Soviet East German Radio

[ppppenguin]

I've always been myopic (about -3.5 dioptres) and used glasses. As I've got older I've used varifocals. For close work I always have the option of taking off my glasses, especially as I don't have much astigmatism. This is a benefit of myopia that you don't realise until you get older. If you have normal vision or are long sighted then you will definitely need glasses for close work as you get older. If you're very myopic, perhaps greater than -6 dioptre correction, then you'll probably need glasses for just about everything as your far point will be uncomfortably close to the end of your nose for looking at live kit or soldering.

Like Mark, I use an illuminated magnifier for some detail work.