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22.54%
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 01:04 AM
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Glasses

Who here wears glasses or contacts? I wear glasses. My eyes are pretty sensitve, so contacts are out of the question. Anyone here have 20/20?

poor eye-sight
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 01:09 AM
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I'm lucky, last time they were checked, they ranged from 20/13 to 20/17 depending on which eye, and near or far.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 02:44 AM
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I need glasses for distance. I now have to take them off for reading but that's ok with me.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 03:03 AM
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I can't seem a darn thing with out help. But I wear contacts.

-7 pwr on my lenses, lets see whos more blind.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 06:03 AM
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I have always had 20/20 vision - that is until I got older! Now I need glasses for close up work so I have tri-focals - one lense for reading, one for working on the computer and clear glass for distance. It happens to everyone around 45 years of age so get ready!
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 06:29 AM
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I had 20/5 vision then I developed astigmatism and presbyopia around 40. I now wear trifocals.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 06:47 AM
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lasic surgery. best way to go.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 06:47 AM
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I had terrible eye sight!

Being that -2600 is blind and I had -700 right and -675 left for eyesight goes to show you how bad my eyes were. Key word there is were! I had the Lasics wave front procedure done on both eyes. First one then the other. It's been about 4 months now and my vision is 20/20. No side effects or problems, just perfect eye sight. Best investment I ever made. My only regret is that I waited so long to do it!
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 07:30 AM
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Originally posted by uk1050
lasic surgery. best way to go.
Did you do both at once or oneat a time, how old were you, when done.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 07:52 AM
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I was blind for three months. Dabetic complications. had two vetrictomy(sp) and now can see 20/30 and 20/40 makes you really appretiate being able to see anything.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 08:22 AM
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Glasses most of the time, but I wear contacts when I'm either on the ice playing hockey or on my bicycle climbing hills.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 08:26 AM
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I can't get contacts even if I wanted them (they won't work with my eyes), so I wear glasses. Besides, contacts are far too much maintenance for me... glasses are the way to go.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 08:43 AM
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I can see a tick on my cat's butt from 10 feet away
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 09:18 AM
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'Til now there is no need to wear contacts or glasses.

(knock on wood)

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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 09:24 AM
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Originally posted by johare
I have always had 20/20 vision - that is until I got older! Now I need glasses for close up work so I have tri-focals - one lense for reading, one for working on the computer and clear glass for distance. It happens to everyone around 45 years of age so get ready!
20/20 and I'm 40

I'll believe you when I can't see it
 
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