I was seven, and my Spanish teacher told me I was squinting at the board. I was happy enough being nearsighted; as long as I could read at night, it was all good.
I can’t do that anymore. I inch notes closer and closer to my nose until it hits the sweet spot between where it’s blurry and where my eyes are crossed. But it’s all good.
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Victim to Charm 
You have to take care of your eyes. You have many books to read to not take care of your vision.
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True! I’m pretty good to my eyes, and in fact my prescription has stayed stable over the past few years, which I think is a good sign.
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I realised that I needed a correction when I was already 24… Actually I started to have doubts a bit earlier when I could not read metro times and traffic signs.
In school I was always up front, so no one ever noticed, myself included.
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My sister started realizing she couldn’t see the leaves on the trees–funny how everyone has their own version of what’s disappeared.
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As long as the books can be read ;)
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That’s right!
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I needed glasses at 9. Never fun news to learn!
Yvonne
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I didn’t mind actually, I thought glasses were cool!
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I had to get glasses at age ten. Funny thing was the girl beside me also was having eyesight issues. We both kept raising our hands..saying we can’t see the board. I remember thinking the teacher needed to write the examples on the board with more chalk~
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Ha! I don’t remember what I thought, I just remember being told I was squinting but not being able to NOT squint.
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I must wear glasses to drive or see a movie. Anything I want to see clearly that’s over about six feet away. I was like Solveig, it started with street signs. I couldn’t read them at night. I hated it at first, but now I’m used to it.
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Wearing contacts is part of my daily routine, so it doesn’t bother me either.
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I couldn’t read the board in 7th grade. Then when I got glasses, I realized that all street lights don’t have halos around them. It was more magical when I thought they did…
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As long as you can read at night…perfect
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Unfortunately I can’t anymore! My vision has gotten even worse.
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Oh damn. A simple optical surgery can fix your vision right? I mean the prescription can be corrected right?
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It can be, but it’s expensive. I wear contacts now.
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