Eye Glasses are For Those Who Can't See

I just picked up my first pair of eye glasses yeaterday

I originally went into the eye specialist because my insurrance covered it and I hadn't had an eye examin since high school (or maybe it was middle school) so I said, "What the hell." I made the appointment and the next day I went.

The particulars of eye examins and such has come a long way since my young days as everything was done by machines and was very quick. In fact, I spent more time filling out paperwork then I did on everything that was done to me (with the exception of picking out new glasses). They also did this new thing which is an OptoMap which maps the inside of the eye and can help find early signs of diabeties or glicoma, or a plethera of other diseases. Since the primary reason I went to the eye specialist was to determine if my eyes have anything to do with my migranes, I had this done. It was an extra $39.00 that wasn't covered by insurrance but I was sure it would be worth it.

It totally was!

I have to admit it was really "cool" (can I still say that?) to see the inside of my eye. As the doctor was doing the actual test it was like he took a small pin light to the eye in order to get the 180 degree picture. And when I viewed it on the screen I was in total awe. Technology is so...WOW!

And the thing is that there was nothing wrong with my eyes (thank the heavens) other than my eye sight itself which was anything but 20-20 (which, by the way very few people actually have). The thing is that I could have continued to gone through the rest of my life with mediocre eye sight never realizing that it could be so much better. I learned from the doctors that I have a weak left eye and that even though it isn't great my right eye does well but is compensating for the weak left eye. Now the doctor told me that this could be a cause of minor headaches but was probably not the cause of my migranes.

I decided to get the glasses anyway. My insurrance is pretty good in this regards and it's better to have the glasses then to not have them, so I picked up a pair of Scott & Harris brand. I hate to admit this but they actually do make a HUGE difference. If I hadn't gotten the glasses then I wouldn't be missing anything that I didn't know about but having them have definitely changed my outlook in regards to my vision and I'm very happy.