I wear contact lenses most days, though I wear glasses while getting ready in the morning and at night before going to bed.

I got my first set of glasses (with early-model transition lenses, so I felt pretty cool and sci-fi) in middle school, after it became apparent I couldn’t see the day’s in-class math lesson that was emblazoned across the far wall by an overhead projector.

I was doing well in class, but it seemed like I was always copying off the person next to me. The teacher later re...