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    From Matthew Munson@21:4/108 to All on Sun Oct 4 19:56:26 2026
    I think getting older and my over reliance on staring at screens is
    doing crazy crap to my right eye. I noticed this during my holiday last
    month. I am going to try and wear my glasses regularly and get an eye
    doctor appointment as soon as I am able to.

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Matthew Munson on Mon Oct 5 17:19:22 2026
    On 04 Oct 2026 at 07:56p, Matthew Munson pondered and said...

    I think getting older and my over reliance on staring at screens is
    doing crazy crap to my right eye. I noticed this during my holiday last month. I am going to try and wear my glasses regularly and get an eye

    what's your eye doing (or not)?

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  • From slacker@21:3/193 to Matthew Munson on Tue Oct 6 06:19:12 2026
    I think getting older and my over
    reliance on staring at screens is
    doing crazy crap to my right eye.
    I noticed this during my holiday
    last
    month. I am going to try and wear
    my glasses regularly and get an
    eye
    doctor appointment as soon as I am
    able to.

    Definitely get a doc appointment if it was some sudden vision change thing. Could be nothing like eye strain but could also be something more. Better to be safe than sorry!


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  • From Nigel Reed@21:2/101 to Matthew Munson on Wed Oct 7 02:24:40 2026
    Re: My eyes
    By: Matthew Munson to All on Sun Oct 04 2026 19:56:26

    I think getting older and my over reliance on staring at screens is
    doing crazy crap to my right eye. I noticed this during my holiday last month. I am going to try and wear my glasses regularly and get an eye
    doctor appointment as soon as I am able to.

    I've recently been having to increase the fonts in my terminal, and now in Windows itself. Webpages are all zoomed in and the magnifer is on stand by. Aging sucks. Looks like it's reading glasses for me.
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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Nigel Reed on Wed Oct 7 07:40:36 2026
    Nigel Reed wrote to Matthew Munson <=-

    I've recently been having to increase the fonts in my terminal, and now
    in Windows itself. Webpages are all zoomed in and the magnifer is on
    stand by. Aging sucks. Looks like it's reading glasses for me.

    I heard a comedian talking about dating older guys and mentioning the
    HUGE font on their phones. :)

    I've worn glasses for some time, but I hated reading glasses. I needed
    some astigmatism correction at distance, but not much. I've been
    wearing progressives for about 30 years now. They're expensive, which
    bites, but I don't have to worry about taking them off and on again to
    read.

    I'm 60 and about due for another eye exam, thankfully my prescription
    is mostly stable. Usually I end up scratching my lenses and that
    prompts me to get an exam and new glasses every year or two. :)



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  • From Nigel Reed@21:2/101 to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Oct 7 11:27:43 2026
    Re: Re: My eyes
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nigel Reed on Wed Oct 07 2026 07:40:36

    I'm 60 and about due for another eye exam, thankfully my prescription
    is mostly stable. Usually I end up scratching my lenses and that
    prompts me to get an exam and new glasses every year or two. :)

    You should get the scratch proof coating. If your prescription doesn't change it might be worth it.
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