44 here. Been wearing glasses forever and no complaints. Hard to believe there is such a variety of ages here. Great news on the hobby!
Was it teh same stuff? I’ve been on most eye drops known to man and there are different things opre- and post-op. Post op I’m always on the pink one, it’s a steroid to prevent inflammation. I’ve been on some orage cap one, though not sure what they would do for cataracts, it’s a glaucoma medication. The antibiotic before has been a tan cap. I have blue and green right now. I’m sort of figuring it out, the color is a family or class of medication, the intensity is the realtive strength, it appears. Good thing I’m not colorblind, because the names change so often I’ve taken to remembering that I do the blue once in both eyes twice, green one in the left eye once, etc.
–Randy
I’m quickly approaching 82 (January). I had laser therapy for my glaucoma followed by cataract surgery with insertion of the new tri-focal intraocular lenses. I now don’t need the glasses that I have worn since I was 10 yrs old and only need reading glasses for very close work. It’s a new world for me.
Joe
Edit: I did notice a real change in color perception after my surgery and now no more arguments about colors with the wife.
63 here. I need glasses, I am farsighted. May need hearing aids, probably do.
Average BP 102/61. HR average 42. Fat 18% Muscle 44% Extremely fit, elite athlete levels.
Have very bad Arthritis and was used as the “worst end of the spectrum” example at a Rheumatologist symposium in Vancouver in 2010. I was also touted and tested as to how I do everything right to limit the impact of the disease on me.
Impact sports hurt a lot so I am limited as to how I maintain good health and fitness.
Like any other organ in the body, eyes are greatly affected by fitness level.
Semi extreme sports and activities gave way to MRR and I am glad Dad introduced me to this great hobby 60 years ago.
As for age, 54, have been wearing glasses since I was 7. Bifocals for about 10 years now. Optivisors, magnifiers, etc don’t really work to me - I’ve lost about 75% of the vision in my right eye from glaucoma. Now the left eye is acting up and my doctor is at his limits. There’s one more thing he wants to do, was supposed to happen this past Monday but that’s been pushed off to next monday. Anything further, he’s getting me a referral to the big famous eye hospital to see if they have any ideas. Kind of scary since any loss there puts me completely out of commission. I’m not ready to retire or give up most of my favrotie things to do. I’ve been pretty outwardly calm about it but I’m a lot more worried than I’ve let on, and more than a little scared. I’ve had some many things done across both eyes over the past 3 years, all of which have either helped or just did nothing, but I can’t help thinking that eventually the streak has to run out, no matter how good my doctor is.
This working from home since March has also adversely affected my health, what little exercise I got walking in and out of the building, and taking the stairs instead of the elevator, has completel vanished. I am literally falliong apart. I only hope I make it to 80 and beyond.
–Randy
I’m 15 years away from being over 80! That’s rather sobering when you think about it. I always thought that being 80 years old was centuries away![swg][(-D][(-D][(-D]
I have used an Optovisor for years. My wife kids me when I forget to take it off after doing some work at the workbench.
My latest challenge is that my hands have started to shake, but I find that tends to settle down after a few minutes of concentrating. Or maybe it’s the second rye and coke that does the trick![swg][(-D][(-D][(-D][D][tup]
Cheers!!
Dave
Welcome to Shaky Mel’s World Dave, I didn’t get the shakes until a year a go or so. I guess I’m still doing OK its only hit and miss so far, some days no shake at all and other days just can’t do the tiny stuff.
Oh! to be in my 60s again, everything started going south at about 69. If it doesn’t hurt then it died and fell off.
Mel
My Model Railroad
http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/
Bakersfield, California
I’m beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
79 with 9 months to go to 80. Dual cataract surgery 15 years ago. Glaucoma and two eye drop prescriptions per day. Using all kinds of magnifiers. Still loving this hobby and just pushing on having lots of fun while ignoring the problems
Steve in Texas
Good attitude!!!
Cheers!!
Dave
I will enjoy this hobby till the end, even if it is looking at my models sitting on the shelf in the old folks home.
Which reminds me, the wife and I took a much more senior person than us to see one of those homes where you buy the suite but can go down for meals and activities and such. I asked the lady if you can buy side by side units and knock the wall out between them. The lady said why would anyone ever do that and of course, I told her I would need more floor space for my MRR. She looked at me in disbelief and my wife said: “you think he’s kidding”?[(-D]
Carry on to the end!
69, glasses in the 4th grade, near sighted and astigmatism. Had lasik surgery at age 50, which over corrected and I needed a second operation in 1 eye. I no longer needed glasses to find my glasses. If I use a red dot scope, I don’t see a red dot, I see a solid figure 8 tilted 45 degrees.
Had both cataracts done and because of the lasik, they said I was not a candidate for bifocal lens implants. I did not one eye focused near and on far, so I went with long distance vision.
40 and 50 weren’t bad, age 60 seemed like I turned the corner. At 40, I might live till 80, at 50 I could even live to 100. No way I will see 120.
I looked on the Internet and it claims that 40% of men and 57% of women in the US have survived until age 80. That seems high to me, at least for men. That doesn’t happen in my family, but that could be genetic and socio-economic.
As for co-workers, I can only think of a handful that lived or are still alive past age 80.
Bless you guys that are still here and still enjoying modeling.
I think you’re right. It seems genetics plays a much larger part of our lives than we used to believe. That’s not to say that the way one lives doesn’t matter, but it seems like a lot of health conditions run in families.
68, threw away my glasses at age 7 (lazy eye) in late 40’s went to eye doctor and told I had 20/20 in good eye, I said 20/20 sucks. Good news is that my lazy eye will be my good eye if I live long enough. I use $ store reading glasses, get them in all numbers and grab the one I need for the task. 1.25 for walking around 2 for computer and 4 for detail work but I can up that alot if needed. Never liked the opti-viser so sold it.
When I joined this current iteration of the MR Forum in 2002, I was 27. Now I’m 45. Yikes.
I’ve actually been here for 25 years going back to my college days. Back then, before the forums, MR had a “Guestbook” format where Andy S. would ask a different question every month. Folks like me could reply to that post, but there was no little to no chatter back and forth between posters, just answers to the question. How far the internet has come since then…
Just turned 29, and I feel like the outcast here LOL.
Glasses(Near sighted), had stomach issues lately (gastritis), working on my weight soon
But genetically, I should be around a long time. My grandfathers nearly made 90, my grandmother was 93 when she passed, and the other was 87. Both uncles are nearing or at 70
The only questionable is my dad-63, but he had self imposed issues.
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Im 26 and will be 27 in several months. I can understand how you feel, being in your twenties in a forum with much older men demographic wise.
What’s to feel? We are all participating in an enjoyable discussion about model railroading. I don’t think that anyone gives a hoot about how old you are. In fact, I think most of us old geezers would feel guilty if we were unintentionally intimidating the younger members of the forums. Speak your mind! Ask your questions!! Tell us what you are doing!!! That’s what the forums are here for.
Cheers!!
Dave
Douglas, I feel the same way. I’m 52 and have worn reading glasses for the last few years. Perfect vision up until then. I have adjusted to using magnification and lighting on every detailing project.
If I have to have my glasses on to see the details I start to wonder what’s the point. Lol. Glad I still enjoy doing the detail work.
- The last seven years I built and got operating 8 layouts at the History Center. And, yes, I wear glasses since I was 30.