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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wdc" data-source="post: 3527960" data-attributes="member: 140496">I can still use binoculars without my glasses, but if I needed to spot a bird without 'em, I'd be hopeless. That would be in addition to navigating any kind of steep trail, or writing in a notebook, or checking a guide. I no longer see well close up OR far away. There's a point where just keeping the glasses on is the logical choice. One interesting thing about binoculars for me is that I can see in 3d with them, and I can't without them. I've been cross-eyed, and had double vision all my life. I had 3 corrective surgeries as a kid that could never quite line things up. However, with binoculars that have a generous minimum IPD, I can get my eyes to converge, and voila, I get to see with my own eyes what many take for granted as a default. These devices are rather magical in that regard for me.</blockquote>