17-03-2012, 10:40 AM
I have also bit the bullet and finally realized that I cannot manage without glasses at the grand old age of 47.
I had very good eyesight up to a couple of years ago, or so I thought, but I first noticed problems reading small print on labels
and the world in general did not look so sharp as it used to.
So off I trot for an eye test, and I was diagnosed with astigmatism, and I am now at the stage where I cannot manage delicate work
like reading labels that have small print, or indeed working on a radio chassis without my reading glasses.
I also have a distance pair, but don't really wear them, as being designed for my astigmatism, they make the world look a funny shape,
although things are a little clearer, I cannot drive with them, as it seems like I am sitting low to the floor, as in a go-cart.
so do not wear them very often, as my distance sight is not too bad, I can still easily read a number plate at the prescribed distance.
I also tried Acuview contact lenses, the daily disposable type, I could not get on with them, had two sessions with the optician, until they were
sure that I could fit and remove them correctly, wore them fully for the first time, and do you think I could get the b****y things out at the end of the day, I am sure I ended up scraping my eyeball, also I had to remove them if I wanted to use my reading glasses.
They went straight in the bin.
I had very good eyesight up to a couple of years ago, or so I thought, but I first noticed problems reading small print on labels
and the world in general did not look so sharp as it used to.
So off I trot for an eye test, and I was diagnosed with astigmatism, and I am now at the stage where I cannot manage delicate work
like reading labels that have small print, or indeed working on a radio chassis without my reading glasses.
I also have a distance pair, but don't really wear them, as being designed for my astigmatism, they make the world look a funny shape,
although things are a little clearer, I cannot drive with them, as it seems like I am sitting low to the floor, as in a go-cart.
so do not wear them very often, as my distance sight is not too bad, I can still easily read a number plate at the prescribed distance.
I also tried Acuview contact lenses, the daily disposable type, I could not get on with them, had two sessions with the optician, until they were
sure that I could fit and remove them correctly, wore them fully for the first time, and do you think I could get the b****y things out at the end of the day, I am sure I ended up scraping my eyeball, also I had to remove them if I wanted to use my reading glasses.
They went straight in the bin.
