Clear-rimmed glasses

I don’t understand why in California, optometrists are not considered essential. I have really bad eyesight, and I ran out of contacts in March when the whole pandy really took off.

I found a pair of old clear-rimmed glasses and I like the look of them but I think they’re too strong of a prescription. The first time I wore them a couple years ago, I fell down a flight of stairs and twisted both my ankles. I had to call my roommate to help me walk back up the stairs and I skipped my classes for that day, half out of embarrassment because I didn’t want anyone to see me attempt to go back down the stairs again.

I like the way these glasses look, and I do see everything in a crisper way, but I also get a little bit of a headache.

My current glasses are all scratched up and I think I stepped on them at one point or something because they also don’t sit flat on my nose. There’s a tilt to the upper left and that throws me off sometimes.

I ran out of contacts in March, right around when California went into a lockdown. I really wish optometrists were considered essential. I don’t see how getting a haircut is different from getting a prescription to see.

I can’t wait to hear “which one is better, one or two?” and not know!! I like being able to do my eye makeup and see, not choose one or the other.