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Hi there,
Back when I first fell ill with the virus that caused ME, my eyesight suddenly went from seeming perfect (though I'd never had a test), to being blurred at times. I went to the optician and got glasses, but they never worked. They were terrible, and my eyesight was okay part of the time, so I just abandoned them. Had another eye test a few years later, got another pair of glasses that didn't work and an optician who didn't understand the issue, but thought the first pair were ridiculous for me. I've not worn glasses since then, and my eyesight wasn't as affected for a long time. So that's decades without glasses, but I now can't read small print (most likely age-related), and I definitely need a pair, but past experience has made me wary. Variable eyesight has put me off going. I'm long-sighted, so the issue is more reading than anything else. I mostly read off the laptop, so I can always adjust print size if necessary, but there are books on my shelves I'd struggle with now, which makes reading more wearing.
I wondered how others dealt with the glasses/eye test. I checked for other threads, but didn't notice one on exactly this subject, but I might have missed it. Noticed one on adjusting to glasses and how long it took.
Back when I first fell ill with the virus that caused ME, my eyesight suddenly went from seeming perfect (though I'd never had a test), to being blurred at times. I went to the optician and got glasses, but they never worked. They were terrible, and my eyesight was okay part of the time, so I just abandoned them. Had another eye test a few years later, got another pair of glasses that didn't work and an optician who didn't understand the issue, but thought the first pair were ridiculous for me. I've not worn glasses since then, and my eyesight wasn't as affected for a long time. So that's decades without glasses, but I now can't read small print (most likely age-related), and I definitely need a pair, but past experience has made me wary. Variable eyesight has put me off going. I'm long-sighted, so the issue is more reading than anything else. I mostly read off the laptop, so I can always adjust print size if necessary, but there are books on my shelves I'd struggle with now, which makes reading more wearing.
I wondered how others dealt with the glasses/eye test. I checked for other threads, but didn't notice one on exactly this subject, but I might have missed it. Noticed one on adjusting to glasses and how long it took.