National Eyewear Day 2023

2023-06-06

I wear glasses. This is the result of presbyopia which is farsightedness due to loss of elasticity in the lens of the eye as the result of age. Of late I have read about late breaking remedies in the threads but have not pursued any of these.

I once wore presecription lenses. With the last of these being what I considered a gross overcharge of $600 I now simply get readers of sufficient magnification and call it a day. Lately I have been trying blue blocking lenses for that life before a computer screen I seem to have cultivated. The optician wonders why she doesn't get adequate business yet preys on those customers who were TRYING to cut her a break.

There was never a time when I did not need glasses as far as I can remember. Beginning with the first grade I wore them. Then I skipped a few years for reasons unknown to me — only to resume later in my school years.

Eye glasses. Sun glasses. Rose colored glasses. They're all the same to me anymore. Simply a focus aid for the eyes. I hate the name eyewear for glasses as much as the name neckwear for ties. I think they are pretentious names for something dull and commonplace. A total lack of spectacles in the correction of vision is the true sign of technological progress.

I'm not too big on those large garish loud colored frames some prefer to wear either. Instead of some oversized distored glitter besmurched faggy looking frames I prefer a more conservative configuration and color scheme to hang on this mug. Save that bling mess for the LBTQ losers and other immature.

Today is National Eyewear Day. It is a day to take note of the need for spectacles and ostensibly to "show them off" as fashion accessories and marvel at the studious they project to your visage.

Try not to look at it as simply being 'blind as a bat' in your old age. You can opt for the various surgical interventions offered such as lasik and other radial keratotomy type procedures. These were never in the cards for me because of the crappy insurance my employers always provided.

So in addition to the bifocal and trifocal lenses of yesteryear we now have access to "smart" liquid crystal sensor lenses which can automatically switch focus from near to far.

I have never worn glasses as a fashion statement. I know some others who do. To each their own and regardless I hope you'll take a moment and consider how well you feel your eyes do the job.

Personally, I have to see to write. I don't really care how I look anymore.