Lots of older men tend to go farsighted with age, they can get along without glasses for most things such as driving, etc. but are unable to focus up close, hence the need for 'cheeters'.
I have the opposite problem of being quite nearsighted, plus heavy astigmatism. I can see well enough without glasses to walk around the house, but that's pretty much the limit. I wear tri-focals all the time, but there is no way I can tip my head around to see through a welding hood.
My solution is to remove my glasses while welding; the process goes like this: remove glasses, put hood on, put gloves on, weld, take gloves off, take hood off, put glasses on, see that I missed the spot entirely, grind off the improper bead, repeat, etc. etc.
I never really wanted to be a welder anyway!
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