I suspect it's your old eyes, as we're about the same age, aren't we?
When I hit 45 my eyes started changing a LOT. I hadn't realized how hard it was to read hard copy until I started forcing myself to get back to reading the stack of books on my To Be Read pile. If I wear my contacts, I need to wear cheap reading glasses. If I wear my glasses, I have to scoot them down to the end of my nose to be able to
Last night I was trying to read in bed again. I finally just took off my glasses and read with "naked" eyes. I had to prop the book right up in front of my face, but it was actually clearer than with glasses or contacts.
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Date: 2012-10-07 01:34 pm (UTC)When I hit 45 my eyes started changing a LOT. I hadn't realized how hard it was to read hard copy until I started forcing myself to get back to reading the stack of books on my To Be Read pile. If I wear my contacts, I need to wear cheap reading glasses. If I wear my glasses, I have to scoot them down to the end of my nose to be able to
Last night I was trying to read in bed again. I finally just took off my glasses and read with "naked" eyes. I had to prop the book right up in front of my face, but it was actually clearer than with glasses or contacts.