Prescription, cheaters/readers, any that improve your vision.
I wear readers. The first time I was out somewhere and found I couldn't read some small print on something I needed to see, I went into a mild panic. What? What do you mean I CAN'T read this? π
Now I have a pair on the desk, one in the bedroom, and a third in my purse.
Yep. I wear contacts most of the time.
shareI think I have the weirdest eye problem, lazy eye. As a kid they made me wear a patch for two years. It helped a bit but when I get eye strain now it shows up again.
shareWhen I was a kid I went to school with someone who also had a lazy eye, and wore a patch. Is your vision pretty much all right in it now?
shareI do wear glasses but I can see pretty well without them, not driving. The lazy eye actually came back today. I went to a hot yoga class and the heat for an hour makes the muscle very tired. So when I was done I noticed in the mirror my right eye was turning in. It clears up after a few hours.
shareGlad to hear your vision's pretty good even without glasses, and that when it comes back, it clears up shortly :)
sharePrescription glasses. Blind as a bat without them. Glasses don't have the same stigma as they used to. The styles you can get these days are beautiful.
shareThere are a lot of great-looking frames. I like the look of glasses, honestly. Always have.
shareYep, girls with glasses look very cute and they do have nicer styles of frames now
shareYou're crazy. If I could fix one thing with myself, it would be my eyes. It would be so nice not to where glasses, there not cute.
shareNo, I mean it
Girls in glasses are often very cute
I'm wearing my annoying cheaters just now so I know it's no fun wearing them but if you must, just know that it's a pretty cute look
I went through my 20s mostly blurry, so I didn't have to wear them. I can't do it anymore mostly because I can't read a menu in the restaurant. I tried recently and had to borrow glasses to read the menu, so I gave up.
shareThat's a rough deal
I only require the readers now (and they are annoying)
I suppose I'll be in your boat soon enough
I remember being 25 and strong as a horse with eyes like a falcon...
Time Is A Real Bitch!
No I 'm pretty used to them. I have picture of me in tiny glasses at age 6. So small.
shareSounds adorable
I gotta get used to this eyewear business!
Glasses are one more thing I have to carry around now...wallet, key ring, cellie and various work items...I might as well get a man purse at this point because I'm out of pockets!
Jeez, it grinds my gears to be honest
That'd be a fun idea for a non-movie-related thread: what's in your purse or pockets? I suspect a lot of typing would be involved for those of the purse-carrying kind.
Yep, glasses are one more thing to carry around, clean, keep track of, and replace when broken.
Do you ever ask your lovely wife to carry your wallet or glasses or whatever in her purse? I used to get that all the time :)
I need a European man 'carryall' like on that episode of Seinfeld for all of this crap I schlep around!!!
No, I don't bug my wife with my nonsense, not ever...we are quite close but we have NO patience for each other's bullshit
As in love as we are we both find each other very annoying
I paddle my own canoe but my pockets are bursting!
I need one of those nerdy 90s hip bags LOL!
Ha ha, as long as you don't start wearing a puffy shirt!
I never minded, honestly. Not a big deal to put someone's wallet in my purse. After all, I'm already carrying it.
Don't do it, Shogie, if you do, you'll end up with all kinds of stuff in it!
Heres a related strange topic for girls. I have never, ever carried a purse. True Story
shareReally? Do you put everything in pockets? That's my preference, but I can only do it when I'm going somewhere where I can leave my purse in the car. And am wearing something with enough, or any, pockets.
shareWhat pockets. Am I carrying lipstick no, hairbrush no. I put my wallet in the glove compartment. My car has an alarm . Honestly I dont get it . Lipstick, hair brush..What am I carrying a purse for.. And this was before cell phones. My cell phone is in the glove compartment of my car.
shareYou're a minimalist! π
I put my car key, doggie bags, doggie treats, and leash in pockets if going out with my pup, and often sunglasses. Which happens a lot.
If I'm going grocery shopping or something like that, I need key, lipstick, wallet, reading glasses, sunglasses, cell phone.
What do you do with your wallet when shopping or going out to dinner or something where you need it? How about cell phone, glasses, sunglasses?
I used to wear glasses but I had lasik. I'm getting to the age where I'm going to need reading glasses soon though.
shareHow long ago did you have Lasik? I thought once you had it, you were good to go.
shareI had it years ago, but I needed glasses for being near sighted, and that's what they fixed. I don't know if they can do surgery for both. So yeah, as I get older I'll need reading glasses but I'll still be able to see distances.
shareOh, okay. That's a good question. I'd think they'd be able to do the surgery for both.
shareYes, Catbookss, it may be possible. There are never guarantees with surgery. I was both nearsighted and farsighted, so I wore progressive contact lenses. It turned out that after both my eye surgeries, my right eye is great for reading and my left eye is great for distance. They work best when used together, though. Iβve learned how to make which of them dominant reflexively. The GOAL had been to make both eyes equal, but thatβs not it turned out, and Iβm fine with it. My surgeon told me he had another patient who got the identical result, and she was pissed off about it. I decided to be thrilled about not needing corrective lenses.
shareA much better choice, RK, to decide to be fine with the results instead of p!ssed off!
This is good news for sslssg :)
I started wearing glasses in first grade. I didn't think I could ever wear contacts because the thought of putting something in my eye gave me the heebie-jeebies. But by high school I was fed up with glasses π€ and took the plunge. The first time my ophthalmologist inserted the contacts for me, he looked at me and then asked, "Have you ever fainted before?" I said no. He said, "Well, you're about to" and told me to put my head between my knees. I didn't faint, I did get used to my contacts, and had them for years. But age finally caught up with me about five years ago, and my doctor said I needed to give them up. So, back to glasses until...I developed cataracts. About three years ago I finally had cataract surgery and lo and behold, for the first time in my life, I have a drivers license that does not say "corrective lenses needed." Hallelujah!
Okay, I do need reading glasses, but to wake up in the morning and not have to fumble for glasses just to see what time it is, or being able to see in the shower or at the pool - priceless!
ok after this I'm going to start a what wrong with you thread..
shareIt still gives me the heebie jeebies, but I expect I'd get over it like you did if I had to wear them.
Another eye surgery success story! How long was your surgery?
They did one eye at a time - first one, and then the second about ten days later. The surgery itself takes just a few minutes. It's all the prep that takes some time - it included using prescription eye drops for several days before surgery to help avoid infection. The clinic I went to also uses some light sedation to calm you and I was barely aware of what they were doing. I had to wear eye protection for a couple of days afterwards, a sort of clear plastic cup. But once I got that off I was absolutely blown away by the difference.
I'm talking about the time between having the two eyes done. The difference in lights and colors between the "new" eye and the "old" one was amazing. I never realized how clouded and yellowy my vision had become. I was very excited and anxious to get the second one done. I have to admit that the time between surgeries was difficult only because my vision was wonky from seeing clearly out of one eye, but having everything blurry out of the other one.