Had glasses since around 1st grade, I remember having a bitch of a teacher that wore those old horn-rimmed glasses, she noticed I couldn't see the board clearly (I really didn't notice, it seemed to be a gradual thing), she screamed at me for not saying anything and sat me directly in front of the board, all the kids laughed at me the whole day. How I hated that woman.
Near-sighted also, I normally just take them off for now, will probably go with a second pair for close-up when that fails to work. Dr. said that might be my best bet, I have a hell of a time just adjusting to a regular prescription change.