My eyes are not as good as they used to be but I'm not yet ready for this tool ;) I use +1 spectacles for my computer and +3 for close-up work and reading books. Anything beyond 1 metre or so is clear to me.
My eyes are in a similar predicament..
My Distant view is great at 3 feet or more away...
but close up / reading, my arms just aren't long enough any more..
So I have to use Readers. 1.25 for the computer screen and reading, and 3.0 for close up electronics / soldering work.
I went to my optometrist thinking to get prescription lenses / maybe Contacts..
I ***** from Presbyopia, so I'd need Bifocals, and I'm not up for that...
She told me, if readers are working for me, to just use readers, since my distant vision was close to 20/10
She also told me that my condition was from staring at Porn on my computer screen. ;-)
But seriously, she said it was age related, and Years of working at a computer screen probably contributed to it.