The eyes have it

Another thing that happened last week is that I had my eyes examined, it being just over two years since my last test. I always approach this event with some trepidation as in my experience it often leads to a new prescription and the consequent need to fork out a considerable amount of dosh on new spectacles. I wear varifocals as I have both astigmatism (which primarily affects long-distance vision) and the usual problem at close range for people of my age. I’ve had the former problem for many years, but when I reached my mid-40s my short-range vision began to deteriorate rather rapidly, hence the need for varifocals, which are rather expensive but do work pretty well for me. Over the following decade or so every eye examination led to a new prescription, new lenses and new frames and a consequent reduction in my bank balance. Since I’m now an established member of the Over-Sixties Club I just assumed there would be steady deterioration from now on. That seemed to be the case in 2020…

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