David.Postler@f778.n115.z1.fidonet.org (David Postler) (10/24/90)
Index Number: 11257 Sorry all the BBS dropped me off and I had to go to work. Here is the full message text: Hi Again, > I think there is no one who is nearsighted and has improve > their vision. I realized that I'm stuck for life wearing > glasses and being nearly blind. The one good thing, most near- > sighted people do not lose their close vision as quickly as > normal people. Most likely I won't need bi-focals until I'm > 50's or 60's probably. Your vision may improve slightly as you get farsighted when you get older. Bifocals usually come in your 40's, I'll let you know when I get there. Some alternative to glasses are contacts, hard, soft, disposable. There are also some alternative treatments such as the radial keratotamy eye surgery. Talk to you eye doctor about this. Bear in mind that these treatments are expensive and do have some risk of blindness. > Every time I have to use more and more my glasses. I know, I recently lost the ability to read a clock from across the room, without my glasses. > Many people say if I wear glasses all the time, my eyesight > will deteriorate FASTER than if I do not! Is this true? It could be. Eye problems are caused by your eye going out of round. Your muscles can force your eye closer to a sphere and correct your vision. This is why you may notice that you see worse when you are tired. > When I put my first pair of glasses I realize that my eyes > are quite a bit worse now. Your eyes tend to adjust to your current prescription. If you wear your old glasses for a longer period they will work better. > What do I do with the old ones? I can start a collection. If my > eyes change like they are changing I'm going to have 10 pairs > of glasses in five years from now. Usually you only need to change the lenses. You can keep the frames. Also several charitable organizations recycle glasses contact the local Lions club for details. > Who out there has the biggest collection? I believe Elton John does. Last I heard he has between 300 and 500 pairs of glasses. Boy, I sure hope he gets a discount when he needs a new prescription. I'm not complaining about my eye problems. Believe me there are quite a few people on this echo who would willingly trade for your or my eye problems. Many are blind and their problems make ours look distinctly minor. > Thanks Monica Your welcome, David Postler -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!115!778!David.Postler Internet: David.Postler@f778.n115.z1.fidonet.org