at what age did your vision become a problem?

[lane]

i've always had great vision... but in the last 4 months or so i can't read small print up close..

i have to look at it about 18 inches away or so.

i'm 43

anyone else experience this after 40?

 

[CliffnDallas]

I was about 30 when I started having trouble reading license plates at night.

 

[vta]

Yep. I'm just about 42 and my vision has been declining in the last year. I haven't seen a doctor, but I'm betting staring into this cursed monitor for a living is finally taking it's toll.

 

[pupulehaole]

well when i was about 5 my parents realised i had been cursed from god with CRAP for eyes lol

 

[SaltwaterServr]

Right around 14. Dad started losing his a bit, but it was stress related. He wears reading glasses and prescription shooting glasses, but that's it.

 

[daschoo]

my mum had to get glasses around that age. the optician told her most folk experiance this around that age due to the fact that not that long ago thats how long we lived for so thats how long our eyes lasted. we haven't evolved as quickly as the science which has us living longer. don't know if thats entirely true but its quite a cool theory and sounds fairly probable to me.

 

[Faerluna]

I got glasses when I was 8. I can see about 4 inches past my nose without my contacts.

Kilyin was the same (before laser surgery) so our daughter is pretty much doomed to poor eyesight from an early age.

 

[Hostile]

I got prescription reading glasses about 2 months ago. I started having trouble reading when I hit 45.

 

[Yeagermeister]

I had my annual checkup in late Dec and they said I still have 20/20.

 

[ZeroClub]

i've always had great vision... but in the last 4 months or so i can't read small print up close..

i have to look at it about 18 inches away or so.

i'm 43

anyone else experience this after 40?

It is called presbyopia and virtually everyone who lives long enough eventually gets it. It gets progressively worse with age. ( link )

I added presbyopia to my myopia and astigmatism while in my mid-40s.

Because your vision is otherwise great, it might be worth it for you to check out a decent pair of nonprescription generic reading glasses. They come in different strengths.

I have a brother who has otherwise good vision and the higher quality drug store glasses do the trick for him.

 

[gmoney112]

Around 10. I'm damn near legally blind without contacts, but with 'em I have 20/10 vision. Pretty neat.

 

[Jon88]

Around 9 I had problems reading the chalkboard. At 11 I couldn't read it at all and the teacher busted me. I got glasses shortly after.

 

[bbgun]

Around 9 I had problems reading the chalkboard. At 11 I couldn't read it at all and the teacher busted me. I got glasses shortly after.

Yep, a blurry chalkboard in 8th Grade was my first sign. Also, I kept swinging and missing in Little league.

"Maybe you just sucked."

Shut up.

 

[justbob]

I had my annual checkup in late Dec and they said I still have 20/20.

But thats hindsight --what can you see in front of ya

 

[justbob]

7th grade when I couldn't read the board ---went to progressive lens in my mid fortys

 

[WoodysGirl]

If not for an eye infection I got 10 years ago, I'd have 20/20 in both eyes.

One eye is 20/20, the other is 20/40 without flareups. With a flare up, I stay off the road.

 

[Signals]

i've always had great vision... but in the last 4 months or so i can't read small print up close..

i have to look at it about 18 inches away or so.

i'm 43

anyone else experience this after 40?

Mine went South at 43 as well.

 

[big dog cowboy]

i've always had great vision... but in the last 4 months or so i can't read small print up close..

Welcome to the rest of your life. It all goes down hill from there.

 

[kmp77]

Got glasses in 7th grade and contacts in 8th.

 

[CATCH17]

My vision went in 2nd grade and my contacts are a 8.3.