My deteriorating vision

[mtbc]

My +1.00 reading glasses still serve me well so at least my presbyopia progresses slowly. Nonetheless, I notice increasing difficulty in reading small text on a distant television screen. Together with a previous lack of clarity in reading outdoor signs composed of colored lit elements, I wonder if I am also astigmatic. My normal distance vision remains good. In general, I see well enough that any real diagnosis can wait until after the current pandemic. It feels strange to me to be aging like this given how excellent my vision once was.

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[shadowkat]

Apparently - at least according to various eye doctors - it is normal to need reading glasses in middle age. Actually most people appear to get them at 45. When I was told this? I was highly annoyed - because I already had to use contacts and glasses for distance. They told me - well the good news is your distance vision will get better but your near vision will get worse. (Which is exactly what happened.) And that this is perfectly normal.