It is life’s harshest irony that, when I reach the moment in life where I absolutely must be able to use my tweezers (or face being forever cast as an old crone or even the Wicked Witch of the West) my presbyopia is so bad that I cannot see to use them.
Tragically, I fear that further irony awaits. Film at eleven.
© E.S. Evans 2010
Mom, Interrupted 
LASIK, Baby! I can now see the hair on my chin before turning on the bathroom light.
What the hell is presbyopia?
“Presbyopia is a condition where the eye exhibits a progressively diminished ability to focus on near objects with age.” It’s why I need bifocals.
Craig thanks you for asking; he didn’t know, either.
Monovision!!! One contact for close up, and either no contact for distance if not needed or one for distance if needed. I’ve been doing it for years. And for the record, I don’t have any hair on my chin…either that or monovision doesn’t work, but either way I’m good. lol I do read without glasses, so I’m thinkin it’s the hairless thing.
Have you tried bi-focal contacts? I can now read the tiny expiration date on coupons.
A middle age rite of passage is difficulty reading fine print for the first time, and is caused by presbyopia (Greek for aging eyes) in which the eye’s crystalline lens becomes increasingly inflexible, making it difficult to focus on nearby objects. Presbyopia is a natural aging process, and is typically experienced initially between the ages of 40-50.