I started wearing glasses when I was in the 3rd grade. I'm terribly nearsighted with a -5.25 perscription! Just recently however, I got contact lenses, which have problems in their own right, but at least give clear, borderless, scratch free eyesight!
I was made fun of for wearing glasses, and I destroyed glasses as I was out playing and doing kid type things, plus taking a bit of abuse from other kids. One of the odd phoenominons I 've noticed recently is that glasses seem to be in style these days with kids. I 've heard of a few that wear glasses even though their vision doesn't need correction just for the fasion of it. I sure as heck wish it was a fashion statement back 20 years or so ago when I was in school!! !