I'm nearsighted and have been wearing glasses since May 2003, but I have been needing them since at least early 2002 when I found out I couldn't read the board too well far away anymore. I wear glasses only during school as I use them to read something far in the classroom, such as a black/white board. Even though I can't really read things far away that well without squinting, I still don't wear my glasses as much as I should as I look horrible with them. I'll probably have to wear them more often though once I start driving, which is only as little as about four months away.