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So if you were shortsighted, your vision goes back to normal?

Being shortsighted, is a malfunction of the brain, not the eyes.... :lol:

I'm sorry, it's "near-sighted" in American.

so only the british are shortsighted? :whistle:

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Lately, I have noted that my vision has started to "blur" when reading written material. Oddly enough, it does not occur on the computer, only on paper based text. e.g. newspapers, magazines and books.

Anyway, I had a vision test today during a physical and could only read line 7 (the largest font) on the scope. Even that was difficult.

Guess I need to see an optometrist. On that note, do most people just buy the reading glasses available in Pharmacies or do you go to an Optometrist for a prescription pair of reading glasses?

What does that cost typically?

Any insight is appreciated.

Shoot, I can't read anything closer than 2 feet now. It's nothing but a blur. I am 49 now.

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So if you were shortsighted, your vision goes back to normal?

Being shortsighted, is a malfunction of the brain, not the eyes.... :lol:

I'm sorry, it's "near-sighted" in American.

If you were being serious, please define "shortsighted" - to normal, in the context of not being able to read paper text in close proximity.

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I don't think it improves, mawilson, because from what I understand it's not just normal farsightedness when your vision goes when you age, but basically everything getting old.

My dad's vision was better than 20/20 till about age 45. Now he (55) wears reading glasses he bought from the drugstore. My mother (51) has eyesight worse than mine, very nearsighted (something past 20/400), and she uses reading glasses for close-range reading, too.

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So if you were shortsighted, your vision goes back to normal?

Being shortsighted, is a malfunction of the brain, not the eyes.... :lol:

I'm sorry, it's "near-sighted" in American.

If you were being serious, please define "shortsighted" - to normal, in the context of not being able to read paper text in close proximity.

British English:

short-sighted adj.

  1. relating to or suffering from myopia.
  2. lacking foresight: a short-sighted plan.

near-sighted adj.

  1. relating to or suffering from myopia.

American English:

shortsighted adj.

  1. lacking foresight
  2. nearsighted

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So if you were shortsighted, your vision goes back to normal?

Being shortsighted, is a malfunction of the brain, not the eyes.... :lol:

I'm sorry, it's "near-sighted" in American.

If you were being serious, please define "shortsighted" - to normal, in the context of not being able to read paper text in close proximity.

British English:

short-sighted adj.

  1. relating to or suffering from myopia.
  2. lacking foresight: a short-sighted plan.

near-sighted adj.

  1. relating to or suffering from myopia.

American English:

shortsighted adj.

  1. lacking foresight
  2. nearsighted

Appreciate the clarification. Sometimes, Mawilson, it is difficult to distinguish your sarcasm, from real advice or queries. Cheers Bro.

BTW, I don’t know the answer.

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I too had great vison all my life then bam , the blur hits.

I found really cool reading glasses for $14.99 and they come in a stylish little case. I notice that if the light is exra bright (like a high watt bulb or sun light) its easier to read without the reading glasses. Maybe this is why the computer screen is still readable- the light of the screen?

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Yep getting old sucks. Two years ago when the lines became blurry on my tape measure (I'm a cabinet maker by trade) I decidd it was time for a set of cheaters. Have used the pharmacy reader for two years now without problem though you will find some that seem to have better lenses than others. Without glasses anything within three feet is a blur. With'em I'm OK but I can tell that bifocals are on the way. I'm 50

One of God's little jokes! :P You get old and wise but forget what you learned and can't read it if you wrote it down. A lot of people around here get those little reading glasses that you find in most pharmacies and they seem to do the trick.

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So it would seem. At 39, 40 and 41 my vision was perfect. Then wham, blur... :wacko:

ditto....my eyes were just fine until a few years ago, now i have to wear reading glasses.

same here....

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So if you were shortsighted, your vision goes back to normal?

No. My nearsightedness increased.

The Today show did a story about neading glasses at age 40 when Katie Couric had to start using them. Needing glasses around age 40 is quite common.

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I'm near sighted, and about five years ago moved from contact lenses to glasses. Then within a year, I needed reading glasses. I went back to contacts, and just used over the counter non-prescription reading glasses. In fact, my optomistrist advised me to do this as long as I could due to the cost of reading glasses. The only problem with this, was when I was say shopping, and looking at food labels in the store, and had left my reading glasses in the car. I think I lost several pairs of reading glasses. I ended up going back to glasses, and got progressive lenses. They are AWESOME! I can read from any distance, watch TV, drive ...anything, with only the one pair of glasses.

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Lately, I have noted that my vision has started to "blur" when reading written material. Oddly enough, it does not occur on the computer, only on paper based text. e.g. newspapers, magazines and books.

Anyway, I had a vision test today during a physical and could only read line 7 (the largest font) on the scope. Even that was difficult.

Guess I need to see an optometrist. On that note, do most people just buy the reading glasses available in Pharmacies or do you go to an Optometrist for a prescription pair of reading glasses?

What does that cost typically?

Any insight is appreciated.

I just turned 39 and had a physical today. My eyes were still good. Is the drop-off quick?

It actually starts when you're about 20 or so, but most people don't notice it until 40 or so, that's all.

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I am very near-sighted, so I'm interested to see what happens as I age. At 24, I have a ways to go before I have to worry about it, but I know that my eyes certainly aren't getting any less near-sighted the older I get!

I think it is just an age thing; my father and mother both became long-sighted (what do you say in the US, far-sighted?) at about 40, and my husband at 37 is just starting to have problems.

As Kez said, welcome to getting old!

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