Trouble with Glasses or the Inconvenience of Spectacles

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Trouble with Glasses or the Inconvenience of Spectacles

Is it just me or are glasses a nuisance? Spectacles I mean. I’ve been wearing them since I was seven and I still find them very annoying. Like when I’m getting dressed and pull something on over my head: The neck, no matter how loose always seems to catch my glasses and pull them painfully down on my face. In all those years have I learnt to remove my glasses as I dress – no, I haven’t. Then there’s the change of temperature thing. I get all misted up and spend my time not being able to see clearly or meet and greet new people who are only ever a blur to me. Take the example of me in winter when I lived in Alaska. We’d have a great time skiing in the early afternoon on bright sunny winter days. Then we’d go into a cabin which always seemed to be very dark and gloomy (probably due to the fact that I was verging on snow blindness having been out in the strong light). Then my glasses would steam up and take at least ten minutes to clear during which time everyone was a dim shadowy figure.

Often when I’m about to wash my face in the bathroom I go through the motions of taking my glasses off, even when I’m not wearing them. You’d think I’d be aware of how well I could or couldn’t see. That I’d notice if things were not in focus.

Why is it that people frequently remark that when they remove their glasses they experience loss of hearing – i.e. become hearing impaired? That’s one thing I’ve not been aware of, yet.

The size of things also varies. I’m short sighted. When I look at the precious stones in my ring without my glasses they appear much larger. Is that their true size – I hope so!

I’ve reached that time in life when many people find that their arms are not long enough for reading. Thankfully I don’t have that problem. To read the small print I simply remove my glasses. Likewise when looking at small things e.g. threading a needle or reading the numbers printed on plastic materials to see if they are recyclable I also remove my glasses.

My final comment about glasses is that they get dirty and need constant cleaning. Oily fingerprint smudges are the worst. You think you’ve cleaned your glasses and have just finished polishing the lenses when you catch the light and a streaky sheen is revealed, possibly rainbow tinted!