I haven't read most of the responses so excuse me if this has been said.

I go to a real eye doctor once a year for the full exam. Why? My dad who is now 87 years old used to fly F100`s in the 1950`s. He has always been healthy but never went to an eye doctor until nearly 5 years ago. When he went, he was determined to be nearly blind with glaucoma. Glaucoma is hereditary so one should be examined annually. That shit is serious. Not talking about "reader" glasses from Costco..........IMO after 50 years old, we should all be getting real eye exams annually

The dr recommended toric lenses for me, but the more I read, the more I think LAL is the way to go.

59 years old. 20/25 not worth correcting. I still see better than people half my age. I just wish the rest of the body was still as good.

Ask for them to for your pupil distance. So you can check prices online.

Going for my one year exam tomorrow.

America's Best knocks it out of the park for eye care.

Eyes haven't changed as far as I can tell, but a checkup is in order. It's free.

I have an ass load of floaters. Always have

I've had it all. As a kid through HS I was 20/40. Then in college something happened and somehow my vision corrected itself to about 20/15. That was static until about 3-4 years ago, when it started to degrade a bit each year, and now I'm back to 20/40. But my near vision is really messed up; i can't see up close anymore.

Since 2017 I've been going to see the eye doc every year, mostly to track how much degradation I'm seeing (or not) year-to-year.

The last two years have been static, though I'm pretty sure my close vision has gotten a little worse since last year. Contacts seem to make it worse.

I'm 52; I would recommend anyone over 45 see the eye doc annually.

Me too. Doc isn't too concerned since they're peripheral.

As we get older, the gel in our eyes, vitreous fluid shrinks like Jello in the refigerator. When this happens, it causes floaters and other visual artifacts. Last year, my eye doctor saw something on my macula and sent me to a specialist because it concerned her.

Diagnosis is Macular Pucker; this means that part of the vitreous remained attached to the macula (where focus occurs). If this progresses, which means that it continues to shrink, it will put pressure on the macula and can affect vision.

Oh, the joys of getting older...

See a specialist; you only have one pair of eyes...

When I turned 50, my vision changed dramatically; I didn't require correction for distance as I've been nearsighted my entire life. Now, I need to wear reading glasses and my far vision is 20/25

I've seen an eye doctor annually since I was 12. Had to have correction until I was 50. It's like your teeth, take care of them and they will last you as long as you need them. Ignore them and ...

This is why I do yearly exams. I'm 62 and cherish my vision. An optometrist is my first line of defense. Ophthalmologists for something out of the ordinary.

I ordered the eye que eye exam a few months back then ordered a pair of glasses from zenni and it’s like living life in 4k now all for like 200 bucks total. I noticed it getting bad in 2016ish but it was to the point where I could be 10’ from someone and couldn’t tell if their eyes were open.

Noticed my eyes changing after I turned 40. Never needed glasses to drive before then. Without them now I would be running people over. Still have great hands though.

OK here's your yearly exam.

I get my safety glasses at Zennie never had any problems on the prescript just takes a few weeks.

Is that the one with the owl in the commercial? Its on my eye insurance but refuse to go because of the stupid commercials, Target does me just fine and has good frames.

It is. Glad you stay away. One less person in line.

I've been blessed with excellent vision all my life until I hit 45. I started wearing readers for really fine print then, now I can't read anything without them. Doc says its perfectly normal for someone my age and my eyes look fine otherwise.

Someone should direct CEH to this thread

This last one was disturbing.

Yes, it is a bunch of old bitches. 50 and been wearing readers for 8 or so years. The readers business has probably shot up 1000% with pocket computers.

In the last year or so, the vision in my left eye has gone to shit. Right eye is fine, left eye less so.

My right eye did the same when the cataract in that eye finished developing.