… but now I see.Okay, so I’m not really blind… yet. I’ve had some problems with the vision in my left eye. While the right eye seems to compensate fairly well, my doctor thinks the eye strain may be contributing to why I almost constantly have a headache. I just got the glasses yesterday, so results are still pending, though I’ve been headache-free since I got them yesterday evening.
Getting the glasses was a bit of an emotional struggle for me. Not only do I think I look mildly silly in them (not just the frames I picked, but all the ones I tried on), it’s yet another sign that at 25, I’m not getting any younger. My eyesight is only going to get worse from here. Before everyone out there who’s older than me writes nasty comments about how I’m still young, it’s a big deal when it really sinks in that time is marching on. That before long big decisions will be made… where we want to live, what sort of house we want to buy, what our real “career” jobs will be, etc. Not to mention the whole nightmare of deciding if we ever want to have kids.
Who knew getting glasses was going to be so emotionally draining?
5 comments:
Since I've worn glasses since third grade, it doesn't seem like an age thing but more a right of passage thing. For my two cents -- I like your new glasses.
Carolyn
In fourth grad I didn't have a choice nor, as I recall, much anxiety or emotion. Of course, I had the self-image of a scholar so the eyeglasses fit right in.
You should seriously consider Lasik surgery which is now down around the price of a couple pair of eyeglasses and you can even get some kinds of guarantees.
I agree with Carolyn, your new glasses look great.
Libby and I have both joined your force this year as well. Actually, I think the glasses look stylish.
I don't feel comfortable with Lasik. Although it is generally considered safe, I don't feel even a small risk of damage to the eye is a risk I'm willing to take.
Yeah, I was scared too, and my self image has been tied to glasses for 18 years. It's kind of odd without them.
I remember once, while teaching high school or slightly later, I looked in a mirror and realized that it was the face of someone in their older twenties. That was perfectly apporpriate, but it was shocking.
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