At What Age Did You Start Wearing Eyeglasses?
By airasheila
@airasheila (5454)
Philippines
November 14, 2009 3:14am CST
When I was a child, I admire those people who wears and uses eyeglasses. I find them smart and genius as well. And as time goes by, I am imagining my self wearing an eyeglass. I ask my mom if she can buy one for me. Days passed by, she just ignore my request and she did not buy any for me. What I did, I bought a plastic toy eyeglass frame without any glass within. I always wore that wherever I go especially in going to school.
And when I reach my adolescent age, I try to save money to buy a real one. Then I start to use a geniune eyeglass. The eyeglass that I am using does not have any power at all. I just use it for fun and style.
However, as I grow old, during my early 20's, I notice that my eyes needs a much real eyeglass, the one with power. To my surprise, I am a nearsighted and need to wear an eyeglass of 250 power to see the far distance. Then, slowly I realize, that if you start to wear an eyeglass, though it does not have any power, slowly, your eyes will go for it because the effect of the glass into our eyes is quite critical.
How about you, are you having fun in wearing an eyeglass? At what age did you start wearing an eyeglass? Is that an eyeglass with power?
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25 responses
@TickleMeBreathless (590)
• United States
14 Nov 09
My eyes are horrible. I've been wearing glasses since I was in second grade, so I was about seven years old. They weren't bad at first, but as I got older they got worse. I don't know what my perscription is, I haven't had my eyes checked in 3 years [although once my insurance kicks in, I'll be going in.] I don't love my glasses, really, because I feel that they hide my eyes, and they give me dark lines under my eyes where they sit. I want contacts, but I will still have a pair of back-up glasses, in case I run out of contacts or something.
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
14 Nov 09
Good day to you.
With regard to your concern, maybe you can use some remedy to the dark lines under your eyes. Perhaps, you can ask a beauty expert in that particular aspect.
Also, I think there are some fashionable eyeglasses that may enhance your eyes.
Have a nice day.
@zacharyzeng (22)
• China
15 Nov 09
Just like you,i really admire those people with eyeglasses which i alway take as a symbol of rich knowledege or wisdom,while i was a little boy...Sometimes i also wore a toy eyegalss for showing to childhood company.
unfortunately,the bad thing happen to me,I have been starting to wear eyeglasses sine i entered into high school at 15 yrs old.i realize afterward it is not funny anymore,trouble is coming,several times the tides flush my eyeglasses away while swimming.
my nearsightedness gets worse each year from 1 diopter begining to 6 diopters till now,i am trying to get rid of it and think about nearsightedness modification.however,it is not a small thing and i fairly fear of operation on my eyes cause i worry about the maturity of this technology.
Give some advice for guys who will not want to be nearsighted
1.keep good-distance while reading rooks
2.avoiding playing too much oneline game
3.vision training is always needed
....and so on..
U will have a more brighter future..
@Poison_Girl (4150)
• United States
15 Nov 09
Oh wow... Since when was being in your early 20s considered old? I didn't start wearing glasses until about... 28? I think that's about when I finally got some. I probably actually started to need them in my early 20s, but I didn't have the "OMG! I really DO need glasses" until my mid to late 20s. No, I don't like wearing them. I HATE wearing them and don't think they're stylish at all. On me, anyway. I tend to like them on other people.
@artistry (4151)
• United States
15 Nov 09
..Hi airashelia, I can't remember when I started wearing eyeglasses, but I cam remember one of ny teachers letting my parents know that I had trouble seeing the blackboard, They took me to an eye doctor and I got my first pair of glasses. I don't know about genius, but people with glasses look a bit studious, why I don't know. At any rate I think that I would trade my glasses for two well sighted eyes any day, although I would want to keep my eye color of green. :o) Easy does it.
@kareendj (254)
• Philippines
15 Nov 09
I started wearing eyeglasses when I was 10 years old, I think. Pretty young, huh? When I turned 13, my eye doctor recommended contacts. I started with 50/50 eyesight and now I'm 500/500 just because I didn't really take care of my eyes... now I hate and regret not doing so.
@hardworkingmom (1130)
• United States
14 Nov 09
I can say I started wearing glasses about 3 years ago. Even though I can see without them as long as I'm not in front of any type of computers and driving at night because I can't see anything especially when theres on coming traffic.
@azlin_04 (112)
• Malaysia
15 Nov 09
Hello .....
I started to wear glasses when in primary school at about 11yrs old...i thought it look very cool then hahahahahaaaaa....but now, i wish i'am without it. Such a nuisance you know!! I think it doesn't make me look pretty at all...hahahhahaaa
I have to wear because i am far sighted and still wearing one until now...i hope can wear the contact but the doctor said my astigmatism is quite high..so better forget it.
The story behind this, never read book in the dark heheheheheeee...i'am a book worm and that's how the story of glasses begin....
@happy6162 (3001)
• United States
15 Nov 09
I got my first glasses when I was in junior high. I did not pass an eye exam that was given at the school. They call my parents and I went to the eye doctor. I was thirteen years old when I got my first glasses.
@checkmail (2039)
• India
15 Nov 09
Hello airasheila this is checkmail and often do earlier used to wear eyeglasses during my college days.Actually had joined in for computer couses along with college, might be 16-17 age.Yeah the eyeglasses were meant for long distance site, it was a little bit weak earlier.It was a cool feeling to wear it, but later got the eye problem fixed with some natural remedies.And now am able to look long distance objets more clearly without the eyeglasses.Now only i use to style some gogs.
@bmuchler (441)
• United States
15 Nov 09
I was five. I hated it. In middle school I used contacts. Then around ninth grade I started wearing glasses again. I thought I looked better with them. I'm in my 30's now and still think I look better with the glasses.
@Hazelrose (2179)
• Philippines
15 Nov 09
Hi airasheila, I started wearing eye glasses when i reach the age of 41.I did'nt experienced wearing eye glasses in my younger days.i am not wearing eyeglasses just for fun. I wear it because it is really necessary at my age.Thanks,Have anice day!
@paleorainy (630)
• Italy
14 Nov 09
I first started wearing eyeglasses in middle school, so I'd say I must have been 12. Didn't like the fact other people didn't like them, but I was excited at my first pair of glasses!! Weird kid, I guess!
@hunieby (207)
• Philippines
15 Nov 09
I started wearing eyeglasses at the age of 11 . I was so into reading books that even at night I would be reading when lying on the bed. Sometimes even if there is not much light in a room I would still be reading. I am nearsighted when I was at that age my eyeglass grade was 125 and 175. Now its 325 for both eyes.
@littleone3 (2063)
•
14 Nov 09
I was about 11 or 12 when I first started wearing glasses. At first i refused to wear them as I did not want any one to know I had to wear glasses. But as I got older I realised that I was only doing my eyes harm by not wearing them.
I am short sighted but am no longer bothered about wearing them as I do not need to wear them all time.
@kunizzul (1066)
• Malaysia
14 Nov 09
well, i wear glasses about age 15 i i'm not mistaken.
that because i like to watch television until late night.
firstly , i'm not used with it and doesn't like to wear it.
but when i go to class i need to use my glasses to watch what my teacher write infront.
so, slowly i become used to it until now.
but i also use contact lenses when i'm playing football.
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
14 Nov 09
I first started wearing eyeglasses when i was nine. I was devastated. The school nurse failed my eye exam and told my parents I needed glasses. Kids can be so cruel about wearing glasses. Somehow i managed to get through it. I still wear eyeglasses today. I just wasn't comfortable about contacts. I haven't graduated to bifocals yet, but that day is bound to come.
@mmichaellin (65)
• United States
14 Nov 09
I started to wear glasses in first grade. At first, it was quite strange, because i was not accustomed to the feeling, but as time moved on, so did I. I eventually got over it, and people have told me that I even look smarter with my glasses on, although that is just an example of stereotyping of a person. My glasses needed more power starting at the graduation of elementary school, fifth grade, ten years old.
