I purchased (for one arm, a leg and my first born son) my current glasses just over two years ago. They were top of the line; Varigray, progressive bifocal, scratch resistant coating etc, etc. I was unhappy with them right from day one. They just didn't do the job. I couldn't see very well for distance and when it came to reading, knitting or even just punching my pin number into the chipped credit card machine I had to take the glasses off to see. After two years I'd had enough so I went to get my eyes checked this morning. They took pictures of the back, inside of my eyeballs. Optic nerve, veins and something else all look good. The cataracts haven't gotten too much worse and there are no signs of glaucoma. The vision in my right eye hasn't changed much but in the left it has deteriorated. That means I'll be handing over my remaining limbs and one of my other kids (hope I get to choose). To top off my day, they used those drops that dilate the pupils so I was wearing sunglasses on this miserable, dismal, soggy day. I drove home and did the only activity I could think of that doesn't require good vision.....housework. The drops have finally worn off so I'm off to knit a bit.