Now that I've given in to the inevitable
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63594)
United States
February 17, 2008 4:27am CST
Well, about 2 years ago, I gave up and started wearing reading glasses. I put it off as LONG as I could, but I just couldn't see anymore. Now, it seems that I'm really dependent on the darn things. I can't read anything but the large print type books without them, I almost need a magnifying glass to see the tiny ingrediants on food, I can't do my crafts...
I am always buying another pair it seems. I need one pair here, another there, one carried with me, one in the car....
So, while I've always kind of needed distance glasses, for the mid to near distance - like talking to a person, or reading, it wasn't necessary. I still can fuction quite well for most things between arm's length and across the room, its the really close and the driving distances I need aid with.
So, you poor people that need corrective lenses to find your glasses in the morning (yes, I know a few of you) I'm not really talking to you, I'm talking to those of us who have been fortunate enough most our lives to not need glasses full time, are you finding you are needing reading glasses in your late 40's/50's?
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@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
18 Feb 08
I'm not worried about looking nerdy, I'm proud to be a SF/F geek, but wearing glasses give me a headache because of my shallow sinuses. Since I need distance glasses for driving, that and movies were the only time I wore them. Its the reading/crafting that have lead me to the reading glasses.
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
17 Feb 08
Hi ElicBxn yes thats me.LOL I started out using glasses just for occasional reading. Now I need glasse for the computer and anything I want to read. Im like you I can still function without wearing glasses to talk to someone. Thank goodness!LOL I never thought I would be using glasses as much as I do now.
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@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
2 May 08
I have always needed glasses for most of my life. But, my eyesight isn't as bad as it used to be since my health and diet have improved. However, that doesn't mean that I'm not going to need reading glasses in the next few years. Most people will need them, sooner or later. Very few people go through an entire long life never having to use them. Some might refuse to use them and others might only have a slight problem, but just about everyone will need them if they live a long time.
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@Cajunhellcat (2073)
• United States
21 Feb 08
Yup sure do because i'm neared sided in my right eye and far sided in my left eye even with my contects on I have to wear reading glasses and like ya i have a pair every where
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
17 Feb 08
My husband uses reading glasses but he really needs his eyes checked and needs to get real glasses for his vision also. We don't have insurance so he is afraid of the bill if he goes to get his eyes checked out.
My husband can see far but not near unless it is in huge print. He is 51 now and has fairly good vision most of the time but there are times when he gets so frustrated when trying to read something in small print.
I, on the other hand, have really good vision for my age, thank God. I do not have to wear glasses yet. I'm sure I will sooner or later though. I will be 37 this year and I am no spring chicken anymore, LOL.
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
17 Feb 08
Good Morning ElicBxn,.....I hate getting old, lol!
When I was in my late 30's I use to work for a lady that poured porcelain animals and tiny Christmas houses. I did the detailing work on the animals, such as eyes, fur, etc. I loved it, but it actually ruined my eyesight. I had to hold the animals on my chest to carve them out and detail them, so it was very close-up work. That completely messed up my eyes and I had perfect sight up until then.
Now I for sure have to wear glasses for close reading, such as this. I've been wearing them now for 20 years and still find it a pain in the a$$, lol! I'll never grow old gracefully.
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@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
17 Feb 08
What a facinating job! That sounds so cool! Wish I could find a cool job like that! Since my eyes are now shot, and the jewelry making seems to have finished them off, I would LOVE to have something like that!
And no, I'm not growing old gracefully.
You know the saying, growing old isn't an option, growing up is. And I WON'T, as Peter Pan says, grow up!
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
17 Feb 08
Yes, it was a fun job and I loved to see my work when it was finished, from the little fur in their ears to the little fur on their feet. It was fun I must say.
I'm with you, I will never grow old, my body might, but the mind won't let me, haha.
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@compumom (738)
• United States
17 Feb 08
I feel your pain! I've never worn glasses before and now I need them to read.
I have about 8 pair. I leave them all over the house and whenever I need a pair, I can never find them. All 8 pairs are usually in one spot (just like the cordless phones in my house). I started wearing them on top of my head, so whenever I need to read something, I pat the top of my head to make sure they're there and guess what...they're in the pile with the other 7 pair of glasses and not on top of my head.
In addition to needing the help of glasses, I found that my memory is...shall we say, not what it used to be. To compensate for my hide and seek memory, I bought a small digital voice recorder and hang it around my neck. I call it my brain. So now, I've got a brain around my neck and my eyes on top of my head.
What next?
I'm not complaining because the alternative isn't so nice.
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@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
17 Feb 08
LOL!!!
I think your my new best friend!!!
I have about 8 pairs, don't have voice recorder, frankly nothing I'm thinking is so important! And when it is I write it down - in large print so I can read it!
I too often wear a pair on top of my head.... I even have a pair of presciption glasses that are for reading tiny print in the middle distance (from when I did data entry.)
@CatEyes (2448)
• United States
17 Feb 08
I am having the same problems, but I am a little younger. I find that if you go to the dollar store and get about 5 and put them all over the house, you have them when you need them. Also, buying the pricey ones are worthless; they still get scratched and lost.
@gardengrrl (1445)
• United States
18 Feb 08
Needing glasses? I have actually seriously considered those ghastly things to keep them hanging around my neck! It isn't so bad in winter, I keep them in my coat pocket so they're usually accessible, wherever I might be. Warm weather is when I start thinking about multiple pairs. This spring, I'll probably have to move to the next number.
I'll tell ya, this aging thing, it's not for sissies! =o)
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
18 Feb 08
I know just what you mean. I have always needed glasses for close up but never wore them much. My eyes weren't that bad. Now that I'm older, they are and I can't afford the prescription so I am doing the reading glasses thing. If I forget them, I am as good as blind. Its awful. Fortunatly, my long distance sight is still pretty good...I pass the driving test.
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
17 Feb 08
I needed reading glasses when I turned 40. Before that I kept noticing things weren't as clear as they used to be and hated it. I can't see things close up without my glasses so I wear them when I read, eat or cross stitching otherwise, I'd be giving myself a headache, making a mess on my plate and my cross stitching would be all over the fabric. Now knowing what my prescription is, I go to the dollar general store and get a few of them and put them in places that I know I'll use them most. They're very cheap at the dollar general so it won't break anybody's budget and they have all kinds of designs to choose from.
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