Welcome to middle age

 

 Something that recently happened was when I needed new glasses, but I was actually unsure. For some time I had to take my glasses off to read small print, and at work that was becoming annoying when I had to read dates on products.

 

I had been thinking about finding out if I needed reading glasses as I had basically stopped reading physical books as the writing was blurred or swimming. I thought I was just tired, and I had the print side on my Kindle on the large size.

 

I enjoy reading, but the burred vision on the smaller print was annoying to the point I couldnt read Manga without glasses off. Anything with a 10 point font was hard to read and it was nearly 2 years with this issue.

 

When I did get tested as every 6 to 9 months I get an eye checked through an eye surgeon for an eye issue, which was a detaching membrane as they want to keep an eye on it to make sure it hasnt gotten worse (see what I did there). I mentioned my eye sight issue in regards to reading. I was asked my age and I said 44. I was told 'welcome to middle age', as I would need transitions / bifocal glasses. It was that simple.

 

I ended up a week later at the optometrist getting new glassses that are multifocal that are for reading, computer work and the rest. Fast forward a month I got them, I was happy to have new glasses as I could read small print including dates on products at work. Yay! Now I have to learn how to use the glasses to read by placing things at certain points, but thats not a huge issue at all.

 

Yeah, welcome to middle age. Not everyone at work believes my age though. Still books are life 

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