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Hiya Nita... The reason ya can go UPSTAIRS easily wearing your multi-focaled glasses is because when we go upstairs we usually are looking thru the TOP - or long distance-range part of the lenses. No problemo with that. However, in going DOWNSTAIRS, we tend to look thru the BOTTOM of the lenses - the "close--for-reading" part of the lenses, and our feet aren't all that close for the lenses to focus easily on 'em (even if yer a short person it's toooooo far to focus!) Ergo... watch carefully when using them stairs no matter which direction you're going. Love to ya..... Barb -----Original Message----- From: Nita Andres <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, October 15, 1999 5:23 PM Subject: Re: Tips >Barb, I have progressive lens and do not have PD. I have found that I >can go up stairs find , not down. I have to put the glasses on top on >top of my head. A lot trouble , but it beats breaking your neck. Nita > >Barb_MSN wrote: > >> Thanks Dennis.... And to add to your "What not to do" tip list is >> another "what not to do: >> >> Don't walk around wearing bi-focal glasses (No matter how poor >> your vision is). When walking while wearing bi-focals, the >> PD-eyes usually can't make the immediate transition needed to go >> from the near-to-far-and-back-again repeatedly while >> simultaneously walking. >> >> In other words, you eyes and brain aren't working in tandem, you >> end up with poorer coordination and exacerbated balance problems. >> >> If'n ya wanna have a quick trip to the emergency hospital, walking >> while wearing bi-focals is the way to go! (This was told to me by >> an opthamologist, and since I didn't pay any attention, I learned >> it the HARD way. <GROAN> >> >> Barb Mallut >> [log in to unmask] >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dennis Nestler <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >> Date: Thursday, October 14, 1999 7:35 AM >> Subject: Re: Tips >> >> >Hi Barb, >> >This is a tip on what not to do. While on our morning 2 mile >> walk my wife >> >saw a single goose flying south. She thought that was unusual >> and told me to >> >look up and see it flying all by itself. I looked up while >> walking and my >> >balance went to zero. After picking myself up a knew that was >> something not >> >to try again. While walking look at the ground or straight >> ahead. >> >Dennis >> >57/52