WHY YOU NEED TO INVEST MORE IN YOUR EYEGLASSES

Before Mr. Bean, there was Mr. Magoo. Admittedly, they had some differences, with the first one being that unlike Magoo who was only a cartoon character, Bean is both a cartoon character and a character in real life, as portrayed by an actor. What Mr. Bean and Mr. Magoo had in common was the fact that they were often regarded as incompetent lunatics who inadvertently got on the nerves of both people and animals. This is where the second thing that's different about them comes in. Bean was a social fumbler, because he was a child in an adult's body. Magoo was similarly a social fumbler, but only because he was nearsighted, and was in perpetual denial about it.

There's the rub

Bean and Magoo depict the absurdities of life and how to weirdly cope with them. While Mr. Bean is hindered by a lack of mature intelligence, Mr. Magoo was hindered by a stubbornness to admit that he needed eyeglasses. And not just eyeglasses, but corrective ones, the kind that would have made the world appear clearer to him, and would have lessened his incompetence in dealing with life.

There's the rub - someone has a problem, with the solution within easy reach, but for one reason or the other, the solution is being willfully ignored. Why did Magoo not want to invest in eyeglasses? It wasn't because he lacked money to buy a good pair; he was wealthy to begin with. He refused the idea that he needed eyeglasses because he was stubborn and in total denial.

All is vanity

Eyeglasses are sometimes used as fashion accessories; however, their main purpose is actually to correct defective or failing vision. That's why it makes sense to invest more in eyeglasses, particularly when you have been diagnosed as having poor eyesight with one or more of the following conditions:

• Myopia or nearsightedness - difficulty in seeing objects that are far away


• Hyperopia or farsightedness - difficulty in seeing objects that are up close


• Astigmatism - irregularly shaped lens, causing distortions of images


• Presbyopia - a loss of elasticity in the eye lens, associated with aging

Many people that have such common eye conditions may refuse to wear eyeglasses like Magoo because they think that glasses make them look too bookish, too old, or too severe and strict. Their vanity kicks in and they chose to pander to it, instead of protecting their eyesight.

They may already wear eyeglasses, but refuse or neglect to upgrade them or change their eyeglass prescription, as necessary. This time, it's no longer because of vanity - it's because they don't want to spend more to protect their eyesight.

This lopsided focus on vanity and money in relation to eyesight protection isn't a healthy choice. Your vision is immensely important to competently function in life. If you can afford to buy designer shoes, bags, and clothes, why can't you invest in good eyeglasses?

Some people indulge in vices such as alcohol and cigarettes, and eat a lot of costly junk food that's bad for the health. Why can't they invest more in a good pair of eyeglasses? There are probably a gazillion reasons for needing to protect your vision, but the best one is this - if you had the chance, would you ever exchange places with someone who can't see? Unless you take steps to protect your eyesight right now by investing more in your eyeglasses, you are putting your sight at risk and that just doesn't make a lot of sense.

Author Bio
Deborah Jones is an Australian freelance writer and blogger. She writes about design and about companies like http://www.limedrop.com.au