Just call me four eyes from now on...

[moosmom]

Carole,

As my eye doctor told me, once you hit 40, it's all down hill from there when it comes to your eyes.

I've worn glasses since I was 40. I am farsighted, which means I can't read worth a damn without reading glasses. I have my expensive glasses that I wear all the time (they're progressive bifocals). Sometimes I forget them, so I buy the cheap reading glasses at the Dollar Store just in case. I have them all over the place...my car, my desk at work, my computer at home, you name it.

So girl, go with the flow. If you're not crazy about glasses, how about contact lenses?? I tried them and loved them. Only problem is I had to compromise my distance vision in order to be able to read with them. Plus my eyes are very dry so it was more of a pain. That's when I finally resorted to wearing glasses. "Guys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses" is an old saying I used to hear all the time. But at my age, WHO CARES?????

[Randi]

I've had glasses since I was a teenager. I liked to sit far back in the class and chat with my friends, but the teacher soon found out that I couldn't see what was on the blackboard, so I was moved up front.

I have just ordered bifocals and will get them next week. I really should have had them 5 years ago, but .... I'm afraid I will find it hard to get used to them, as looking to the side, things will be blurry. However, I'll try my best, it would be nice to be able to see far and read with the same ones on.

For those of you who are light sensitive, get a pair with glasses that turn into sunglasses when out in the sun.

Good luck with yours!

[Oggyflute]

Good one Carole. It took me ages to finally go and get glasses, but once I did, I couldn't belive how silly I was for not getting them sooner. (Of course it took Carole [partner] to march me into the shop and get tested )

[ChrisH]

I have glasses, bi-focals and a pair for using the computer, need new ones badly.
I have one short-sighted eye and one long-sighted which the optician says is unusual, I can see pretty ok without glasses though distance and close up can be a problem. I don't wear my bi-focals very often though I do wear the ones for the computer a lot.
I had some vari-focals a few years ago and they were great but somehow I lost a lens and when I went for new ones I got the bi-focals again.