STBW, I'm not picking on you but try this. Get a pair of those 1.25 or 1.50 reading glasses from Wal-Mart in the Pharmacy section. Cost is under 10 bucks I believe. They shouldn't hurt your eyes even if you don't need them but only use them playing SHIII. I use them for reading and pc games for the small stuff..... damn farsightedness has struck me at my young and tender age.

Better than paying big bucks to the eye Doc and they work just as well. Give em a try, they help me see that small stuff a lot easier.
And a larger LCD monitor helps too... I went to a 19"LCD and what a difference over a 17" CRT.