Glass 1/2 Near
I am near sighted. I accepted this fact a few years ago when I took a learner’s permit test and failed the eye test. I was told at that time that I had 20/30 eye sight. I didn’t think that was bad, as I didn’t NEED glasses for driving--- but would at a later date.
Last week I was told, even though I don’t drive, that that later date was NOW, that my far vision had gone down to 40 and I NEEDED glasses. So I ordered a pair of glasses.
Then as I posted on Thursday, I tried wearing my glasses at work and failed. The world became a much more blurry place to live in… and I took the glasses off.
So I told my manager on Thursday, as I left, that odds are I would be late Friday. As far as I’m concerned, my health trumps work every day of the week. So I got up early on Friday and went to the eye doctor. I waited about an hour to see her- and kept my manager in the loop.
When I saw her, I realized that I was too tired and peeved to explain things properly to her. On Tuesday I saw just fine, on Thursday after glasses, not so much. I did however have a light bulb moment as it went on… and I wasn’t too happy with her and the eye store connected to her ‘office’.
Yeah- see the eye doctor’s office is connected the lens store. And that I think is the lesson I truly learnt on Friday.
I don’t NEED glasses. Yeah, I’m near sighted, but I’m a near sighted man in a near world. The previous mentioned light bulb moment was me explaining to her that I NEED to see a foot away from me to count money in the register, a foot and ½ away to read the register screen and 3 feet away from me to talk to the customer. I do not have to see 20 feet away from me to read product… because if I need to read a box 20 feet away I can walk 19 feet.
So I’m back where I was a few years ago when I heard I had 20/30 eyesight. Glasses might help me a bit, but I don’t really need them for my normal life.
Well, save for the fact that I spent about $150 of MY OWN money for glasses that I only need on my days off. And I'm not sure that I trust the doc, as I'm not sure how well she actually listened to me and how much was her trying to sell me a pair of glasses... which I might or might not need.
Last week I was told, even though I don’t drive, that that later date was NOW, that my far vision had gone down to 40 and I NEEDED glasses. So I ordered a pair of glasses.
Then as I posted on Thursday, I tried wearing my glasses at work and failed. The world became a much more blurry place to live in… and I took the glasses off.
So I told my manager on Thursday, as I left, that odds are I would be late Friday. As far as I’m concerned, my health trumps work every day of the week. So I got up early on Friday and went to the eye doctor. I waited about an hour to see her- and kept my manager in the loop.
When I saw her, I realized that I was too tired and peeved to explain things properly to her. On Tuesday I saw just fine, on Thursday after glasses, not so much. I did however have a light bulb moment as it went on… and I wasn’t too happy with her and the eye store connected to her ‘office’.
Yeah- see the eye doctor’s office is connected the lens store. And that I think is the lesson I truly learnt on Friday.
I don’t NEED glasses. Yeah, I’m near sighted, but I’m a near sighted man in a near world. The previous mentioned light bulb moment was me explaining to her that I NEED to see a foot away from me to count money in the register, a foot and ½ away to read the register screen and 3 feet away from me to talk to the customer. I do not have to see 20 feet away from me to read product… because if I need to read a box 20 feet away I can walk 19 feet.
So I’m back where I was a few years ago when I heard I had 20/30 eyesight. Glasses might help me a bit, but I don’t really need them for my normal life.
Well, save for the fact that I spent about $150 of MY OWN money for glasses that I only need on my days off. And I'm not sure that I trust the doc, as I'm not sure how well she actually listened to me and how much was her trying to sell me a pair of glasses... which I might or might not need.
1 Comments:
At 5/15/2006 09:00:00 AM,
the shrewness said…
ugh! so sorry to hear about the glasses.
maybe you want to consider LASIK eye surgery. im near sighted too and my opthalmologist suggested the surgery.
i dont know about you, but im too chicken for it!
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