Worsening vision

Posted By Anna on February 17, 1999 at 12:04:49:







I am 39, and have been myopic since age 5.  The myopia is so severe that I cannot read the big E on the eye chart.  I also have significant astigmatism in both eyes.
Lately I find myself squinting and blinking.  Many floaters have developed, which I have had checked out by my ophth.--no retinal detachment  Sometimes it is hard to find a focal distance at all for small print, with or without glasses.  My left eye cannot focus at any distance without glasses.  I always feel like my glasses are dirty.  Often it seems like there's "goop" in my eyes that I have to blink away in order to clear up my vision.
Is this reasonably normal?  Do I just need bifocals?  My doctor is not real concerned, but it's becoming very irritating.