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Very happy for you Polly. I wish I had 20-20 vision.

Dee in Oz

How fantastic for you - enjoy.

"Polly Esther" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net...

Oh, I'm glad that things did work out so well for you. I don't know what I would do if I ever lost my eyesight. Isn't it great to live in times when it's possible to have old body parts replaced? ;-) Me, I am saving money to get me varifocals since I found that my close-range eyesight has been deteriorating since I got my last pair of glasses about a year and a half ago. After asking how old I was (turning 45 this September), the optometrist mentioned with a gloating smile that at my advanced age it was normal to suffer a dramatically worsening eyesight. However, he assured me that after an initial 'drop', things would stabilise to needing a new pair of glasses only every five years. Thank you, sir!

Anyway, now that you have your new lenses, do go ahead, create something spectacularly colourful and tiny-stitched! :-)

U.

Same situation when I turned that age group too! I did try bifocals but didn't get along with them at all - eventually, I opted for a separate pair of reading glasses for everything. Last testing: I am using the reading glasses for permanent vision - I haven't worn my distance glasses for months and my doctor told me that if it works for me - good for me! She said that she could give me a new prescription for 'actual' reading but I said that I was more comfortable to do any book reading without wearing glasses (same for any hand sewing) .. it has worked out less expensive over the last several years since distance and close prescriptions changed so slightly with each test that it was optional whether either had to be changed at all. Barnyowl

Polly, I smile every time I read another of your "new eyes" posts! I don't have anything resembling 20-20 vision, but I am absolutely amazed when I look around and realize that I'm seeing *depth* most of the time these days. I've stopped telling people about it, since they just look at me as though I'm crazy, so I enjoy your happiness even more.

Oh boy do I Ever remember that one. Grumpy eye doctor said, " A woman Your AGE would have to be highly motivated to wear contact lenses." That was just like waving a red flag in front of me. That was when I was about 45 too. Just a kid. Polly

"Ursula Schrader" After asking how old I was (turning 45 this September), the optometrist

Excellent! WooHoo! I know this has to have been a pretty stressful event for you and Mr. Esther. I am glad it is done and the results are to be enjoyed. Good for you. Hugs, Taria

Happy day, oh happy day. Both my distance vision bionic lens and my only one-week old close vision lens are settling in and getting better by the hour. How you would laugh at when I walk the yorkie about sunset. Have to wear a hat and sunglasses since I'm so not used to seeing light. really. Colors are glorious. Yogi just HAD to go out about 3 am and I got to see the morning star for the first time. There wasn't a whole lot easy about this journey. It's 'just' my eyes, you know? and I'm such a coward but I was never alone. Anyhow. I've graduated. 20-20 in both eyes. Tomorrow, I can wear eye make-up. Not likely since Friday is house cleaning day but I just might gussy up with make up and wear high heels. When you grow old and need help with your vision, call on me. I'll hold your hand. Polly

WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO - that is fantastic news Polly. I am so happy for you. Time to go exploring :)

Cindy

I am so glad it worked well for you. Sight is so precious.

I was SUCH a coward about my laser eye repair for the torn retina last year, and that episode has taken its toll visually*, so I know how terrifying the whole eye thing is from the inside.

*Technically I have lost a few light receptors to the 450 or so laser blasts they 'stitched' it back with, but the brain very quickly compensates for that. The thing that is different is that I have many more permanent 'floaters', I am far more sensitive to bright light, and that eye is slower to adapt than the other. But I CAN SEE! So joy is unconfined.

That's just wonderful, Polly! Enjoy your new 'eyes!'

-Irene

Delightful!

I had cataracts removed from both eyes last month. All that apprehension for such an easy surgery. What I have noticed the most is color. Things seem so much brighter than they were before. I love it!