The vision changes have been, for me, the most frustrating and expensive part of aging, so far. I started wearing glasses in third grade and then switched to contact lenses in sixth grade and wore them happily, successfully and able to see, read and take my vision fir granted until my early 50’s. When I was going to have to wear glasses with my contacts, I gave up and started wearing bifocals in my daily life, with progressive glasses for the computer at work. My prescription changes and I have to get new lenses every year or so, and I, too, have learned to keep the frames and just get new lenses. But my vision is just OK, a compromise that can be annoying. I miss that clear, sharp vision in all directions, and being able to read or use the computer easily. The floaters are just another rather amusing part of it. Oh, well…we’ll enjoy vision as the impressionists saw life! Compromise and a sense of humor…and even gratitude for what remains.
The vision changes have been, for me, the most frustrating and expensive part of aging, so far. I started wearing glasses in third grade and then switched to contact lenses in sixth grade and wore them happily, successfully and able to see, read and take my vision fir granted until my early 50’s. When I was going to have to wear glasses with my contacts, I gave up and started wearing bifocals in my daily life, with progressive glasses for the computer at work. My prescription changes and I have to get new lenses every year or so, and I, too, have learned to keep the frames and just get new lenses. But my vision is just OK, a compromise that can be annoying. I miss that clear, sharp vision in all directions, and being able to read or use the computer easily. The floaters are just another rather amusing part of it. Oh, well…we’ll enjoy vision as the impressionists saw life! Compromise and a sense of humor…and even gratitude for what remains.
Thanks for sharing this! I also had cataracts and wrote a post about the experience. Looking forward to reading yours.