Yesterday I had an eye doctor’s appointment. Every year for as long as I can remember I’ve had to get my eyes checked. I started wearing glasses in second grade, then I had a growth spurt in fourth grade and my eyes changed enough I didn’t need them anymore. Then I had another growth spurt in sixth grade and was back to needing glasses, but I managed to convince my mom contacts were better. So I’ve been wearing glasses or contacts most of my life. Since I prefer contacts I usually wear them, but the last couple of years I’ve been wearing my glass more even though they are an older prescription. They weren’t too far off from what my contacts were so I thought it would be fine.

Apparently I was wrong.

I got a bit of a lecture and was told I needed to get a new pair of glasses because wearing my old prescription has strained my eyes and worsened my vision. He suggested—not for the first time—that I’d be an ideal candidate for Lasik eye surgery. But since my prescription just changed I’ll have to wait another two years before I’d be able to have it done. According to the pamphlet he gave me it says your prescription has to be unchanged for at least three years to be eligible.

Once we get moved I’d like to look into it though. Not having to wear glasses or contacts all the time would be great. In the mean time, however, I’m going to have to order new glasses. Part of the reason I always put it off is that glasses are so expensive. And another is that they never have frames I like. I like the pair I have now but they won’t let me use my frames. Something about liability if they break them since they wouldn’t be able to replace them.

So for now I’ll wear my contacts while I start the hunt for new frames. But at least I can see clearly again, so there’s that.