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Nov. 2nd, 2009 at 4:08 PM

I didn't balk too much this past summer when I turned 40, but I've been balking at something else recently that proves I'm not as comfortable with getting older as I thought I was. For a few weeks now, my headaches have become a little more common, and my eyes have been getting tired and achy for seemingly no reasons. I don't wear glasses or contacts, though when I was 18, I was told one eye was near-sighted, the other one far-sighted, and should probably wear reading glasses to help the headaches I got then.

I got them, but they didn't help. They actually made things worse. So I stopped wearing them and just got used to the constant conscious focusing I have to do every time I change perception depths. It's gotten to the point that it's automatic, but lately, it's not as fast as it always was before. Which leads me to think that maybe some of my other maladies might be related to my eyes, too.

So Thursday afternoon, I go for my first eye exam in 22 years. Yes, I know I'm overdue, but there never felt any need for one before now because I had such excellent vision. I have no idea what it's going to reveal, though I suspect something is probably wrong. And you know, the idea of needing glasses bugs me a hell of a lot more than the numerical value of my age. It's silly and vain (because if I do need glasses, I doubt I'll get contacts because I've always been *uber* sensitive about stuff near my eyes), but oh well.

I guess I'll know on Thursday.

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angearia wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 12:36 am (UTC)

Ah, but glasses can be very sexy!

I hope the appointment goes well.

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eurydice72 wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 03:40 am (UTC)

Yes, I do agree with you there! Plus, there's a lot cuter options on frames than there were the last time I had an eye exam. :)

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slaymesoftly wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 01:35 am (UTC)

Chances are, you're just getting ready to need reading glasses. It happens much sooner to people with formerly good vision than it does to people who have been near-sighted their whole lives. The first sign is that it takes a noticeable amount of time to make the switch from distance to up close vision. Eventually, you realize that your vision isn't switching at all and that's when the whole annoying reading glasses thing happens. :) If your eyes are different (as are mine) you'll probably need prescription ones because the lens on your near-sighted eye won't need to be as strong as the one on your other eye. You'll be able to read with the near-sighted eye much longer without help than with the other one.

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eurydice72 wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 03:39 am (UTC)

Yeah, that's what it sounds like. I'd just hoped this particular thing about aging would hold off longer than it has, lol.

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slaymesoftly wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 12:25 pm (UTC)

*nods* I hear you. I was able to hold off much longer because of the difference between my "good" eye and my near-sighted one. Apparently, having two different eyes is something some people do intentionally so as to avoid having to wear glasses as long as possible. Eventually, though, they both give out on you. *searches for reading glasses to see what I actually typed* Oh! they're on my head, as usual. :)

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rebcake wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 02:21 am (UTC)

Everybody will need glasses by their mid-40s. Not one single solitary soul is exempt. Slayme is probably right, reading glasses will probably do the trick. Which means, you won't have to wear 'em all the time! Hooray!

Also, the laser surgery is an option for some.

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eurydice72 wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 03:38 am (UTC)

That's what I'm hoping. I was just hoping that this definitive sign of aging could hold itself off longer. I dealt with my gray hair better than I dealt with this one, lol.

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kitmarlowescot2 wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 02:26 am (UTC)

Just shakes my head. I have had to wear glasses since I was eight years old. Because I am quite near sighted. And yes I rebelled at first, but when I went to New York City and tried to watch the Rockettes. I couldn't see them from 60 feet away. So on they gone and stayed. I need to see the doctor ever year, but don't because of money and no insurance. Even though it's just been two years for since I have had my eyes checked. I am already squinting through my glasses. My eyes just keep getting worse. Who cares about fashion, as long as long as you can see okay. You will get so use to your glasses, that you will fall asleep with them on, and go into the shower before realizing you have to take them off. Both of which I have done many times before.

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eurydice72 wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 03:38 am (UTC)

The vanity thing is not so much about a fashion thing as it is a definitive sign that I'm getting older. Part of me kept thinking that if I just took care of my eyes, I'd be okay(kind of like women who use cream to take care of their skin). The reason I'm not so keen on reading glasses (which is what I suspect they will be) is that I lose things soooooooooooo easily. I'm constantly misplacing my keys, my phone, my sunglasses, because I just put them down wherever I am.

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kitmarlowescot2 wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 03:40 am (UTC)

That's why they have those strings you can put on them. So they can go around your neck :)
And if you end up just having to wear plain reading glasses. Hit the dollar store for them. You can pick for ten for the price you would pay in Walmart.

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ghostgirl13 wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 04:53 am (UTC)

*blinks* You're 40??? Really? I know I haven't seen you in a while, but to me it always seems like you don't age. :o)

Frankly, if you've managed to not *have* to go see an optometrist for 22 years, then yay for you! I can't go a year without seeing one and every year, my prescription just gets worse and worse. Hopefully the doctor is able to quickly figure out what's going on and that the issue is something that can be easily corrected. If it's glasses, just pick the right pair to enhance your uber-cool & sexy writer image. ;o)

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eurydice72 wrote:

Nov. 4th, 2009 05:40 am (UTC)

Hee, hearing I don't seem 40 always makes my day. :)

Yeah, I've been lucky to this point, especially considering the fact that my mom's eyesight was always so poor (I use the past tense because last year she got the lasik surgery that gave her sight back, after being legally blind in one eye since she was 4). And I can still see better than Craig, which is some consolation. ;)

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empresspatti wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 02:04 pm (UTC)

Um - as someone who is turning 55 in a few months - 40 is a baby. Yeesch!

Glasses might make you feel old - but nothing makes you look older than squinting at stuff. Just think of it as taking care of your eyes. You need them healthy, yes?

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eurydice72 wrote:

Nov. 4th, 2009 05:42 am (UTC)

Yes, you're right. I'm actually a little proud of myself for being the one to say I needed the appointment. I'm always the one who avoids doctors for myself until it's absolutely necessary.

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cordykitten wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2009 08:48 pm (UTC)

Sounds as if glassed will solve your headache problem; that will be good :)

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eurydice72 wrote:

Nov. 4th, 2009 05:42 am (UTC)

Yeah, that's what I'm hoping. :)

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manoah wrote:

Nov. 4th, 2009 01:24 am (UTC)

Dude. I got nuthin. I've been wearing glasses since the 7th grade. Now I wear bifocals. *iz srsly old*

I do have the "no lines" ummm, what're they called? Progressives! They were a bear to get used to, but hey! No lines! I also have sexy librarian nerd frames. Tres cool.

I own my blind-as-a-bat-edness.

;)

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eurydice72 wrote:

Nov. 4th, 2009 05:43 am (UTC)

Hee. I know I shouldn't be so silly about it, especially considering the fact that my mom was legally blind in one eye for most of my life. It's not a big deal, but I guess it just feels like such a part of the aging process that something has gone wrong like this.

I silly. I know. :D

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