I am very nearsighted too and sometimes I'm thankful I wear glasses especially when my needle breaks. Thank goodness you were able to stop yourself before you started trimming your eyebrows. When I seamrip or trim jump stitches on my embroidery I use my overhead lamp that has a magnifying glass so the lamp is between me and my work. And if I don't have a lot of stitches to take out, I use the head end of an all metal straight pin to pull the stitches out.