The Eyes Have It!

After waiting 4 years for health insurance, my husband's insurance finally went into affect on August 1st.  Not wanting to wait another moment, I quickly made an appointment at the local Walmart Eye Care department.  I was sure to ask if they carried my health care provider and the comment was, oh yes, but if we have a problem, we will call you.

Now I don't know about you, but I really cannot stand getting my eyes dilated.  Once the solution is dropped into my eyes, I don't see clearly until the end of the next day.  Luckily, my very sweet doc conveyed that if she could see my eyes clearly, no need for the evil solution.  I breathed a huge sigh of relief and wanted to quickly celebrate.  (the wine on the left happens to be my favorite)

Come to my surprise when I was ready to pay, that I choose the only Walmart in the state of Georgia that was somehow excluded from my insurance plan.  Gah!  Good news is I only paid $67 (although I should have only paid $10).  No worries.  My eyes were in great shape so I was very willing to part with the cash.

It's unbelievable that I'm cough...cough...56 years old and do not require glasses for distance.  Reading is a completely other subject.  Hmmm...is there a surgery for far-sightedness?

Comments

Linda @ A La Carte said…
Congrats on having such great eyesight at, cough, cough, such a young age!!! I envy you as I have to wear glasses for distance now also. Hey what is your favorite wine? I tried to read the label but couldn't.
August 22, 2010 at 10:11 AM
Jane said…
I think that there is a surgery for far-sightedness. I have the opposite problem in that I am very near-sighted. I refuse readers, however; my thought is that they just need to start printing books and newspapers in 20 point font!

Jane
August 22, 2010 at 11:08 AM
nanny said…
I use to wear mine only to read and I've noticed lately I am keeping them on all of the time...ugh!
August 22, 2010 at 1:32 PM
Country Girl said…
I've always been near-sighted and wear glasses for night driving and distance when necessary. It was only two weeks ago that I broke down and bought glasses for close-up reading, my new Foster Grants 1.00 strength.

Too bad about the WalMart but good that it wasn't more expensive!
August 22, 2010 at 5:46 PM
Mental P Mama said…
I went to the eye doctor last week, too! And I don't need them for distance, but I have cataracts! He said everyone my age does. gah. He also told me that they can insert lenses if they have to operate...but for now, he says to keep wearing my cheaters for reading. So glad.
August 23, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Daryl said…
Its called Presbyopia and there is surgery for it ... it lasts approx. 5 yrs .. it 'corrects' the shape of the eyeball which is supposed to be round but as you get older it sort of turns more oval and that effects close up vision .. for $10 you can get 'cheaters' or reading glasses ... http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/presbyopia.htm

LOVE Smoking Loon ..
August 23, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Peak at 2010 for Fellow Taureans

Year 2010 Overview Taurus always gets tagged with things like "pleasure-seeking" and "materialistic." That's probably unfair, in most cases. You're just as good at dishing out the pleasure as you are at seeking it, and who doesn't like a few nice things around? Sadly, there's been just too much struggle in your life the last couple of years when it comes to those two very important parts of your life. Thankfully, 2010 marks the end of that long uphill struggle . Your pleasurable pursuits have been a little more restricted than you'd like over the course of the last two years or so. That's over with now, so ... game on! The big events this year will not so much be a matter of major happenings as they will be things that have been in the works and are slowly revealing themselves . In the last two years, you've put a lot of work into what makes you happy, while Saturn transited your solar Fifth House. Now that those pressures are finally bei...
Read more

Christmas Give A Way!!!

Image
It's Christmas. I'm feeling kind of giddy. Because I'm going to do a give a way! Here are the rules 1. Leave a message and get one chance to win. 2. Post a link on your blog about my blog Give A Way and get an extra ticket for the drawing. Don't forget to leave me a comment that you added a link on your blog. 3. Christmas box may be slightly different due to creative juices may vary on any particular day! Contest ends Sunday, December 28Th, 2008 at noon EST. Winner will be announced at approximately 6:00 PM on the 28Th. Merry Christmas to all of you!
Read more

Christmas in July Give A Way

Image
What better way to celebrate the middle of summer with a give a way for one lucky blogging friend? Just because I want to, I will be giving away a Christmas box with an accordion album. This happens to be my design and I have already given one away last December. Sorry, Kate , you will have to sit this one out! This paper mache box holds an accordion album inside. More than likely, I will make a minor modification to the box before shipping it to its new home. I really love these vintage papers from Melissa Frances Scrapbook . Her collection of designs and patterns reminds me of a little sea side cottage. I can smell the ocean spray right now. These papers bring me back to a time when I think I would have loved to live…The Victorian Age. But let’s not fool anyone, I want all of the modern day luxuries. This paper on the left takes me back to a time when I played with cut outs. I was never a doll kid, but give me cut outs and I was happy for days. S o if you think you would ...
Read more