I will be 49 this year. I do not wear glasses, however, I do have some
to read with. It seems like things close up are blurry and hard to
read, but distance things I have no problem with.

I bought some reading glasses at the pharmacy a couple of years ago
and the setting or whatever it is called was 150. Recently I bought a
pair for book reading and find 175 strength to be better. Is this
normal with age?

Also, another question. If I go into a dark building from the outside
during the day, and close my eyes, I see all kings of like dancing
lines and within 15 seconds or so, eyes still closed, everything goes
away. Is that normal?

Everything worries me since several years ago I was told that Drusen
is present in my macula. Every time I go to the opthomologist for
annual eye exams, she says everything looks good despite the drusen
presence.

Thanks for your time.

Jane
"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. ... Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never."--Elie Wiesel ("Night") upon entering Auschwitz death camp