I wanted to cut a bit of plywood the other day. Much to my surprise, every level I tried to use as a straightedge appeared to have one flange bent.
How could that have happened?
Well …..
Guess what? I’ve started wearing a progressive bifocal type eyeglasses. The levels were NOT bent; the lenses were distorting what I saw.
All my levels are fine.
The moral? Trust your tools. Those eyes aren’t what they once were!
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Interesting. I'm glad that your levels are all OK. Now it's time to have those eyeglasses checked. I've been wearing progressive lenses for at least ten years now and don't have the problem you describe. But, the first optician who fitted me was horrible. Those lenses gave untold distortion and the optician said that's just the way they are and I'd get used to them. Well, I went back to simple bifocal until I met a real optician. He once changed the lenses by 1mm just because they weren't right for me.
So the moral here is keep looking for good lenses. Find an optician who works independently from a doctor's office for the best service and care. Your eyeglasses are tools, they should not be "bent."
Ayup.
+1. Having worn glasses since I was 10 years old, i.e. for > 50 years, you would be surprised how many opticians are hacks. Especially at the big discount chains. I use an independent with their own lab who will custom make anything. They will also replace my new lenses for free if the first set is not correct. This happens some times with no fault to the examination, they have to be right for your eyes on your face.
Look for an independent who has been in business a long time. Tell them about your problem and see what they say. If you hear "they all do that", keep looking.
Good luck.
eye git myne @ zenni optical on-line, about 20% the price of elsewhere and have always gotten good glasses.
of course, ya gotta be able to read a prescription to start with <G>