…because I can’t see. The last time I went for an exam, I wasn’t given the correct prescription. I went back and it was better, but it was never exactly right. Now, jeeze, like two years later, it’s way off. I’m still functional, but I can’t read the writing on the pen on the opposite corner of my desk.
I already have slight night blindness; add to that somewhat blurred vision and driving at night, or long driving trips really put a strain on my eyes.
The headaches are really starting to settle in too.
I’m sure spending ridiculous amounts of time at this computer isn’t helping either.
It’s also been forever since I changed my lenses. These are two week lenses and I think I’ve been wearing them for 6 months…This is just bad for my eye health altogether, and my eyes get worse every year. I’d really like to one day be able to get lasik, but your eyes have to be healthy enough and I’d hate to ruin that now.
I called today to get a quote on an uninsured eye exam. She said it’d be between $84-$120 for a visit for contact lenses. The contacts I currently wear are $20 a box. That covers the basics, but I also haven’t changed glasses in years. Not only are my current frames too small, but my lenses will have to be put through a process that thins them, otherwise they’ll be too thick for most frames, and that’s generally at least an extra $100, on top of the frames and the normal cost of the lenses.
I’m getting back just enough to cover just the basics (regular exam + contacts, not glasses) with my excess financial aid, but currently I have very few hours at work, so I might be counting on that excess to pay bills. It might be necessary instead of ‘extra,’ so I’m not sure what I’m going to do. I also really need to get glasses too, so that I can start letting my eyes breathe more often. I’m supposed to give them a break every once in a while, but right now, I can’t do that.
Anyone have an extra money tree lying around? One that can cover the cost of glasses? I’ll check ebay…
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