When is the last time that you visited the eye doctor? | Articles

Can’t hit that apex if you can’t really see it, right? And how much easier would it be to reassemble your car if you could easily see how Tab A fits into Slot 2?

Have you thought about your eyes lately? Taking them for granted, right, and just assuming it’s part of the aging process?

I’ve been wearing glasses since high school–a slightly late adopter, I guess–and wore them all through college. Contact lenses? Like, stick something on my eye? Never mind that crazy talk.

That all changed while at a They Might Be Giants concert almost 30 years ago: My glasses got smashed. Like, totally destroyed.

Uh oh.

Now I had to drive my CRX home–more than an hour through the dead of night–while wearing my prescription sunglasses.

The next day, I got fitted for contacts. I’d learn how to jam my finger in my eye, and I’d have to like it.

Fast forward to just a few weeks ago, and I’m realizing that I’m a little past due for my annual exam. I have been seeing the same eye doctor for probably 20-plus years and I trust him–after all, I like to see.

Going in, my big concern: My eyesight had seemed a bit soft lately, which is a polite way for saying “out of focus.” The price for getting old, I figure. We’ve all been there.

It was time to strengthen my prescription another notch, I conceded. I guess I’d need stronger reading glasses, too. Would I need fresh “regular” glasses as well? Le sigh.

So I sat in the big chair.

Better or worse?

Better or worse?

What about now?

Then he revealed the big news: My vision had gotten a little blurry because my eyesight had actually improved a bit since my last visit.

He had me try a pair of contacts that were two ticks weaker.

And guess what? Everything was now clear and sharp.

So, how are your eyes doing?

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