I never needed to wear glasses until the dreaded ‘difficult age’ arrived, and I found my arms were too short to see small print. Even threading a needle became a Herculaen task that only be achieved in bright light and then with the help of the nearest teenager! My optician told me I only needed glasses to see close up, so I duly ordered a pair of snazzy black frames with a simple reading lens. Little did I know my problems were only just beginning!!
The reading specs were great for sitting down with my favourite book, and at least I could sew a button on again. Everyday life however became a nightmare round of lost specs, a marked nose where I kept pulling them down to peer over the top, and pulled hair as I stuck them on top of my head and then got them entangled in my tresses!
So it was back to the drawing board, or rather the pc. I felt my optician didn’t think about my lifestyle when suggesting my glasses – a chair bound book worm would love my readers, but I’m a teacher and I need to move around, see what little Johnny at the back of the class is doing, and a thousand and one other things during the day. A bit of surfing (the net that is, I’m not that dynamic!) and I came across some really helpful info from the Internet Glasses Company. I browsed and after a chat with friends took the plunge and ordered some varifocal lenses. I wasn’t sure about getting them off the net, but the cost was low and I decided to give it a whirl.
One month on, and I’m over the moon with the varifocals. They let me see my book, the pc and little Johnny, without glaring menacingly over the top rim of my specs. They felt odd for a day or two but now they’ve settled down I just stick them on and forget about them. I’ve even just placed an order for another pair, with lenses that go light and dark, so I’m sorted for all day every day – and they look like plain lenses so I can forget the difficult age thing and pretend I haven’t got there yet!!