I, too, have needed corrective lenses since I was 8 years old. When I was in college, I opted for contact lenses and for the past several years, I've worn bifocal contact lenses. Even with them, I still use the magnifying reading glasses when I do close work like counted cross stitch.

I am too "chicken" to do the lasik surgery. I don't want them shaving anything off for fear that I may someday need it. I like the idea of the contact lens that they insert like they do for cataract surgery. I don't think that is available here yet.

As for what I ate as a child, I think that didn't play a role. There were seven kids in our family and only two of us wore glasses as children. Others got them at that middle age when your arms aren't long enough to read the newspaper. We all ate the same foods, and our mother and father didn't wear glasses either.