I've been interested in reading this thread because I've also worn varifocals for years and not had too much trouble. However, lately I've noticed that I sometimes have difficulty. I'm also interested in your eyelid operation, Hazel. I was saying to Eric last week that I thought I could do with pinning mine up! The left one especially droops and this adds to the difficulty in reading. I hope that the op goes well and I look forward to hearing about it. Hazel