Speaking of Eyes
 

I'm sitting here sort of stunned.
Been in a sort of denial for the last few months - but i cant ignore it any more..

I've definately lost some sight in my left eye.
Until a short while ago i've had 20/20 vision .. pretty good for a 47 year old guy who's spent the last 27 years working in front of computer screens (and an avid reader)


but tnow - it is apparent i'll need to get my eyes tested and probably have to wear glasses to read.

frigging weird .. i'm one of the only people i know that doesnt wear glasses or contacts ... what the hell .. its been a nice ride.

this happen to anyone else ?
when i cover my right eye - it just feels like its a bit blurry - like there's water in my eyes that will clear away - but it never does ..


ahh well ... i wonder how long before my dick falls off .....

Newb ?

Both of my eyes are very different, but not because of age. My right eyes has it a bit worse because I took a chunk out of it when I was young (no permanent damage other than worse vision in that eye). My knees have taken a toll throughout the years though. Martial arts, football, wrestling, basketball... I'm not even 30 and my knees pop every time I bend down.

Yes, yes, I have worn glasses since I was six! I know the feeling.

You need more carrots! You need more vitamins! They will help you see better as well, so that you may continue staring at women. ;)

same boat here ... but i console myself with the fact that i'd rather have had sports injuries ... then never played them and have great knees.

i'm by no means a jock ... but i love team sports - they've been a huge part of my life - and will continue to be until they roll me off the court.

Usually the left eye is the one which goes first. But it was good while it lasted. (47 years, thats great)

Ask the doc to check closely. You dont want to exert too much on the left one.

Stop reading in dim light, and watching movies in the dark.

And avoid wearing sunglasses/goggles in glaring sunlight...removing them after getting to a destination can affect the eyes. Shades are good, as long as they arent too dark.

Eat a lot more of green stuff - spinach. Even carrots, beets and radishes. Thats good for eyes, and vision.

And, oh yes, welcome to the world of glasses and contacts. :)

It amazes me how many people need glasses or contacts. My sister and I are the only two people I know of who don't them and we're fairly young. It seems like everyone needs them by their teen years or younger now.

My eyes were perfect until about a year ago when my left eye got blurry and I'm only 20. I was doing a lot of reading over the summer and my vision was just getting so blurry. It's only a very small difference from my right eye but it's enough to cause eye strain and very bad headaches. I guess the same thing happened with my Mom, her vision was great until she was a teenager and then she had to go get glasses.

You should definitely go to an optometrist and not just get reading glasses from a store though. My sister was about 6 when her vision started getting blurry, and they took her to the optometrist who said nothing was wrong with her eyes. Took her to the doctor and she had a blood clot that was pressing on her eye. Could've killed her if they didn't do something about it.

Dick hasn't fallen off yet but the eyes have been going for the last 5 years. It really sucks when your not used to wearing glasses. I go the the dollar store and grab a handful of glasses every once in a while....got them lying all over the house.

I'm nearsighted. My left eye is good, but my right eye is bad. I've been wearing contacts and glasses my whole life. I wish I could afford Lasik surgery.

Hmm..but at least it hasn't become worse--to the point where you only see blurs of color. Perhaps when you get tested, it's not too late for them to perform and operation on your eyes--perfecting your vision. I know one lady who had a similar situation as yours and wore glasses but she had the docs perform an operation where they changed her vision from 20/20 to 20/15. I think it costed a couple grand. But she sees sharper now and no glasses.