Now that we're largely out of the COVID pandemic, I'm trying to get caught up with my health checkups. A few weeks back I went to Kaiser for a physical. This past Friday I got an eye exam - the first time since 2018. It is well overdue to update my contact lens prescription. No more buying sets from Canada, which is what I've been doing for the past few years.
Why? Because there's a stupid rule here in the States that prevents people from buying contact lens without a valid prescription. Typically, prescriptions are good for one calendar year. Past that point and you'll have to go see your optometrist again to renew. Seems more like racketeering to me, rather than protecting consumers from sticking the wrong thing into their eyeballs.
In addition to renewing my contact lens prescription (my eyes have only worsen slightly in the past four years), I also fitted new glasses. By my recollection it's been over eight years since I got my current pair of frames. Somehow it has lasted me until now. Obviously because I only use them for the few hours at home when I'm not wearing contacts. Never outside.
However, due to the severely outdated prescription, I can no longer see the TV clearly whilst wearing glasses. Sometimes during weekend mornings I prefer to watch TV or play videos games without first putting on contact lenses. With the old glasses I would have to sit closer that I would prefer. This new pair will be an absolute revelation. I'll finally experience (corrected) 20/20 vision again, something not even my contacts correct to.
For the children.