Eye test and glasses?

Kazz · 23-09-2008, 07:20 PM

Hiya all.

After taking Mom and Dad for their glasses today I think I may get my eyes tested never had them tested previously.

PoshPuss · 23-09-2008, 07:25 PM

I've worn specs/ contacts since I was 11 Kazz, I remeber my mother taking me to an optician for the first time. No-one knew how bad my eyes were, I'd always compensated. Mam choked up, I put on my specs and I told her that I could see that she had freckles! ahhhh,

yola · 23-09-2008, 07:33 PM

Oh PP - that's so touching

It's amazing how you don't notice your eyesight deteriorating. I fought glasses for a long time, and gave in at about 22. Then switched to contacts when I was about 30. It was as if someone had given the world a really good wash - everything was brilliantly clear

If you do need glasses/contacts you will SO notice the difference!

Kazz · 23-09-2008, 07:38 PM

Well I'll book tomorrow and then see just wondering actually if I do need them not noticed but then I imagine it would be gradual the decline....so worth checking I think.

Kazz · 23-09-2008, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoshPuss

I've worn specs/ contacts since I was 11 Kazz, I remeber my mother taking me to an optician for the first time. No-one knew how bad my eyes were, I'd always compensated. Mam choked up, I put on my specs and I told her that I could see that she had freckles! ahhhh,

Thats like my nephew Lew he had his first pair at 5 and looked like Milky Bar kid still does.

smudgley · 23-09-2008, 09:06 PM

Kazz - you are just like me

I've never had an eye test & with my Dad having Glaucoma & my Mom having pressure on her eyes, I really should.

I am even entitled to a free eye test through work, so I don't need to pay for it, but still never manage to get it done.
I will do it next week.

Kazz · 23-09-2008, 09:12 PM

Thats what is sad here too Kel I am entitled to free from work................*holds head in shame*

dandysmom · 23-09-2008, 09:17 PM

I was six when I got glasses. I was a bright kid and read long before school, parents
didn't understand why I did poorly in first grade. Turn out I was so nearsighted I couldn't read what was on the blackboard...just blurry. I couldn't believe how incredibly sharp everything was after getting glasses...for the first time I realized that trees actually had leaves, not just a green blur up above......I see my eye doctor annually, appoinment on November 4th. Go for it, Kazz! And you too, Smudgley!

Kazz · 23-09-2008, 09:20 PM

Eileen do you get free eye tests etc in the USA...everyone over 60 here gets them and under 19's

angieh · 23-09-2008, 09:26 PM

I had my first pair of specs aged 7! I looked like a young version of Edna Everage - glasses in the late 50's were horrid! I've tried contact lenses X3 times, with not much luck (hated getting them out) so I'm still with the specs!

Yes Kazz - you MUST get your eyes tested! There are all sorts of magazines that give you vouchers for free eye tests. Look out for one - or PM me and I'll look out for them too! And you too, Smudgley. Sight is SO VALUABLE.

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