I used to marvel at the fact that my eyesight was so good, because my mom wore glasses since she was young, and as my dad put it, he's "legally blind" without glasses. Then my child started on glasses pretty early. Genetically, I'm predisposed for shitty sight, I would think. But I've never required glasses.
I still don't, technically, but my eyes are not where they were even a year or two ago. My near-sight is not as good as it used to be, to the extent that I'm holding my phone further away just to see it, and tiny text is now unreadable... but not always. I'm not an eye doctor, but it seems like this is more of a function of fatigue than it is some kind of change in my eye. Maybe it's both, I don't know. But especially after being sick last week and backing away from near things (including my phone) more often than not, my phone is sharper than ever. Well, unless it's late at night. During the daylight hours, I've literally been surprised at the sharpness of text on the little screen.
I'm not naive enough to think that it isn't going to get worse over time. I'm spending less time looking at my phone though, so that's a positive. I'm also glad that it's the near stuff that I'm having an issue with, and not things beyond 18 inches. There's no issue driving, or even looking at computer monitors. The robust detail and texture of things outside of that near range is as good as it has ever been. I really hope I'm able to retain that as long as possible.
Meh, this is what aging is. Seeing a bit of vulnerability in my wellness in this sense may be good for me. I need motivation to be more active to fend off other physical issues. Addressing that is so difficult for me, I guess because it's accepting a reality I'm not ready for, and admitting that I'm "wrong" about my activity choices otherwise. I think it would be neat to live to 100, which feels like an eternity, because, relatively speaking, it is. The odds of that increase with physical activity.
Meanwhile, I'm writing this at 6:30 at night on my laptop, which is right around that 18" range, and the screen is lovely (though not as lovely it would be if it were OLED, Apple).
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