Previously I was at a -13 with astigmatism

I'm at a -10 and thought I'd get the bad vision trophy, but I accept defeat.

My nearly-matched -3.75's will sit quietly and not whine. At all.

I went in to get new glasses to use up FSA money a while back and the doctor gave me the side eye when I told him I'd lost my old ones two-to-three years prior. Then he tested my eyes and just said "Oh."

But I do feel like I'm on the cusp on needing to check out the reading glasses racks at the Walgreens. (You were right, Mom! All that reading under the covers by flashlight did ruin my eyes.)

My astigmatism is so slight that the doctor couldn't really detect it this time, but in the notes it shows he himself diagnosed it a couple of years ago.

But I do feel like I'm on the cusp on needing to check out the reading glasses racks at the Walgreens. (You were right, Mom! All that reading under the covers by flashlight did ruin my eyes.)

For the past 5 years or so, every year my optometrist has said my close up sight was fine, but at about 43 I'd probably start to need reading glasses. Guess what age I am now? Guess who can (mostly) read okay with regular contacts in, but has started to need glasses for little stuff like fixing jewelry clasps? Last time I was in I accused him of voodoo and gave him a hard time for cursing me.

Doc said I should only require reading glasses after the surgery. I disbelieve, considering how bad my eyes are.

I'm nearsighted and I hit the point about 2 years ago where I'm constantly taking my glasses on and off when I switch from near work to far work. When I'm soldering or doing any type of close up detail work like reading the backs of amp racks I have to take my glasses off and then suddenly everything is peachy. Then I have another pair of glasses that I'm wearing right now for the distance I need looking at a computer monitor, and then the progressives for the rest of the time. I do fear that I might be only a few years away from also adding reading glasses to the mix for near work. At that point I'll just need a bag for carrying all my glasses.

The thing is my vision isn't horrible. It's -2.0 and -1.50, it's just that I need to swap around for all the different distances.

Both my mom and step-dad had cataract surgery and they only rarely will use readers now. Like with fine print stuff only. They were delighted.

I'm farsighted and my script has been stable for years now. My contacts are +3.5 for reading and +1.0 for far. My brain translates for the in-between. I love them and hope my eyes recover soon and let me wear them again. I'll be stuck with 3 different pair of OTC readers in the meantime.

My dad had cataract surgery and went from Coke-bottle glasses for nearsightedness to only needing reading glasses for some stuff.

OK, I'm getting a bit anticipatory now.

So Costco turned out not to be as awesome as adevertised. Turned out the phone quote was for frames only. So I got my Costco membership back in cash and went to Vista (which is pretty much a Fred Meyer subsidiary in WA state these days. ) I explained my problem with a prescription lasting only six months and she suggested I go with a small frame and use the cheapest plastic. That set me back $99 dollars for two pair - one distance, one reading. Before there were polycarbonate and high index lense, people with strong prescriptions in glass made them comfortable by choosing small frame. That is why in photos from the pre-plasiic era, you will see "coke-bottle" lenses - small round lenses on glasses. Evem the cheap plastic is lighter than glass, so just ordinary small size frames should still be comfortable.