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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CliveP" data-source="post: 3393711" data-attributes="member: 85835">Interesting. Quite another angle on it.Maybe there is something in this 12x36is idea if her vision is really quite opaque already and if so then perhaps the op is best or a spotting scope on a tripod?I'm not sure it's a good idea to confuse her further with ever more and more options but if what you say is true about her visual eye condition then maybe it could be the ideal thing?What do you think of that one Janice? How cloudy is your eyesight at present and how long before you expect to not put off the op any longer?Would a clear big wide view or a narrower more magnified close in view work best for your eyes? If close in then Typo could indeed have the very ideal solution for you.It's another choice. I'm sure you are cheering but I assume you would know what he is referring to  eyesight wise and it sounds as though there might be something in it. A special binocular for a special circumstance. Possibly a very good idea.Next we will move onto the Zoom binocular options........ Ok just kidding but wait, maybe......This is a curious situation no doubt. I often wonder how people with vision difficulties actually manage to get much or any benefit out of these small monoculars I have from Specwell as I find them difficult enough to use with their tiny exit pupils and small eyerelief.If the problem is cloudy vision then wouldn't transmission and contrast of the image be very important, perhaps even moreso than magnification but the two together might be the absolute optimum? I imagine the Canon contrast is reasonably good. Certainly any modern well coated bin should have good contrast and transmission.I wonder does Janice wack up the brightness and contrast on her TV/Computer screen and does she move in real close to it to see anything?I think these close focus monocualrs are actually used by people when using computer screens etc and they do work well for that as I can see the pixels with them.</blockquote>

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