Poor eyesight can be a real nuisance
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
November 21, 2015 6:13am CST
Last night the bulb in the room that I use as an office blew, so I simply replaced it. The new bulb also went out about an hour later and changing that one made no difference. This morning I took the light fitting apart to find a wire had come loose.
This was a simple matter of securing it to solve the problem, but it did not turn out quite that simple. The screws and holes for connecting the wire are extremely small and very difficult for me to see clearly. The fact that I was using step ladders certainly did not improve the chance either. It was like trying the thread a tiny needle while looking up at it at an angle.
It took me almost one and a half hours for such a basic task, which I am still not certain is completely secure. It is times like this that I am reminded of just how poor my sight is.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
21 Nov 15
But you do wear glasses and have your eyes checked once a year, right? New glasses when needed sure help.
I didn't wear glasses until I was forty. The doctor listened to my complaint about not being able to see menus clearly and said, "Wait, you can't be..." My reply was "What, FORTY?" And so it goes.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Nov 15
Mine started at 43 @ElizabethWallace with just reading glasses then extended to bifocals. Now with cataracts...geez!
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Nov 15
@ElizabethWallace I've never tried contacts; I don't like anything 'in' my eyes. Oh geez, an ulcer in the eyeball; I can't even imagine the pain of that. I do hate having to wear glasses; they are an inconvenience to me. I wanted Laser Surgery but my insurance company won't cover it because they consider it 'cosmetic'. Are you kidding me??? I'm not asking for a face lift; I want to be able to SEE.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
21 Nov 15
@nanette64 My doctor told me he had bad news and good news. He said they would get worse every year, but there were glasses for that. I tried contacts for a few years, but developed an ulcer on my eyeball which was very painful and very dangerous. I wear glasses now. Bummer.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
21 Nov 15
I would never try to fix something like that, too chicken to play with electricity... At my age my eyes are getting worse and I find driving at night almost impossible to do. I also keep a magnifying glass handy for small print.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
21 Nov 15
There was no danger involved because I shut off all the power prior to stripping the fitment down. This was why I had to wait until today and could not do anything last night.
I did feel like giving up after about 30 minutes and waiting until I returned home later, but decided that it was prudent to persevere rather than risk it going dark while I was out.
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@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
21 Nov 15
@painsonslate we are kindred spirits. I can't drive at night anymore and I'm nervous if I have to. I've added a magnifying glass to use even with my glasses on cause there are just some things I can't see anymore. I hate this as I always had good eyes and never needed glasses until I hit about 50 yrs old. Then it was just reading glasses.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
21 Nov 15
@Marilynda1225 And so it goes. Our eyes and knees know how old we are no matter how well we take care of ourselves and how good we look.
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@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
21 Nov 15
@marlina I think there are many of us that could join the "poor eyesight" club
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
22 Nov 15
@Marilynda1225 That would definitely not surprise me, but I must be a founder member by now.
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@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
21 Nov 15
My eyes are getting worse and worse every day and some days I think my glasses need glasses
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
21 Nov 15
It is the glasses that I am most concerned about. When I have cataract surgery my sight will obviously improve, but I will still need glasses. However, I will be unable to acquire any until both eyes have been done and the sight has settled down.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
22 Nov 15
@Marilynda1225 Which holidays? There will be Thanksgiving for America followed shortly by Christmas.
@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
22 Nov 15
@Asylum I definitely need an eye exam but am holding off until after the holidays
@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
21 Nov 15
My eyesight is not as good as it used to be. It is unfortunate.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
21 Nov 15
@ElizabethWallace My eyesight was poor due to an infection many years ago, so the cataracts simply compounded the situation.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
21 Nov 15
@Asylum My doctor told me if we live long enough, everyone gets cataracts. Blue eyed people get them sooner sooner. I have worn good sunglasses since I was a kid, so mine are super tiny and growing slowly despite my blue eyes.
@allknowing (153544)
• India
23 Nov 15
Those with weak eyesight around here use magnifying glasses. Have you tried that?
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Nov 15
@allknowing Yes, I understand that, but it would be even more difficult using a magnifying glass and trying to thread the wire with one hand.
@allknowing (153544)
• India
23 Nov 15
@Asylum Only when it is absolutely necessary as in a situation that you have described.
@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Nov 15
Just be extremely careful @Asylum that the job you did is secure; otherwise a short could happen again and cause a fire.
@babaraimc (1310)
• Pakistan
22 Nov 15
good eyesight is really a blessing of God,
what happened someday ago with me is that
i gave my glasses to repair
but then i realized that i have to watch a cricket match between Pakistan and England,,
i could enjoy cricket with my friends in a hall
i have to see it in my room where i could sit closer to my laptop
