I Need New Glasses!
Well, my days of having perfect 20/20 vision are over.
I managed to do without glasses for the past twenty or so years, but those late hours on the computer finally caught up to my eyesight. During my most recent appointment, my friendly optometrist gave me a prescription to my first pair of glasses. Although I have been trying to deny my deteriorating eyesight for quite some time, I definitely noticed that my vision has been getting worse and worse over time. I used to be able to read the letters of the street sign from my bedroom window, but lately these letters became blurry and indistinguishable. It was only a matter of time before I had to wear glasses.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise to me, since I have been spending hours doing overnight computer research for my medical internship. However, I am still getting comfortable to the idea of wearing glasses all the time. I guess I’m just not used to wearing something in between my ears, although my friends tell me that I’ll become familiar with the feeling after a while.
Shopping for new glasses was an interesting experience for me. I wanted something stylish yet affordable at the same time, but I never imagined that glasses would be so expensive. Luckily, a friend managed to refer me to a reliable online retailer that sells at reasonable prices. Note to self: take extra care of my glasses (and my eyes!) carefully so that I won’t need to buy another pair for a long while.
I am also shopping around for a pair of contact lenses for aesthetic purposes, but wearing contacts is like opening up a whole new can of worms. For someone like me, who does many prolonged hours of reading and researching, wearing contact lenses might put an unnecessary strain on my eyes. Nonetheless, I am careful about taking breaks in between my reading anyway, because I do not want my eyesight to get any worse.
Researching about optical ailments was also a very educating experience. I only have a basic understanding of optometry in my studies so far, but I read up on some pretty interesting fields like Ophthalmology (studying the anatomy of the eye), Orthoptics (treatment of eye defection) and the Bates method (eye exercise). This seems like a profession that I may be interested in learning more about. Perhaps I will pursue more into optometry after my residency.
