i was recently diagnosed with a macular hole but after much prayer by several churches when i went back the swelling had gone down and there is no macular hole. ptl! dr doesn't know what caused my problem but he's having a new lens made for my glasses since i just got them in feb. right now i'm using an old pair of glasses for driving and a pair i got at the dollar store. i don't need magnification up close in my left eye so i just take the lens out of left side and do close up handwork using the right lens. like fabric_fancy i use the same kind of light/magnifier she uses. only trouble is finding a table that it will attach to w/o falling off. finally used a wooden tv table. i was using a magnifier before my eye acted up on my embroidery - i make my stitches approx 1/8" or less. my prayer for myself was for healing but if that wasn't god's plan then i asked for grace to accept what he had in store for me.