the hey

If you wear (or need 'em) are they for long distance or close up such as reading.

Everything but I wear contacts now

If you need them for long distance at approximately what age did you need them. Same question for glasses for close up work.

Id say around 12

Lastly, do you do a lot with Access and if so have you been doing it for long. Of it not Access then Excel at an advanced level or any other program where you make things and could spend hours at a time on the screen.

I code in most any language (java, c#, VB) and do a ton with access.. This has been going on for about 3 years

When you buy something, that is, something significant, do you tend to concentrate you buying deision around a couple of key points or do you consider all apsects of the product. Also, do you tend to buy on a general concept basis as opposed to buying on lost of specific details.

Couple of Key points and General concept

 

[Mike375]

I will explain what this is about

It relates to trying to establish what is the best type of written sales presentation to give someone.

As most of you probably know we need glasses when the muscles in the eye won't change the shape of the lens the required amount. The theory is that people who need glasses for long distance (from an early age) do so because they spend their life in what might classed as short distance zone. When they look at something at longer distance it is more of a glance. The reverse, that is, the person who needs glasses at an earlier age for reading have spent their life in the long distance zone.

Thus the questions on what sort of books you read. The person who reads books that are non fiction but of the type that will be technical will tend to read in a more concentrated manner and for longer periods without a break than will be the case for someone who reads fiction of if non fiction they read on subjects such as history or politics.

The person who lives in the long distance zone tends to take in lots of pieces of information but wthout much detail on each item. The person in the close zone takes in less pieces of information but with far more detail on each piece of information.

So a person who lives in the close zone will generally prefer lots of detailed information but on only a couple of aspects of a product. The person who lives in the long zone will do better with less detailed information on different aspects of the product but will want all or most parts of the product covered.

As a side note it is interesting to compare this forum to forums that are general interest topics or whereby posted responses don't need specific details. Consider for a moment that the vast majority of responses to a thread will be made by members who have a lot of experience with Access. You will find in nearly every case the posted responses are based on what the question asker has actually posted as opposed to the title of the thread. On the other hand, in forums of the general interest type it ios very common for posted responses to be based on the thread title as opposed to what was in the thread starters opening post.

Say for example product A and B are being compared. For the person who reads in lots of detail then it better to go through the various points and end in with the conclusion that A is better then B. But for the person who read in great detail its is better to simply state up front that A is better than B and then follow that with the reasons, which in fact they propably won't read.

So in summary the idea is to try an establish what sort person the prospect is by the glasses he wears. The earlier the age where the glasses are needed has a much stronger corelation to the type of person.

 

[Vassago]

But most instances of needing eyeglasses are genetic (due to the shape of the eye relaxed, before the lens is bent) or due to age. Plus, I read quite often, and I am still farsighted.

 

[Mike375]

But most instances of needing eyeglasses are genetic (due to the shape of the eye relaxed, before the lens is bent) or due to age. Plus, I read quite often, and I am still farsighted.

By farsighted you mean you need glasses for close up?

I am not saying this is a 100% deal.

A few of us have being playing with this idea over the last couple of months. We did some checking on people we knew, either business clients or personal and there seemed to be strong association when the glasses were need at a younger age. Of course a lot of people need glasses for reading but they don't immediately get them, initially the option of sitting back or holding things further out gets them by.

What is very clear (but establishing it early on is the hard part) is if we liken the brain to a hard disk some people have lots of files but each file is small while others have only a few files but each file is very large but the total information is the same.

 

[Vassago]

By farsighted you mean you need glasses for close up?

I am not saying this is a 100% deal.

A few of us have being playing with this idea over the last couple of months. We did some checking on people we knew, either business clients or personal and there seemed to be strong association when the glasses were need at a younger age. Of course a lot of people need glasses for reading but they don't immediately get them, initially the option of sitting back or holding things further out gets them by.

What is very clear (but establishing it early on is the hard part) is if we liken the brain to a hard disk some people have lots of files but each file is small while others have only a few files but each file is very large but the total information is the same.

It's a popular misconception that farsighted need glasses for close up. That's not necessarily the case. The problem with farsightedness is that our eyes won't bend just right to draw in enough light if there isn't a lot of light to draw in. I can see and read just fine, without glasses, if the lighting is good. Outside during the day, in my office, in brightly lit stores, I can see and read just fine. Even in darker places, I can see pretty well, but I can't focus enough light to read easily and usually have to find a more lit place to read anything close by. It is easier to read things farther away in low light, but only if there's enough light, but not enough light for as far as my eyes can bend to see close up. Does that make sense?

On another note, my eyes are far more sensitive I believe to very bright light. The Florida sun can be brutal on my eyes when trying to ride the motorcycle to work without a tinted lens on my helmet or sunglasses on underneath. I attribute that to the fact that my eyes are constantly trying harder than most people's to focus because I went so long without glasses. (or so the doctor told me)

 

[Mike375]

But I think for most people both near and far sightedness are caused by the image not landing exactly on the retina. So the far sighted person (without glasses) typically pushes the piece of paper or book away from them. However, I think I know what you mean by the amount if light. I can read things closer in good light and seems to be a focus issue.

The computer I am on at the moment has a resolution of 1024 X 768 and I see the writing (Verdana 2) very clearly at 6 inches. But with my glasses on I need to be back about 2 feet.

Here is something I just pulled out of Wikipedia (for myopia/near sighted)

"Education, intelligence, and IQ
A number of studies have shown that the prevalence of myopia increases with level of education[41][38] and many studies have shown a relationship between myopia and IQ.
According to Arthur Jensen, myopes average 7-8 IQ points higher than non-myopes. The relationship also holds within families, and siblings with a higher degree of refraction error average higher IQs than siblings with less refraction error. Jensen believes that this indicates myopia and IQ are pleiotropically related as they are caused or influenced by the same genes. No specific mechanism that could cause a relationship between myopia and IQ has yet been identified.
Also other personal characteristics, as value systems, school achievements, time spent in reading for pleasure, language abilities and time spent in sport activities correlated to the occurrence of myopia in studies"

 

[TessB]

On another note, my eyes are far more sensitive I believe to very bright light.

Ok... my mother always told me not to read in the dark.
However, my eyes are sensitive to light as well.
In fact, my entire IT department has actually disengaged the flourescent lighits in our area as we ALL like the dark.

Anyone else have this anomaly in their dept?
(ohhhhh do we get into trouble when the building inspector comes around and tells us we have to screw the lights back in. We do.... and then the next day, we disengage them again.)

 

[oumahexi]

Ok... my mother always told me not to read in the dark.
However, my eyes are sensitive to light as well.
In fact, my entire IT department has actually disengaged the flourescent lighits in our area as we ALL like the dark.

Anyone else have this anomaly in their dept?
(ohhhhh do we get into trouble when the building inspector comes around and tells us we have to screw the lights back in. We do.... and then the next day, we disengage them again.)

Being in an old-ish, building, we still have the luxury of light switches. Most of the developers in our department like the lights on and find it difficult to focus when they are off.

 

[Atomic Shrimp]

It's a popular misconception that farsighted need glasses for close up. That's not necessarily the case. The problem with farsightedness is that our eyes won't bend just right to draw in enough light if there isn't a lot of light to draw in. I can see and read just fine, without glasses, if the lighting is good. Outside during the day, in my office, in brightly lit stores, I can see and read just fine. Even in darker places, I can see pretty well, but I can't focus enough light to read easily and usually have to find a more lit place to read anything close by. It is easier to read things farther away in low light, but only if there's enough light, but not enough light for as far as my eyes can bend to see close up. Does that make sense?

The reason that happens is that in bright light, the pupil constricts and the depth of field can increase - the eye becomes more like a pinhole camera than a conventional one (pinhole cameras have infinte depth of field, but require bright light).

In dim conditions, the pupil dilates and the eye has to rely solely on the lens for focusing - and in the case of farsighted people, the lens is not sufficiently powerful to focus the light within the short space of the eye - the focal length is longer than the distance from lens to retina - usually because the lens is too weak, but sometimes just because the eye itself is too small.
A supplementary convex lens in the form of glasses or contact lenses adds to the power of the eye's own lens, enabling the eye to shorten the focal length and cast the image properly on the retina.


Bright lighting conditions should help both long and short sighted people, because in both cases, the constriction of the pupil does some of the work of focusing.

 

[Rich]

On another note, my eyes are far more sensitive I believe to very bright light. The Florida sun can be brutal on my eyes when trying to ride the motorcycle to work without a tinted lens on my helmet or sunglasses on underneath. I attribute that to the fact that my eyes are constantly trying harder than most people's to focus because I went so long without glasses. (or so the doctor told me)

I've worn photochromic glasses for most of my adult life and I'm not long sighted. The newer ones don't seem as effective as they used to be though