I have worn glasses as long as I can remember! I can barely see without them! They have become just as important to 'hearing' as my hearing aids used to be! i need them to speech read. I broke them at the beginning of the year and it was the worst day of my life LOL, I couldn't 'hear' anyone! Finally got one of my friends to interpret for me all day since I can see sign better than lips without my glasses...any way I am rambling now