Yesterday I'm at the optometrist and at the end of the exam the doctor starts explaining the difference between progressive lenses & "work place" lenses while showing how the shape of the eye changing affects vision and on & on; at some point of him droning on in a monotone voice I interrupt & ask the question that, in hindsight, I realize had more importance then I knew at the time. I asked "
So it's just normal for my age?". At that moment, as I said the words, it hit me, the doctor wasn't trying to explain about some new issue with my eyes, he was explaining how bifocal lenses work. He was telling me I need bifocals! Wait, what?!
I turned 49 a couple of weeks ago and apparently have reached the stage in life where me asking doctors "
... so it's just normal for my age?" will start becoming a commonplace event. Well, shoot.
My new glasses with progressive lenses will be arriving in about 10 days. That should give me time to practice yelling "
Get off my lawn!" while shaking my fist in the air in anticipation of the upcoming warmer weather.