sight
aged, tired
squinting, squinching, straining,
eyes that need rest
sleep
My tired eyes are getting glasses for the first time in a few days and the really strange thing is this: I have known for at least a year that I needed glasses. I delayed and delayed going to the doctor, and just didn’t think much about the fact that I couldn’t see well. I just willfully ignored it, pushing it to the back of my mind whenever I found myself squinting and straining. I took ibuprofen for my headaches, and turned up the brightness on my computer, and enlarged the font size when I could and just didn’t think about it too much.
But now that I know that I need glasses, it’s all I can think about. It actually seems like my vision is much worse, now that a doctor has confirmed what I suspected all along. Isn’t it strange how the mind can play such powerful tricks?
My eyes are totally exhausted. I’ll be happy when my glasses come — the same glasses I’ve dreaded for so long.
Write Another One 
Such a well conveyed development of realization and need. It resonates with me because I’ve walked the path. Your beginning sentence and concluding sentence wrap your whole piece up very neatly.
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You’re going to love them. I hope you’ll post a pic of you in your new specs.
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Being able to see is a wonderful thing! Take if from a person who doesn’t really like wearing glasses…seeing is the best!
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I like how you began this post. Glasses are very fashionable now. I know you will appreciate how much better you feel!
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My mom always told a story about when my brother got his first pair of glasses. We were sitting at a Cubs game and he turned around and looked at my mom and said, “I can see the numbers on the scoreboard! I just wish that I was able to see like this when we went to Disneyworld.” How heartbreaking!
I’m sure you will love being able to see better and not having headaches. The glasses you’ll get used to!
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