My Eyesight (Rave)

[Radbird]

I went in for my annual eye exam last week. Told the doc I figured that I would need a new prescription since both my distance and reading were off a little. I've been wearing these "multifocal" contacts for the last few years which are like bifocals and correct both problems. So no need for distance or reading glasses and I didn't have to compromise by having one eye near and one eye far. Very cool.

Anyway, after the exam, the doc leaves the room and after about 5 minutes his partner shows up and she examines me. And then says - "it looks like you were right, you do need a new prescription. But not because your eyes got worse - because they improved!" I actually went 2 steps in the other direction in each eye - from -1.75 to -1.25 in the left and -1.50 to -1.00 in the right. They sent me home with the new lenses and asked me to come back today to confirm. Neither doctor had ever seen a double correction like this for someone my age (54).

Today they re-tested and determined that the new readings are correct, and they have no idea how it could've happened. I am calling myself a medical miracle. My daughter prefers the term "freak of nature".

Just completely fricking weird. And no, I did not use HGH.

[JL21]

What about carrots?

[thrill]

Alright then freak, what does this say?

[Dillagii]

Now you can see this more clearly

[Radbird]

Alright then freak, what does this say?

Dill had a much better take on this than you did, thrill.

And I could totally read that - which I couldn't have last week. I am the mang.

[Leroy]

[Cronos]

waaaaah!! I had a friend in college who looks exactly like her. Creepy. But very easy on the eyes.

Leroy: I already had to have that pic removed once before, be careful.

[jim]

That's kind of drastic, but pretty normal. My eyesight went from a -5.25 to a -5.00, and when i got excited about that the guy chuckled and just said it's a function of age - and to prepare for reading glasses. Two years later and here I am with progressive lenses so I can read the darn newspaper.

He told me that in middle age your eyesight actually improves - although like I said yours was pretty dramatic.

[Radbird]

I had my annual eye exam last week and my vision improved again. I'm now -1.00 in both eyes. My daughter now has a stronger prescription than I do.

Old age rocks!

[tothebeach08]

Wondering....if your getting more powerful eyesight, is that taking away from the muscle power elsewhere in your body? If that's the case, you may want to rethink this