Cheaters, ha!
I’ve had bifocals twenty years. No substitute. Just understand that prescription must reflect the distance expected. (I replicate reading distance).
Progressive (invisible) is worth the expense.
As no man’s pair of eyes are exact matches one to another, other subtle corrections can be attended.
Eyeglasses are an emotional problem. Not the warranted tech aspect (all can better their perceptions past age 43).
Now, for bench work, there is different set of parameters. Where backlit magnification (non-reflective) comes in.
Your dentist is the example.
Bench lamp-magnifiers (as above) are the thing.
No end of uses. Carburetors, firearms, etc.
The hardest bullet to bite is correct seating. Think, “production line”.
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