Poll: How blind are you?
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My eyes are perfect. Or maybe better than that... according to an iPad eye test. I got the bottom line at 8ft which apparently is 20/25 or something. But anyway... my eyes are good!
My gf tho... yikes. She has to put her face 4 inches from whatever she wants to see if she's not wearing glasses or her contacts.
My gf tho... yikes. She has to put her face 4 inches from whatever she wants to see if she's not wearing glasses or her contacts.
I found out that I had bad sight when I played Bandy (a team sport on ice. Soccer-size field with clubs and a little pink ball.) I couldn't see the score or time on the score-board in the middle of the field (I was keeper, so I were on the far sides), and when someone shot the ball towards the goal, I wouldn't react until the ball were 20 meters from me. I only saw it as a dot on a two dimensional wall that were that far away. So when I got glasses I though: "Shit, I've been missing out on THIS?!?!?"
Nowadays I always wear lenses. Glasses is an obstruction in my active lifestyle.
Nowadays I always wear lenses. Glasses is an obstruction in my active lifestyle.
Interesting fact, 20/20 vision doesn't actually exist in Australia[footnote=Source]My optometrist[/footnote]. Apparently it refers to the distance at which you can identify symbols or letters/numbers of a certain size.
It's measured in feet or something and it means you can read with 20(perfect score) in both eyes.
It's possible to have like 20/15 or 10/20 vision.
I have > 8/8 (Aussie equivelant to 20/20) vision. I do have an eye disorder called photophobia link [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photophobia] which basically means my eyes don't contract properly in bright light or exessive sunlight but I can see well in the dark so it's a trade off.
I have to wear sunglasses when ever I'm outside but other than that I can read this from... over 4 metres away (about 12-13 feet) on my ~12 inch monitor.
It's measured in feet or something and it means you can read with 20(perfect score) in both eyes.
It's possible to have like 20/15 or 10/20 vision.
I have > 8/8 (Aussie equivelant to 20/20) vision. I do have an eye disorder called photophobia link [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photophobia] which basically means my eyes don't contract properly in bright light or exessive sunlight but I can see well in the dark so it's a trade off.
I have to wear sunglasses when ever I'm outside but other than that I can read this from... over 4 metres away (about 12-13 feet) on my ~12 inch monitor.
This, I'm short-sighted! Not that badly, I only wear glasses for a few hours a week, mostly for looking at boards in school or far off TVs. But my colour vision is perfect... yay?ravensheart18 said:
Got a bit of astigmatism in both eyes. I can still see fine but if I have to read large amounts of small text I need glasses or else I fall asleep no matter how interesting the material is.
I've been lucky there. My eyes have always been either the exact same prescription or very close.Aeriath said:
I can feel your pain. People are always shocked when I tell them, that without my glasses or contacts, their faces are just blurs. In fact, the whole world is.PoliceBox63 said:
Both of my eyes are around -5.5
Funny story: My mom once called me into the living room right before I got a shower, so I didn't have my glasses on or contacts in. She then told me to look at this thing on TV. I looked for a moment, and then told her I couldn't see it. I imagine she looked at me shocked (as I couldn't actually see her face). She didn't realize that my vision was so bad. then, oddly she apologized for it. Not about calling me to see something that I couldn't, but my vision. It was surreal as I never really thought of my vision as being anyone's "fault".
A slightly lazy eye has made my eyesight a bit poorer than a perfect 20/20, but glasses wouldn't fix it.
Well, it is really, because of her shitty genesSaltyk said:
... jk jk your mother has lovely jeans -5.5 is very bad tho. I'm lucky that only one of my eyes is -3.5. If they both were (as I can imitate by closing my right eye... *closes right eye* oh god I couldn't deal with this at all :O and that's only -3.5
My commiserations for your poor eyesight v_v
Admittedly, there is truth to that statement. Of course, my mom's eyesight is good. I think she just needs reading glasses, and she's over 50.PoliceBox63 said:Well, it is really, because of her shitty genesSaltyk said:
-5.5 is very bad tho. I'm lucky that only one of my eyes is -3.5. If they both were (as I can imitate by closing my right eye... *closes right eye* oh god I couldn't deal with this at all :O and that's only -3.5
My commiserations for your poor eyesight v_v
And yes, my eyesight is terrible, after all my own personal quote is in the poll. So at least, I have a funny statement. And it's not as bad as my sister's. So there's that.
I'm short sighted to a reasonably serious degree, I couldn't safely drive without them because I would not be able to read roadsigns without getting out of the car, and I tend to wear them for the PC because I sit about 50cm from the screen so small text is a real difficulty at that distance.
For reading a book I prefer without, my eyes struggle to focus through these lens on close objects (obviously). I could read the big E though. The second line I'd begin to question what I was reading. The third line I'd request the audio tape.
For reading a book I prefer without, my eyes struggle to focus through these lens on close objects (obviously). I could read the big E though. The second line I'd begin to question what I was reading. The third line I'd request the audio tape.
I need glasses to be able to read any signs or pieces of paper that are more than three feet away. I'm looking over at a phone book that says PLUMBING on the binding, which is about five feet away. Without my glasses, I can't even tell that it's a word; it just looks like a long blur to me.