I’ve noticed, for a while now, that my eyes were bothering me. I first noticed it back in the spring when I had to take a scantron (bubble sheet) test in Sociology. I could barely focus on the bubbles and had to close my left eye to do so. It went away for a while and then this fall it has gradually gotten worse.
We made an appointment to visit the eye doctor at Wal-mart for Friday afternoon. Yes, I know it’s Wal-mart but that doesn’t mean they aren’t licensed optometrists! The lady who saw me was very sweet and like-able. I told her my issues and that I had a lazy eye (born with it, thanks mom!) and that I had previously worn glasses. Yes, I wore glasses from the age of four until maybe fifth grade? I inherited an eye disease from my mother that they caught early enough to fix. I have pretty good vision, but lately it had been hard to focus when reading.
It turns out that, yes, I’ve been straining my eyes a lot and that I need glasses for when I read anything for more than ten minutes.
So I got to pick out a pair of frames and we ordered me some glasses.
I feel like such a dork.
I don’t have to wear them all the time, but I can if I want to. They are made for anytime I am reading for more than ten minutes, so school, work, anything like that.
They will be bifocals, which means that they cover several things in one lens. My distance vision needed a little help so the top of the lens covers that, while the middle/lower focuses finely for me to be able to read up close.
I’m not sure how I feel about it, because in this situation, I’m kind of stuck. See, it’s not a case where contacts are necessary because my vision isn’t horrible, I just can’t focus well up close anymore.
Sigh.
So in a week or two I will have glasses and while it does make me feel sort of studious, kind of like a sexy librarian.
Kidding!
Pictures to come once I get them.
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