Last year about this time, I admitted to myself that yes...my eyesight was no longer 20/20 and there was a possibility that I needed to wear corrective eyewear. So I headed in for a vision exam and sure enough, I needed glasses. The eye doctor discouraged me from wearing contacts saying that because I have very sensitive eyes (those of you who know me at all...know the truth of that statement!) He told me that because I also had astigmatism, that would be harder than normal to wear contacts. He told me that it would be wise for me to wear my glasses at all times, but technically I didn't need them to drive, yet. So I picked out some frames that I liked and was on my way.
To be truthful, I liked the frames I picked out. I think they are fashionable and I look very smart and fabulous in my frames. But I have to admit...this wearing glasses thing is not very convenient. I often take them off because I think I am wearing sunglasses. Or sometimes I have this feeling when I am wearing them that I am in cognito or something, like I'm in disguise or others can't see me. (Is that normal for new glasses wearers?) And I also do not wear them all the time. I wear them more as an accessory and it depends on how well they "go" with my outfit as to whether or not I wear them. Sounds frivilous, I know, but it is true.
The past couple of weeks, I have been getting these horrendous headaches. I decided that either my vision had worsened and was creating the headaches or I had a brain tumor. Before I ran in for an MRI, I decided to try the vision route. Maybe it was time to try contacts. The whole putting your finger in your eye thing has always freaked me right out, but at least I wouldn't have to worry about accessorizing. Saturday I got my contacts. It took me no less than 30 minutes to get them in the first time, but I have to say...Wow! What a difference good eyesight makes. Objects are sharper and clearer...colors are brighter and more intense...I can actually read road signs from a fair distance...and I'm improving so that it now only takes me about 15 minutes to get the contacts in. Morale of the story is....life is so much better when it is in focus!!
2 comments:
Welcome to contact lenses Jackie. They get much easier to deal with. Before you know it, you'll be able to put them in in 2 seconds while driving your car and talking on your cell phone.
I keep begging my husband for the laser eye surgery, I dislike contacts and glasses, but do love to see clearly. But it is costly and I think we may have to sell one of our kids. So we will see, but congrats on the contacts, I feel safer on the streets.
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