# My first trip to the eye doctor, ever, age 30

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 12, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-trip-to-the-eye-doctor-ever-age-30/118566 "2002-07-12T04:48:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-trip-to-the-eye-doctor-ever-age-30/118566/1 "2002-07-12T04:48:09Z")

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So I am one of those people that has had perfect vision ever since I was a kid. Great long distance vision. Eagle-eye. Proud and insufferable about it.  
My husband wanted to go get checked out for Lasik and I figured, hell I’m insured and work in art history and am reading a LOT for qualifying exams and I might as well go with him and get looked at for hoots. Twin sister just went in and was just about perfect. Ah, so shall I be, I assume.  
I need reading glasses! A bit of far-sightedness and exophoria has appeared at some point (and explains the headaches and drowsiness in reading-- I just thought it was the content).  
Quite the shock, for one who has always been secure in good eyesight and its invincibility.  
I’m in a bit of denial. I guess I’m a real academic now, though.

(people with TRUE poor eyesight are likely reading this thinking “Oh, shut the hell up, putz. OOOH! READING glasses! Mutter mutter. . .” My apologies.)

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**Author:** ![Gopher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gopher)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-trip-to-the-eye-doctor-ever-age-30/118566/2 "2002-07-12T07:53:03Z")

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Yup. I’m muttering. :rolleyes: But glasses aren’t that bad. They just make you look smarter 🆒

I got my first pair of glasses when I was in 2nd grade. YIPPEEE! During my checkup, I just watched some video while the doctor looked at my eye and somehow determined a prescription. Strange…since all my later checkups had me looking at charts and stuff. I remember eating cookies and candy there. I guess it did have some advantages

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**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-trip-to-the-eye-doctor-ever-age-30/118566/3 "2002-07-12T10:18:57Z")

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I’ve been seeing eye doctors at least since I was two years old. Pass some of that good eyesight my way!

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**Author:** ![Clever\_Hans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Clever\_Hans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clever_Hans)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-trip-to-the-eye-doctor-ever-age-30/118566/4 "2002-07-12T18:05:03Z")

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I go once a year but am still shotting 20/20.

Hmmm, only kid with red hair, only kid with perfect vision, different body fram… thanks milk man.