Getting old
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Went to the eye doctor today. Wife badgered me into it, seems to think i need to go every year. Bah. But this year, for the first time, there was actually a change in the results. Astigmatism starting to show up. Not enough to warrant wearing corrective lenses (vision's down to roughly 20/20 from roughly 20/15), but noticeable. Both of my parents were wearing glasses before the age of twenty, and i spend ridiculous amounts of time reading... really, i've long expected to be worse off than this by now... but it's still A Sad Realization. :sigh:
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
I remember the first kid to get glasses in grade school. We all wanted to try them on and see how cool we looked with glasses. Everybody was jealous of him. then about 2 years later I had glasses and it wasn't so cool anymore. I'm a contacts wearer every day now. But I can also tell I'm getting older (30), cause I can't wear my contacts all day like I used to. They get dry on windy days or by about 9:00pm. Hogan
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Went to the eye doctor today. Wife badgered me into it, seems to think i need to go every year. Bah. But this year, for the first time, there was actually a change in the results. Astigmatism starting to show up. Not enough to warrant wearing corrective lenses (vision's down to roughly 20/20 from roughly 20/15), but noticeable. Both of my parents were wearing glasses before the age of twenty, and i spend ridiculous amounts of time reading... really, i've long expected to be worse off than this by now... but it's still A Sad Realization. :sigh:
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
I wore glasses since 2nd grade. I had been tested at one point as 20/400 in my right eye and 20/600 in my left. My right eye had severe astigmatism and my left eye had "normal" astigmatism That all changed this past November with LASIK. Now I'm 20/20 in my left eye and about 20/25 in my right. Of course, this probably means that I'll need reading glasses by the time I'm 35, but whatever. Not needing glasses to see anything more than a foot in front of me is wonderful. :-D
Have faith in yourself; amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titanic.
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Went to the eye doctor today. Wife badgered me into it, seems to think i need to go every year. Bah. But this year, for the first time, there was actually a change in the results. Astigmatism starting to show up. Not enough to warrant wearing corrective lenses (vision's down to roughly 20/20 from roughly 20/15), but noticeable. Both of my parents were wearing glasses before the age of twenty, and i spend ridiculous amounts of time reading... really, i've long expected to be worse off than this by now... but it's still A Sad Realization. :sigh:
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
Know the feeling! My wife wore glasses for > 20 years, then got laser treatment - hasn't looked back since (excuse pun) She still occasionally poes herself in the eye as she tries to push her non-existent glasses up! I, on the other hand, havd always had good vision until about the same time she got lasered - now I can't see a thiong without glasses, and my eyes are slowly deteriorating - and I can't afford laser treatment (in fact I don't think I'm elligable as theyr'e changing too fast). It's only in the last couple of years I discovered 'ctrl +' in browsers - and now I use it all the time. I'm a sad old bastard :(
Take a chill pill, Daddy-o .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
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Went to the eye doctor today. Wife badgered me into it, seems to think i need to go every year. Bah. But this year, for the first time, there was actually a change in the results. Astigmatism starting to show up. Not enough to warrant wearing corrective lenses (vision's down to roughly 20/20 from roughly 20/15), but noticeable. Both of my parents were wearing glasses before the age of twenty, and i spend ridiculous amounts of time reading... really, i've long expected to be worse off than this by now... but it's still A Sad Realization. :sigh:
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
getting old ... beats the alternative !!! At 43 I have 20/20 'normal vision' .. except when I get tired + exceptionally fine print / Bad light .. so I have +1 reading glasses if and when I have to .. If thats all your issues are you're doing very well !!! 'g'
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Went to the eye doctor today. Wife badgered me into it, seems to think i need to go every year. Bah. But this year, for the first time, there was actually a change in the results. Astigmatism starting to show up. Not enough to warrant wearing corrective lenses (vision's down to roughly 20/20 from roughly 20/15), but noticeable. Both of my parents were wearing glasses before the age of twenty, and i spend ridiculous amounts of time reading... really, i've long expected to be worse off than this by now... but it's still A Sad Realization. :sigh:
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
So does that mean when I finally get laser-eye* treatment and don't have to wear glasses/contact-lenses I'll be getting younger? Woot! Chin up though Shog9 from outer space. I've had glasses since I was 10 and would happily kill for 20/20 :) * Sharks with frikin laser beams on their heads!
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
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Went to the eye doctor today. Wife badgered me into it, seems to think i need to go every year. Bah. But this year, for the first time, there was actually a change in the results. Astigmatism starting to show up. Not enough to warrant wearing corrective lenses (vision's down to roughly 20/20 from roughly 20/15), but noticeable. Both of my parents were wearing glasses before the age of twenty, and i spend ridiculous amounts of time reading... really, i've long expected to be worse off than this by now... but it's still A Sad Realization. :sigh:
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
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Went to the eye doctor today. Wife badgered me into it, seems to think i need to go every year. Bah. But this year, for the first time, there was actually a change in the results. Astigmatism starting to show up. Not enough to warrant wearing corrective lenses (vision's down to roughly 20/20 from roughly 20/15), but noticeable. Both of my parents were wearing glasses before the age of twenty, and i spend ridiculous amounts of time reading... really, i've long expected to be worse off than this by now... but it's still A Sad Realization. :sigh:
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
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Went to the eye doctor today. Wife badgered me into it, seems to think i need to go every year. Bah. But this year, for the first time, there was actually a change in the results. Astigmatism starting to show up. Not enough to warrant wearing corrective lenses (vision's down to roughly 20/20 from roughly 20/15), but noticeable. Both of my parents were wearing glasses before the age of twenty, and i spend ridiculous amounts of time reading... really, i've long expected to be worse off than this by now... but it's still A Sad Realization. :sigh:
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
I've had it all my life. I am also short sighted, my eyesight is abysmal. I thought your eyes STOP changing as you get older ?
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you. If you're still stuck, ask me for more information.
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I've had it all my life. I am also short sighted, my eyesight is abysmal. I thought your eyes STOP changing as you get older ?
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you. If you're still stuck, ask me for more information.
I just had an accident watching a bill board with Merilin Monroe- Just ruined the front tire and rims- that is called geting old - Old foggy!!!!!
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Went to the eye doctor today. Wife badgered me into it, seems to think i need to go every year. Bah. But this year, for the first time, there was actually a change in the results. Astigmatism starting to show up. Not enough to warrant wearing corrective lenses (vision's down to roughly 20/20 from roughly 20/15), but noticeable. Both of my parents were wearing glasses before the age of twenty, and i spend ridiculous amounts of time reading... really, i've long expected to be worse off than this by now... but it's still A Sad Realization. :sigh:
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
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I wore glasses since 2nd grade. I had been tested at one point as 20/400 in my right eye and 20/600 in my left. My right eye had severe astigmatism and my left eye had "normal" astigmatism That all changed this past November with LASIK. Now I'm 20/20 in my left eye and about 20/25 in my right. Of course, this probably means that I'll need reading glasses by the time I'm 35, but whatever. Not needing glasses to see anything more than a foot in front of me is wonderful. :-D
Have faith in yourself; amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titanic.
Same here - both eyes, got worse since early age. Has Lasik technology improved much the past few years? I.e. decreased risk of issues or difficulties (driving at night for example).
"For fifty bucks I'd put my face in their soup and blow." - George Costanza
CP article: SmartPager - a Flickr-style pager control with go-to-page popup layer.
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I'm developing cataracts, and basically we're just waiting for them to get bad enough to warrant the operation. :sigh:
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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So does that mean when I finally get laser-eye* treatment and don't have to wear glasses/contact-lenses I'll be getting younger? Woot! Chin up though Shog9 from outer space. I've had glasses since I was 10 and would happily kill for 20/20 :) * Sharks with frikin laser beams on their heads!
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
Paul Watson wrote:
So does that mean when I finally get laser-eye* treatment and don't have to wear glasses/contact-lenses I'll be getting younger?
Totally. Unfortunately, if TV has taught me anything it's that the smart folks all wear glasses, so you'll lose that... :-\
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
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getting old ... beats the alternative !!! At 43 I have 20/20 'normal vision' .. except when I get tired + exceptionally fine print / Bad light .. so I have +1 reading glasses if and when I have to .. If thats all your issues are you're doing very well !!! 'g'
Garth J Lancaster wrote:
getting old ... beats the alternative !!!
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Garth J Lancaster wrote:
If thats all your issues are you're doing very well !!!
Yeah, things ain't so bad. :)
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
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Paul Watson wrote:
So does that mean when I finally get laser-eye* treatment and don't have to wear glasses/contact-lenses I'll be getting younger?
Totally. Unfortunately, if TV has taught me anything it's that the smart folks all wear glasses, so you'll lose that... :-\
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
Shog9 wrote:
if TV has taught me anything
You see there? That's the bit screaming out "so wrong! so wrong." Funny though. On CSI the glasses always go on when the real work begins. Unlike Superman, glasses give you power in most TV shows. And anyway, you can get 0+/- glasses. No magnification but you still look smart...
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
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I've had it all my life. I am also short sighted, my eyesight is abysmal. I thought your eyes STOP changing as you get older ?
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you. If you're still stuck, ask me for more information.
Christian Graus wrote:
I thought your eyes STOP changing as you get older ?
After 22ish they stop changing but then later in life, 45ish, they often start deteriorating. Shog9 from outer space seems a bit young to be experiencing changes but hey, with 6 billion people on the planet someone has to buck the trend.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
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Went to the eye doctor today. Wife badgered me into it, seems to think i need to go every year. Bah. But this year, for the first time, there was actually a change in the results. Astigmatism starting to show up. Not enough to warrant wearing corrective lenses (vision's down to roughly 20/20 from roughly 20/15), but noticeable. Both of my parents were wearing glasses before the age of twenty, and i spend ridiculous amounts of time reading... really, i've long expected to be worse off than this by now... but it's still A Sad Realization. :sigh:
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
Nope, getting old is when you need to take your glasses off to read. Or even worse have reading glasses to go with your contact lenses! Anyway complaining about getting old qualifies you for the CP Grumpy Old Programmers club - welcome!
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Went to the eye doctor today. Wife badgered me into it, seems to think i need to go every year. Bah. But this year, for the first time, there was actually a change in the results. Astigmatism starting to show up. Not enough to warrant wearing corrective lenses (vision's down to roughly 20/20 from roughly 20/15), but noticeable. Both of my parents were wearing glasses before the age of twenty, and i spend ridiculous amounts of time reading... really, i've long expected to be worse off than this by now... but it's still A Sad Realization. :sigh:
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'