> I am not sure but I thought you could, in fact, buy reading glasses that fall > into these categories (like at WalMart or local dept. or grocery store!) but > even if not as cheap as these I don't think (guess) that just plain diopter > lenses from an optometrist would too expensive, no? > Esteemed list host, I regret to inform you that diopters below +1.00 are not available at the local discount stores, at least around here. Perhaps my optician and optometrist need to be pressed further, but I had no luck with my first inquiries. One of the problems seems to be the 24mm diameter. I did find them in 37mm and 42mm for about $15 each. Maybe I can figure out a way to mke one of those work. Nathan Prichard