My eyes are old

[mking7]

How do you 50+ guys weld? Just wear cheaters under the hood or is there a better setup?

[greywynd]

Magnifier lenses will work in many helmets.

I just started wearing glasses this year, I can make them work decently in large window helmets, but sometimes it’s a struggle in the standard lens helmets.

And careful with the ‘old’ statement, I haven’t hit the 50 mark (well, not quite yet!)


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[Ironman]

Cheater lenses are the best. Cheaters and glasses don't work together well for me.
Every helmet I look at or own, has to have the slots and clasp for cheaters or I pass it over.

[milomilo]

Cheaters are your best bet, unless you have cataracts which can be fixed. Several different strengths in them. i have used cheaters for the last 15 years.Keep your clear lenses clean and it helps to have lots of light too.

[digr]

I use dollar store magnifying glasses, but strangely enough my eyes are getting better with age, for 40years I wore prescription glasses with bifocals but now I only use magnifiers for small print and half the time I forget to use them when welding. But if things are a little dark when welding I will lay something beside the weld like a piece of soap stone or a welding rod for something to follow.

[mab]

My left eye has improved, due to a cataract. Not yet bad (good?) enough to fix though.

Mike

[moe1942]

Cataract removal took care of my problem...