Oh, yeah - I'm officially old enough that I wear bi-focals.

[Shelly in IL]

Yippy skippy. Just found out that fun news.

[missmoe]

I've been wearing progressive lenses for several years and am NOT old! Thank-you very much! ;)

 

 

My eyes may be old, but I am not!

[Michelle O. in MO]

You have my deepest sympathy and empathy. I turned 44yo 2 weeks ago, went in for my eye doctor's appt a week later, and just picked up my new "reading glasses" yesterday. Such a bummer. :glare:

 

I opted out of the bi-focal choice because I heard they can literally drive you crazy. That, and my vanity just wouldn't let me do it.

[BeckyFL]

:hurray: Welcome to the happy club! And remember... this means nothing! We are young, young, young!

[Shelly in IL]

Dh said I could have lasik this year if I'm a candidate!

[KidsHappen]

I reached bi-focal age a few years back but I just couldn't handle them so now I have distance glasses and reading glasses and some distances that I just can't see at all. :glare:

[kewb]

Since I have been wearing bifocals since I was 3 (that is not a typo and I still have the emotional scars of being told I was too young for bifocals. Back in the day bifocals were very obvious.) I am going to say you must be very young.

[stephanier.1765]

I opted out of the bi-focal choice because I heard they can literally drive you crazy. That, and my vanity just wouldn't let me do it.

 

Me too, I opted out. I can read fine without them and since I don't care how well I see the TV or anything else not close up at home, I almost never wear them while in the house. Pretty much they've become driving glasses for me. :tongue_smilie:

[Ravin]

Iv'e worn bifocals since I was 11yo.

[bearnpurple]

Since I have been wearing bifocals since I was 3 (that is not a typo and I still have the emotional scars of being told I was too young for bifocals. Back in the day bifocals were very obvious.) I am going to say you must be very young.

 

 

I was 10 when I had mine and yes, kids were horrible about my glasses.....I HAD to go to contacts by 14 to slow down the eye deterioration.....I am happy to say I have only had to increase my prescription 3 times since I was 14 yrs old! Although hubby had to go to bifocals this year and he says they are a pain.....I just smile....he doesn't know pain! :)

[Tammyla]

:grouphug:I feel your pain.:grouphug:

[OrganicAnn]

I had bifocals at about 8. Then about 13 I had regular glasses and 17 contact lenses. Now in my 40s I'm back to bifocals. When the technician started to tell me how to look at them, I had to stop them and say. I wore them about 5 years as a kid, I know all about how to look through bifocals.

[dancer67]

I almost ended up with bi-focals this year. I will be 43 in a few days. My eye dr instead, gave me a new script for my contact lenses that helps with my reading and distance. And for my glasses, I was able to keep the same prescription because I only read with them, and not drive.

 

But they are coming, it is inevitable.

 

:grouphug:

[mommaduck]

I was wearing them in 5th grade. By 6th grade they were talking about giving me trifocals and declaring me legally blind. Oddly enough, my eyesight started getting better after I started having children. I'm now in single lenses, but have astigmatisms.