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I find myself benefiting from some vision correcting eyewear lately. Not that I'm getting old or anything. Reality just got fuzzier during the last few years. Sign of the times.

If eye glasses were never invented, the usefulness of the ripe generation would drop off a cliff, making room for more eagle-eyed young studs. But as it is, the geriatrics get to keep holding on and dominating the young'uns with their vast experience.

Speaking as an outsider looking in, because old is definitely not the thing that I am. Just look at he onion on my belt.

I find myself benefiting from some vision correcting eyewear lately. Not that I'm getting old or anything. Reality just got fuzzier during the last few years. Sign of the times. If eye glasses were never invented, the usefulness of the ripe generation would drop off a cliff, making room for more eagle-eyed young studs. But as it is, the geriatrics get to keep holding on and dominating the young'uns with their vast experience. Speaking as an outsider looking in, because old is definitely not the thing that I am. Just look at he onion on my belt.
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[–] • 0 pt 2mo

Wow, quite the story. Especially considering the needlework you posted in the past. Thanks for sharing and sorry for the late reply. I wanted to write up something longer and not forget, so I kept the post on unread for a while.

Got a colleague with progressive retina degeneration. He says it's like his field of view is shrinking from the outside in. He knows the day will come when he'll only be able to make out dark and light shadows. He's using a large monitor and his mouse cursor sometimes is 10 centimeters high. Must be hell, knowing you're going to be blind eventually. He had to give up his car about a year ago. He's been to all sorts of great eye specialists but they say it's inevitable.

I feel the same way about lasik and completely agree on your rationale.

[–] • 1 pt 2mo

My great grandmother had macular degeneration and I've been told it runs in families. Last time I went to the eye doc, I asked him about it and he said at my age, he'd already see it, so I should be safe from that. My mom had bad cataracts removed a few years ago and I had also asked about those. He said I was good there too since modern glasses have UVA/B protection and I've been wearing them so long. I do have a lot of floaters, but I don't think anything can be done about that. I just ignore them.

I'm just really lucky that it is so simple to correct for.