My Glass(es) Are Half-Full

"A-Ha! That's what a flea's face looks like!"

This past Saturday marked my first day as a "Glasses-Wearer". For about a year, I noticed that road signs (especially at night) were a little blurry. I didn't think anything of it though. I just chalked it up to night-time glare. But a few weeks ago, I was in my kitchen and glanced over to the stove to check the time. For the life of me, I could not decipher whether a digit was an "8" or a "3". A "7" or a "1". Also, I had a hard time following the Bears/Eagles game. i couldn't tell if the score was "10-0" or "70-0". By the way they played, I'm guessing the actual score was closer to the latter.

So I decided that it was time for my 1st eye exam. I went to LensCrafters at the Joliet Mall. I sat down, went through the typical series of tests. Everything was fine except for the test that scares the living sh#t out of you by puffing a stream of air into each eye. I survived, but hated it.

Then the eye doc came in and posed a series of questions to me while presenting blurry images at me: "What's blurrier? #1 or #2?, etc., etc."

By using the power of deduction, he wrote up a prescription for myopia or nearsightedness. I couldn't believe the difference there was! I had no clue that my eye sight was that bad. Once I put the glasses on, everthing around me sharpened. Signs were clearer and colors were brighter. I guess it's similar to regular TV and HD. You don't realize how bad TV is until you experience HD.

I still feel weird wearing glasses, but I'm getting more used to them daily. I'm fine with them. I just wished these damn lenses would stop smudging.