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Four Eyes: Pad Patter 8.5.15.

You know that game you play on road trips? The one where you pick out letters on license plates? THAT's when my parents figured out I couldn't see. I know it was elementary school, maybe 8 or 9ish. I wore glasses until my senior year in high school (gold octagonal ones, huge thick brown frames, back to metal, back to huge plastic), then got hard contact lenses. They really helped my vision but could be a little uncomfortable at times. Late in the evening those babies had to come out! Once they had soft lenses that could deal with astigmatism, I wore those for several years only wearing glasses occasionally.

(Part of this is starting to make a little more sense now that I've started collecting new allergies like shoes)... I had an allergic reaction to the contact lens solution such that it was eating little holes in my cornea. It took forever for the eye doctor to clear that up and then I was back in glasses again. I got LASIK in my early 30's and it was amazing! No glasses or anything for years. The eye doctor left me a little near sighted so that I might wait a little later for reading glasses and it worked.

I didn't have to start glasses again until about 45, first only long distance like for driving and the movies, then I had computer glasses. About 3 years ago it became progressive lenses and wear them all the time. At least they aren't as thick as they used to be when I was little but I still hate having to wear them every day. And this whole I can't possibly see well enough to get a splinter out of my finger without a magnifying glass just stinks!
 
I needed reading glasses and glasses for distance when I was in my 40s. The eye doctor suggested I get two separate pairs of glasses. I told him that I didn't think I could keep track of two different sets of glasses. I asked him, "If I was your wife and was getting my first glasses, what would you tell me to do?" He said since my vision wasn't THAT bad and I could probably make a good adjustment to progressive lenses, he advised that. One pair and I wear them all the time. I have never misplaced them and I did adjust pretty quickly. I only get exams every two years and have not had a new prescription each time as my eyes have changed slowly.

Now my hearing is a WHOLE different challenge. I've needed hearing aids since I was a tot, but couldn't get them as the technology did not match up well to my loss. I got my aids in my late 30s and THAT has made a HUGE difference in my life.
 
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I am severely far sighted in one eye and the other is fine. Problem is as my left eye has done all the work it is starting to take a toll ( age is another factor). I have reading glasses and find I rely on them more and more. I am fortunate in that I have coverage so every two years I get my eye exam and a new pair of glasses.
 
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I am severely far sighted in one eye and the other is fine. Problem is as my left eye has done all the work it is starting to take a toll ( age is another factor). I have reading glasses and find I rely on them more and more. I am fortunate in that I have coverage so every two years I get my eye exam and a new pair of glasses.
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I have the same problem. One eye sees things differently than the other. Coverage at work is not bad for me either so I try to update every two years.

I know glasses are expensive, but its one of the costs which i deem worth every penny.
 
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I have had glasses since 4th grade... nearsighted with floaters in my right eye.... over the years I would wear contacts then went back to glasses and then a few years back (maybe 10??) I had to get bi-focals as my distance glasses mess up my reading. (I can read fine without glasses!) I then went and got disposable contacts about 5 years ago to try contacts again, and because I need reading glasses with lenses in it makes it annoying to put on make up and would need to carry more things in my purse than when I just wear glasses. Now I just take glasses off to take photos and I gave up on the contacts completely! I have family history of Macular Degeneration (both wet & dry and both sides of family), so I do not want to get lasik surgery as I don't want the possibility of rushing anything. I have the beginnings of macular degeneration in my right eye and that seems to be the problem eye for everything so I just take it easy. When my eyes bother me I back off the computer and reading and just watch TV or something that doesn't cause major eye strain.
 
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