Seniors

I could not read the blackboard in first grade, even though as a short person I was in the front row.

Got my first glasses before 2nd grade. Every single year thereafter I needed new, stronger glasses. Until I got hard contact lenses when i was sixteen. Soft lenses weren't yet there. The deterioration of my vision came to a crashing halt with the contact lenses. That was nice.

I eventually transitioned to soft contacts, which were far easier to wear than the hard ones. And gave me as good vision correction.

Eventually my eye doctor told me it was time for cataract surgery. I was 63, relatively young, but went for it. OMG. Suddenly I could wake up in the morning and SEE. I could look across the room and read the clock on my bureau. Everything was clear. How amazing. So yeah, I need reading glasses to see close stuff, but I'd already been using them for 20 years or more, so no big deal.

It is so wonderful to be able to see. I also understand that cataract surgery is by far the most common surgery in this country, with almost no problems or side effects. So go for it. You won't regret it.

Poindexter, formerly nearly blind, but now can see.