Not quite old yet

[wendyzski]

Went to the optometrist at lunch today. Yeah, my prescription needed a bit of updating.

I'm JUST on the border of needing bifocals. If I didn't get them this time I'd probably need them next time. But since some of my medications can affect vision, I decided that I want to get all those issues squared away before I get measured for bifocals.

I think the tech was disappointed in me - I kept insisting on smaller and more boring frames. Partly because I have a teeny tiny face (I have resorted to the kids frame lines in the past) but partly because purple angular frames just don't go with variable-red hair. Or at the Renaissance Faire.

I'm just not an orange-plastic-frame kind of girl....

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[seamstrix.livejournal.com]

I'm several years into needing bifocals but apparently not very strong bifocals as my optometrist has given me 'monovision'. Sounds like the newest movie gimick doesn't it, but it's actually two different presriptions for my contact lenses- one eye for distance and one eye for close up. It took a couple of days to get used to it and every once in awhile I still get some weird visuals from it, but overall it works fine for now. If I need to do serious up-close work (embroidery or beading) I pop the contacts out and just use my glasses.

Getting old is not for sissies!