I am very badly nearsighted, have worn glasses since the summer I turned 9. I have a preety strong astigmatism in each eye, too, though my prescription is very different for each eye. For those of you who don't know, astigmatism is what we usually call "double vision" - but because I have it in both eyes, it's more like triple vision or so. Without glasses, I cannot read anything any further than 4 1/4 inches from my nose. Literally, I just measured. And if you're across the room, not only are you really blurry, but there are 3 or 4 of you overlapping.

I do not get out of bed without putting glasses on.

I was once "lost" at a party on the beach where I left my glasses with my towel, and the current was pretty strong. I was sent back to shore with the bag of crabs we had caught, and others kept swimming.

When I got to shore, I realized I had no idea where I was. Thankfully the beach was empty except for my friends, so I followed the sound of their voices, keeping the water on my left, and just walked down until I could see them reliably. They, of course, could see me the whole time, and had no idea why I was walking so slowly, or that I was lost!

If I knock my glasses of my bureau, I get out of bed gingerly and "pet" the floor methodically until I feel them. Pretty sad!