Was blind, but now I see
I got new contact lenses and eyeglasses from my optometrist's office today.
This isn't an earth-shattering announcement by any means. I've worn corrective lenses since I was in the first grade — yes, you whippersnappers, that was more than 40 years ago. I've worn contacts since I was in college.
This was the first time in nearly ten years, however, that I've invested in a new pair of glasses. My prescription has changed little in that time, although like many people my age, my myopic focal point has shifted to the degree that I now require reading magnification in addition to distance correction.
I can read slightly more clearly with the new contacts — which were last changed a couple of years ago — but I won't be able to pitch the granny specs entirely. In fact, I'm wearing them as I type this post.
Age, my youthful reader, is a harsh mistress.
This isn't an earth-shattering announcement by any means. I've worn corrective lenses since I was in the first grade — yes, you whippersnappers, that was more than 40 years ago. I've worn contacts since I was in college.
This was the first time in nearly ten years, however, that I've invested in a new pair of glasses. My prescription has changed little in that time, although like many people my age, my myopic focal point has shifted to the degree that I now require reading magnification in addition to distance correction.
I can read slightly more clearly with the new contacts — which were last changed a couple of years ago — but I won't be able to pitch the granny specs entirely. In fact, I'm wearing them as I type this post.
Age, my youthful reader, is a harsh mistress.
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SwanShadow was randomly pounding the keyboard at 4:44 PM
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Shush! I don't want to hear that. I had lasik surgery a few years ago and I am in heaven. I never want to need glasses again.
I got my first pair of bi-focals over two years ago. What a job is was learning how to use them. Age is a harsh mistress. You must be able to see with more clarity the many threads of grey on this brunette head of mine!
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