My eyes are red and dry when I wake up. The GP said it is virus causing my blurred vision and sore eyes and gave me eye drops.

Maybe it is brain tumor pressing on my nerves which is why I can’t see clearly. Every time I look at the screen at work, I get a major headache. I thought I was allergic to work and it is time to quit.

Every word I read within an arm’s length becomes blurry. I resorted to taking screenshots of labels and enlarging them for the comfort of my eyes.

Maybe it is astigmatism, that is why my vision isn’t sharp. Not much improvement after wearing the pair of prescription glasses with astigmatism I got earlier.

I finally got my eyes checked again by the optician a few days back and I received news that I have finally joined the old flower club.

Whatever I am having is called Presbyopia, 老花 （Literal translation, old flower).

In Asia, we tend to get this when we are older but I had a Caucasian ex manager told me she got it was she turned 25. Not sure if it is a race thing.

“Ahhhhhhhhh,” so comfy when I wear them scrolling my phone and type.

After enjoying a few years of perfect vision post lasik, I am back wearing glasses again. Reading glasses that is.

In a couple of years, I will be having my glasses perched at the bottom of my nose and looking up above them to see far like an old grandmother.

One more item to remember having to bring out. Time to allocate more space in my bag for a pair of glasses. Maybe I need new bags to accommodate new glasses.

We can still colour our hair when it turns grey to look younger but we can’t do anything about eyes.

Whatever it is, the mystery and frustration with poor vision is over!