# Are you wearing eyeglasses and/or contact lenses as you're reading this? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 11, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-eyeglasses-and-or-contact-lenses-as-youre-reading-this/855425 "2020-06-11T01:58:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-eyeglasses-and-or-contact-lenses-as-youre-reading-this/855425/61 "2020-06-14T01:41:55Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Never mind distant. I knew trees had individual leaves, if I put my face close enough to a branch I could see them just fine. But I had had no idea that most people looked at trees from the ground and saw anything up there, except maybe the lowest and closest branches, as anything other than a green blur. I remember that exact experience! I was in 3rd grade the first time I “flunked” a screening test at school and got packed off to the doctor for eyeglasses. When the glasses arrived it was like a whole new world opened up. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-eyeglasses-and-or-contact-lenses-as-youre-reading-this/855425/62 "2020-06-14T07:45:50Z")
Wearing glasses since I was 10. A few years ago I was really struggling with printed material. With my computer I could change the font, but books don’t have that feature. So I got my first pair of varifocal lenses approximately 3 years ago. Probably could use a new prescription for reading, but I use e-books more and more, so it’s not that critical. Definitely need more light to read, though. Especially my German books, which seem to be type-set for teenagers. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-eyeglasses-and-or-contact-lenses-as-youre-reading-this/855425/63 "2020-06-14T08:42:17Z")
That’s been one of the more annoying things about aging eyes for me - what I used to read effortlessly now takes more work and more light. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-eyeglasses-and-or-contact-lenses-as-youre-reading-this/855425/64 "2020-06-14T15:03:52Z")
I probably couldn’t find the monitor screen 16 inches in front of my face without my specs. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-eyeglasses-and-or-contact-lenses-as-youre-reading-this/855425/65 "2020-06-14T19:54:28Z")
I HAVE bifocals, but I really only wear them for driving. Especially now that I wear a mask at work. I have had NO success at keeping them unfogged. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-eyeglasses-and-or-contact-lenses-as-youre-reading-this/855425/66 "2020-06-14T22:03:43Z")
Do monocles count? ---
**Author:** ![Yosh99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ccd318/32.png) [@Yosh99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosh99)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-eyeglasses-and-or-contact-lenses-as-youre-reading-this/855425/67 "2020-06-14T23:37:18Z")
No glasses. Just monovision Lasik which I had 15 years ago at the age of 50. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-eyeglasses-and-or-contact-lenses-as-youre-reading-this/855425/68 "2020-06-15T01:48:42Z")
I wear glasses when I drive or at work where I’m driving a forklift and needing to read labels on the third level of pallet racking. Other than that, I get by pretty well with my naked eyes. In fact, I sometimes feel like the longer I go without wearing my glasses, the less I need them. For sure need them while driving at night and when it comes to reading unusually small print on product labels. Never wear them while at my desktop or on my tablet or phone. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-eyeglasses-and-or-contact-lenses-as-youre-reading-this/855425.md?page=3)