Back to wearing glasses - ICK!

[moosmom]

I was told by my eye doctor that once you hit 40, your eyesight is the first thing to go. I used to wear contacts when I worked at the newspaper. They were more aggravation than they're worth. And a little too expensive. Because I need them more for reading than anything else, I chose to go with glasses again. I've tried the progressive bi-focals and they were great. Unfortunately, my insurance doesn't pay for them, so I have the "little windows" in my lenses.

Don't let it get to ya. You're still beautiful, no matter what, girl!!

PICTURES PLEASE!!!!!

[pomtzu]

You're still beautiful, no matter what, girl!!

Good grief girl - put your glasses back on!!!

[moosmom]

Ellie,

You crack me up!!!

[Roxyluvsme13]

I'm sorry you have to wear glasses again, I'm so used to my glasses now that I'd feel weird if I ever had contacts or could actually see again without them . On the bright side of things, now you get to pick out cute frames and look fashionable .

My prescription is like in the high 6's or low 7's, so I'm sure I'm almost legally blind LOL. Every time I went to the eye doctor, my eyes were worse, but now I think they're finally settled out. Hopefully I don't get any blinder as I get older, or I will be blind!

[pomtzu]

I'm sorry you have to wear glasses again, I'm so used to my glasses now that I'd feel weird if I ever had contacts or could actually see again without them . On the bright side of things, now you get to pick out cute frames and look fashionable .

My prescription is like in the high 6's or low 7's, so I'm sure I'm almost legally blind LOL. Every time I went to the eye doctor, my eyes were worse, but now I think they're finally settled out. Hopefully I don't get any blinder as I get older, or I will be blind!

Yup - I wore glasses most of my life. What was funny was, that for about a week after the cataract surgery and I no longer had to wear them, I was constantly looking for them - thinking I had misplaced them. Talk about a creature of habit!! It was just as difficult getting used to NOT wearing them, as wearing them in the beginning.

And your eyes will probably stabilize for quite a while. My prescription changed a lot up until I hit my early 20's, and then it never changed again till I reached my early 40's. Then it was downhill from there.....

[moosmom]

OMG!!! Just about peed my pants at that picture!!!

[Miss Z]

I WISH I could still wear glasses! I had a lovely purple pair, and like catnapper, used to match them to outfits. On account of my condition, I can now only wear contact lenses. They are the bain of my life. Living in smoggy London, where there's forever a road digger or a street-sweeper around the corner on my walk to college, I'm always getting dust and grit under them that makes my eyes stream and sore for the rest of the day. The worst is when they decide to play up when I'm in a dissection, or administering treatment whilst on placement - not much I can do about it other than carry on and blink like crazy!

It is a shame that glasses are so expensive, even so!

[pomtzu]

PICTURES PLEASE!!!!!

Well Donna - I won't have my glasses for a couple of weeks, but after I get them, and get a much needed hair cut and color, then I'll TRY to get a halfway decent pic. In the meantime, here's a fairly current shot of me!