I'm exactly the same. The trouble is, I don't really need help for close work so off they come. Bit of a nuisance, but the optician said there wasn't really any way round it. The varifocals are best, though, because I can see close if I have to (tilting head etc) whereas when I had glasses just for my shortsightedness, I was reaching the point where my vision was distorted for anything close to. The one time where it's a nusiance is crafting in front of the telly. Specs off to craft, then on to watch! I mostly listen to the radio when crafting now!