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avevale_intelligencer) wrote2009-09-11 02:47 pm
avevale_intelligencer) wrote2009-09-11 02:47 pm
I have my eyes back!
The opticians have repaired my glasses and I can see again. Suddenly everything--thinking, moving, reading this screen, watching telly, motivating myself to do things--is about ten times easier. I still have the headache and probably will till my eyes readjust, but that's a minor thing.
I remember with amazement and horror that when I was young and stupid I often left off my glasses because I didn't like the way they felt on my face, or possibly even the way I looked with them on (standard NHS frames, so yes, fairly ugly, but still, what monstrous vanity). Back then I only had a little blurring in one eye, so hey, it couldn't make any difference, could it?
In a couple of weeks I shall have a new pair, and then these will be a valued backup. I shall do my best never to be without such a thing again.
Message of the day; if you need artificial aids for anything, anything at all, always (where possible) have a spare, and never try to do without them unless you know for a fact that it will either improve, or at least not worsen, your condition. And never, ever for the sake of vanity.
And once I have paid for my glasses, I must steel myself and see about getting on to a dentist's list.
I remember with amazement and horror that when I was young and stupid I often left off my glasses because I didn't like the way they felt on my face, or possibly even the way I looked with them on (standard NHS frames, so yes, fairly ugly, but still, what monstrous vanity). Back then I only had a little blurring in one eye, so hey, it couldn't make any difference, could it?
In a couple of weeks I shall have a new pair, and then these will be a valued backup. I shall do my best never to be without such a thing again.
Message of the day; if you need artificial aids for anything, anything at all, always (where possible) have a spare, and never try to do without them unless you know for a fact that it will either improve, or at least not worsen, your condition. And never, ever for the sake of vanity.
And once I have paid for my glasses, I must steel myself and see about getting on to a dentist's list.
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But getting the same prescription in my frameless frames would have been £350 so I figured it was worthwhile, and the frameless are still fine for driving and everything else except for close reading of small text ...
so I have, in theory, four pairs of specs, two in current prescription (one with sunglass tint) and two from the earlier prescription (both with clipon/magnetic sunglass converters)... I can't find where I've packed the non-frameless old ones ... but I have the other three pairs with me at work :-) ... I switch to sunglass version of new prescription if it is sunny outside, otherwise I'm on the non-sunglass one, and I just realised today that the frameless glasses are in the bottom of my work shoulder bag ... will take them out and put them in the car for emergencies!
Glad to hear you're able to see again!