Noticed I was wasting so much time struggling to change patterns at the waterside due to my poor close range eyesight that I ended up buying one of these (got mine for £9.99). It's been a god send and I can recommend it to any of you who also might be struggling.

Hands free Headband Magnifier with LED light on eBay (end time 03-Dec-09 14:17:29 GMT)

Valkyrie.

ya iv got a similar thing i use when tying small flies

Ive been thinking about getting something 2 help with Knots and tying. It looks like it could do the trick. My eyes are getting really bad ive got Glaucoma Keratoconus its a real pain. Thanks for the link valkyrie.Hopefully it helps.Thanks

After struggling for a while threading the line thru the eye , I bought some sunglasses with stuck on magnifiers at the bottom of the lenses, should have done it years ago. Some on Ebay. Dont look too pretty but they work very well , no more poorly tucked knots

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