One item on the list was to have another comprehensive eye exam. When working, I always ensured I had a yearly eye exam and new eyewear up to my maximum coverage. Since I took early retirement a decade ago, I have been a bit lax in eyecare and have primarily tested when I buy new glasses, often when we are wintering overseas.
Seniors are automatically covered for free, yearly exams in British Columbia though. Now that my 65th birthday is in the rearview mirror, I called to make an appointment last week.
There are so many devices now that require one to rest one's chin and look straight into the contraption. I have my own names for them. There's the puffer machine, the prereferral-vision videogame machine, and let's not forget the follow-taillights-in-the-darkness machine.
My eye doctor was a sweety. She must be just about old enough to drive. She was kind and enjoyed my jokes. I have no signs of cataracts or glaucoma yet. There's a spot in my right eye we can keep an eye on (pun intended).
More importantly, my myopia continues to improve. Strangely, this is the second time in the last decade that I've required lenses with less strength on new prescriptions. Perhaps not on every front, but at least I have one thing that allows me to say, "I'm not getting older, I'm getting better!"
I am including this below because one can never have too many copies of a eye prescription accessible somewhere online when one is on vacations or when traveling.
