My only complaint about glasses is that my transitions lenses don't get dark when I'm in the car. (They're triggered by UV light, which the car windows block.)

Really, Sophia? Last time I checked they wouldn't make glasses to my prescription. But maybe it wasn't zenni?

There is a $5 charge for extra-nearsightness I think. I have a weird prescription because my left eye is VERY nearsighted and has no astigmatism and my right eye is VERY astigmatic and not very nearsighted, so I only need the special charge in one eye.

Damnit, Zulily's Keen sale started yesterday and they're already sold out of practically everything! I was hoping to buy the kids some sandals in advance this year.

Apparently my vision problems are not going to be fixed with a quick med change like I'd hoped. Migraine doc said "You're 44. See an optician."

Uh, okay? I guess I haven't been around enough people who aged into bad eyesight (everyone else in my family was born with it--a couple of them legally blind), so I had no idea that some days not being able to read and some days being able to read fine (like today) was how they deteriorated.

At least I hope my eyes are bad on whatever day my optician's appointment turns out to be.

Apparently the hospital wants to make me a test case for getting chronic pain out of the ER, so they're highly motivated to make the home care thing work. Seems like it rests with my insurance company now. Still not going to get excited.

I think I wasn't a good candidate for Lasik during my window because if there were issues it would be with the very center of my vision, and I'm likely to get glaucoma, so that would kill my peripheral vision. But this last pair of glasses is the first time I've changed prescriptions in about ten years. Before that it was yearly since I was a wee thing, and could have been more frequent, honestly.

I toy with contacts periodically and it's getting closer, but I still can't quite get enough correction.

I wonder about peripheral vision cause you know how your brain learns to filter out what's outside of your lenses? And today's styles are so much smaller than they used to be? I wonder if there isn't long term degradation outside of that when I don't use it for so long? I mean, like, would I be better off with those giant hipster glasses? Only the lenses would look super thick around the edges again.

Man, I really hope the home care works for you, ita.

I regard eye surgery the same way I regard skydiving: more power to those who want to do it, but a big ol' OH HELL NO from me.

I've worn glasses most of my life and plan to do so until I die. I have contacts I wear occasionally, but most of the time I like my glasses just fine, though I do need to get a new pair before long (which probably means another trip to the eye doc; it's been a couple of years). This time I'm thinking of getting TWO pairs of glasses, a luxury I've never considered before, but if I can get a second pair cheap (zenni?) that would be great.

Jessica, what size is D in Keens? I have some 12s in good shape ready to be passed along. (Casper has enormous feet, but Dillo has tiny ones - he wore these this past summer.)

Jessica, what size is D in Keens? I have some 12s in good shape ready to be passed along. (Casper has enormous feet, but Dillo has tiny ones - he wore these this past summer.)

He's a 12 right now but the way he's been eating lately I fully expect another growth spurt before we hit sandal weather.