I'm getting old

[WebSnyper]

On my second pair of trifocals. Bifocals before that back to maybe 2009, readers before that back to 1995. Green-screen computers and microfiche did me in.

Yep, green, then amber, then PC screens plus age all did me in.

 

[funeralweb]

24 of my 56 years. Must have been the Daffy Duck Syndrome described so eloquently by rhamersley above.

Pro tip: Practice walking on stairs....

 

[chocktaw2]

Picked up my first pair of bifocals today. Made it using reading glasses for the past 20 years. Put the bifocals on and could focus on stuff in the distance. This is the first time in several years I've had normal vision. Now I have to get used to wearing them all the time.

Please be careful when using stairs.

 

[IndyBeerman]

Had to start wearing glasses back in 2012 due to a aggressive cataract.

Since then I have learn that they now have new lens when replace during surgery that they act like your normal eye lens. Had a friend who had the procedure done 2 years ago, been wearing glasses for the last 20 years, now no longer needs them. I'll check into this option if I ever have to do it again.

 

[churchmouse]

Mid 40's I could see the lights fading on anything up close. Reading schematics/tig welding/reading Calvin and Cline. You know, all the important stuff. Been sporting a set ever since.

 

[actaeon277]

Beats the alternative

 

[thompal]

24 of my 56 years. Must have been the Daffy Duck Syndrome described so eloquently by rhamersley above.

Pro tip: Practice walking on stairs....

Yes! Stairs and curbs are a real challenge for awhile.

 

[mark40sw]

I've noticed my eyesight isn't what it used to be. I have recently made the difficult decision to stop reading.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

24 of my 56 years. Must have been the Daffy Duck Syndrome described so eloquently by rhamersley above.

Pro tip: Practice walking on stairs....

Well doing the Daffy Duck thing while walking on stairs would be tricky. Kinda like patting yourself on the head while rubbing your... tummy.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

I've noticed my eyesight isn't what it used to be. I have recently made the difficult decision to stop reading.

No input. Only output. Got it.

 

[Snapdragon]

No input. Only output. Got it.

Kind of goes back to the Daffy Duck thing, doesn't it? All roads lead to Daffy.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Beats the alternative

As much as my elderly mother complains about everything, the alternative would be an improvement.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Kind of goes back to the Daffy Duck thing, doesn't it? All roads lead to Daffy.

Is that where the term "She was cleaning it and if went off" comes from?

 

[Pepi]

Cataract surgery at 50 Still blind as a bat in my left eye

 

[rhamersley]

Kind of goes back to the Daffy Duck thing, doesn't it? All roads lead to Daffy.

 

[foszoe]

I keep thinking about laser fixes.

 

[Hatin Since 87]

Smells like bengay in here.

 

[foszoe]

Smells like bengay in here.

With a hint of Prep H

 

[Snapdragon]

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*runs away screaming*

 

[Leadeye]

After going to an eye doctor and being sold glasses that didn't work years ago, I've settled into the Fred Sanford method. I have store bought glasses for driving, working, reading, computer, close work and shooting. All of those sets work better and cost less than what I paid the quack.