The eyes have it

Isn't it about time in our all scienced up, medical world for poor vision to go the way of the dodo bird?  I mean seriously.  Shouldn't we be able to fix this stuff from birth by now of something?

I have worn glasses since the fourth grade.  I got my Mom's crappy genes in the eye department. (Sorry for the harshness there, but she would totally agree with me.)  When you're a kid and your eyes start to go you squint a lot and think that's going to solve the problem until some well meaning teacher asks you if you can see the board and the next thing you know you're being called "four eyes."  And really, why is that such an insult? 

When I was in high school I had glasses that were almost as big as my entire face. I look at pictures now and cannot believe no one told me I looked like George Romero and for god's sake to buy some smaller frames.

Hello there, aren't I cute?

 I finally got contacts in  college and have never looked back.  I just prefer to wear them then my glasses.  (No, I don't have the Romero frames anymore.)  But then about three months ago my right eye started to be a little blurry.  I wear disposable lenses, so figured it was time to put a new lense in.  Except that didn't help.  Then I noticed it was blurry even when I was wearing my glasses so I went to the eye doctor, expecting them to give me a new prescription and send me on my way.

But, no.  Apparently, my eyes aren't being "contoured" enough in the soft lenses and I need to use something harder.  As in, hard lenses.  Now for those of you who have never experienced any kind of poor eyesight, you can probably not relate - so let me try to describe it this way.  Imagine a big piece of glass sitting on top of you eyeball.  Got it?  Okay, good.  My doctor puts a lense on to "give it a try" and I'm telling you, I actually got a little sick to my stomach.  I told him I couldn't do it and he said, Well that's okay because there are new hybrid lenses that are hard in the middle, but soft around the edges!  We try some.  I can deal.

My lenses came in this week.  I go to get them and be sure that everything is a go.  They are a little uncomfortable, but definitely something I can get used to.  And I can see! Crisp and clear for the first time in several months.  Happy sigh.  Except when I go to check out and find out they are $400 f*cking dollars A PAIR!  Oh, and?  They are only good for six months.  GAH!  $800 frigging dollars a year - plus the cost of the stupid saline solution!!!!  What a racket.

I am SO looking into lasik surgery. You know, so they can take more of my money.