My thirst for knowledge was indeed slaked, though I fear that my satiation is only temporary.

I've had two major eye surgeries to save my sight. In June of 2002 and May of 2004 I suffered detached retinas. The first time in my right eye and the second time two tears in my left eye.

Both needed IMMEDIATE surgery to repair them. I was in the operating room within 24 hours both times.

Each eye has a scleral buckle around it and they injected gas into each eye after surgery to help the retina adhere back to it's normal position.

I suffer from a large amount of floaters and specs swimming in my eye.

My eyesight is horrible without contacts or glasses.

Be thankful of your sight!

Like most parts of me, my eyes are perfect. A work of art, both physically, functionally and aesthetically.

I've tested 20/13 vision so that's damn good eyesight.

I wear those weekly throwaway contacts about 6 months

I wear contacts mostly, but I'm starting to wear my glasses more due to allergies.

When I was two years old I developed Cataract's in both eyes and had to have several operations to have removed. I'm pretty much completely blind in my left eye and suffer from Glaucoma. I had the lasik surgery done on my right eye about 12 years ago and that has worked out pretty good. Still need glasses to read and watch t.v though.

I'm not sure this part is relevant to eyewear. Maybe you're not doing something right.

4 people have responded "I wear a monocle."

Unless The Penguin, Mr. Peanut, and The Count from Sesame Street have joined CP, three of you are lying. The other one I assume is Donger.

I was confused by your previous post, but this one was outstanding.

Required to wear glasses when I drive.

Pretty much the only time I wear them.

As you mentioned the situations when you do and don't wear glasses, you mentioned reading, viewing things from a distance, and using a computer. I understand the relevance of those activities and their relationship to seeing.

You also mentioned not needing glasses for eating. I didn't get that. Assuming the food is within an arm's reach, I never considered that anyone would need "eating glasses."

Oh, I see. It's not a matter of need. I could eat blind and in the dark, I suppose. It's a matter of liking to see what I'm eating. For some reason, I can see my food better without glasses. I don't like to eat in dim light too much either for the same reason.

Do you drive?

I've had 20/10 vision all my life, but starting to have to hold fine print a little farther away as I get older. Eyeball Doc says I'll eventually need reading glasses. I'm kind of looking forward to looking at people skeptically over the top of my glasses.