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Jobbo wrote: Sun Jan 08, 2023 1:03 pm That’s 5 of us so far; any other half centuries this year?

Not me ! It's next year

This forum is about the only place I actually feel young! I was at the optician yesterday and they were giving me the talk about how I can expect my near vision to start deteriorating in the not too distant future!

duncs500 wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:15 pm they were giving me the talk about how I can expect my near vision to start deteriorating in the not too distant

Logic

mik wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:54 pm

duncs500 wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:15 pm they were giving me the talk about how I can expect my near vision to start deteriorating in the not too distant

Logic

Touché.

The eyesight thing is bizarre, mine was fine until a couple years ago and then just went. I've had a second upgrade on my reading goggles last year. A depressing reminder that we can't just ignore this age thing.

Rich B wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:04 pm There's a fairly big "32 and a 3 series" group on here from 10 years ago. 42 now...

Me, Marv, Harry?

Merv. If I knock 2 years off..

Barry wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:01 pm The eyesight thing is bizarre, mine was fine until a couple years ago and then just went. I've had a second upgrade on my reading goggles last year. A depressing reminder that we can't just ignore this age thing.

Mine went during lockdown. Noticed it late 20:20...

Anyway, the optician insisted it was nothing to do with that and that I was just old So I'm not only short-sighted, but can't see shit with my contact in close up like, say, ingredients or washing instructions. Or the difference in colours between the blue or black pegs in the instructions for my son's Lego Technic-esque digger he got this Xmas.

I'll have to pray for cataracts next so I can have new lenses and at least no longer be short-sighted

I was told I'll get cataracts in my early 40's

As for my future plans I'd like to add a freehold house to it after my service charge bill has now increased to £10,045 (it was £800 6 years ago) and I reckon my car park bill will be nearer £3000 come renewal at April. That's the lower end of service charges here as my flat is 20 years old and doesn't have fancy stuff like a resident's swimming pool and I have my own boiler rather than a massive communal unit in the car park which supplies heating to everyone. The same sized flat across the road with those features is on £20,000+ per annum...

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:11 pm

Barry wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:01 pm The eyesight thing is bizarre, mine was fine until a couple years ago and then just went. I've had a second upgrade on my reading goggles last year. A depressing reminder that we can't just ignore this age thing.

Mine went during lockdown. Noticed it late 20:20...

Anyway, the optician insisted it was nothing to do with that and that I was just old So I'm not only short-sighted, but can't see shit with my contact in close up like, say, ingredients or washing instructions. Or the difference in colours between the blue or black pegs in the instructions for my son's Lego Technic-esque digger he got this Xmas.

I'll have to pray for cataracts next so I can have new lenses and at least no longer be short-sighted

They told me I can have varifocal contact lenses when the time comes.

I'll be 55 in May.

I have had varifocals for a few years now and when I wear contact lenses (generally just for judo) I am completely unable to use my phone -it's just a blurry mess. I've also noticed that for doing close work (like soldering a connector or something similar) it's better if I take my glasses off and have no visual assistance.

I've got variofocals and a 2nd set of glasses just for sitting at my desk. FML.

I don't think I've ever had my eyes tested as an adult...

My eyes are fucked as well. Lenses are good but cant read a screen so need those cheapo reading glasses. Have distance glasses and reading ones too - I'm like a mobile Specsavers I would like to go back to having working eyes for everything.

Rich B wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 7:59 pm I don't think I've ever had my eyes tested as an adult...

Me neither. It’s surely in the post though

Rich B wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 7:59 pm I don't think I've ever had my eyes tested as an adult...

I've been fairly short-sighted since I was young so well used to it. But this really pisses me off!

240PP wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:44 pm

Rich B wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 7:59 pm I don't think I've ever had my eyes tested as an adult...

Me neither. It’s surely in the post though

Just wait until the day you start having to hold stuff at arms length to focus on it. Then get tested and realise even weak glasses will help. Downhill from there

Rich B wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 7:59 pm I don't think I've ever had my eyes tested as an adult...

That's a bit short-sighted (boom boom) - it's not just to get glasses but to check eye health. It's amazing what their machines can measure and look for.

Jobbo wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:15 am

Rich B wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 7:59 pm I don't think I've ever had my eyes tested as an adult...

That's a bit short-sighted (boom boom) - it's not just to get glasses but to check eye health. It's amazing what their machines can measure and look for.

yeah, I'm not saying it's a good thing! I really should.

My eyes are still in good working order amazingly after a lifetime looking at computer screens.

It does take me 10 or 15 mins to loosen up when I get up in the morning though

48 here - still got a year and a half to go

I first got glasses when I was about 21/22, in my final year at university. I could have got away without them but I liked being able to see things clearly far away, so I've got used to eye tests and actually enjoy making sure my sight (with glasses) is as good as it should be. Having a set of prescription polarised sunglasses in the car is sometimes invaluable too, particularly last weekend when the road was damp but the sun came out and caused massive glare. I've only ever needed glasses to see things which are further away, so for driving and watching tv rather than reading.

Within the last year I've started to notice that my near sight isn't quite as good as it should be, but I'm not willing to switch to varifocals yet; it's not bad enough and I just take off my glasses to read. But it's coming.