Poll: How Bad Is Your Vision?

kelliejo83 · January 2011

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amyngreg · January 2011

I picked I can't live without my glasses/contacts, although I don't technically wear them all day. I don't need them for close up things like reading, but if you put something more than 18" in front of my face, I can barely see it.

And you're not alone- my vision gets worse every time I go as well. It's depressing. I got my current glasses (and new, stronger prescription) just over a year ago, and I already find myself squinting while wearing them. I guess it's time to go back...

kelnyc · January 2011

I picked "special snowflake" because I have weird vision, which is not necessarily that bad. I am near-sighted in one eye and and far-sighted in the other (wha?) and have a pretty major astigmatism in both. So, oddly enough, I can see OK without my glasses on because the two opposite prescriptions balance each other out. But, because of the astigmatism, I need to wear my glasses (and can't even wear the special astigmatism contacts) to drive, read and when on the computer (which, let's face it, is pretty much all day. Embarrassed

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wittyschaffy · January 2011

I special snowflaked too! I am very slightly farsighted but not enough to need any sort of correction. I had *never* been to an eye doc until DH insisted I get a baseline check last year. I really didn't have an excuse because my insurance covers an annual check but I just hadn't ever had a problem so I never went. Embarrassed

I'm one of those people who think that glasses are just about the coolest fashion accessory ever and would love to get a funky pair but my darn eyes won't cooperate. lol - all in good time though I'm sure. My Mom and one sister had glasses in grade school, my other sis got them as a young adult and my Dad got them in his 40s. Signs are pointing to 40s for me too I guess. Here's to hoping that DH's and my future children get my eyes instead of his. He had lasik done a couple years ago but he was as blind as a bat before that.

I'm glad I went in because they disovered that I have a freckle on the back of my eyeball! I didn't even know you could get them there. I have to go back to have it re-measured next year to make sure that it hasn't grown which can be a sign of melanoma I guess? How yuck would that be. eew. Melanoma is bad enough when it is on your skin let alone in your eyeball.

Muffin'sMom · January 2011

Special snowflake for me too. Spent most of my life at 20/1100 in one eye and 20/1200 in the other. Blind as a freakin' bat. So, in 2005 I had Lasik...awesome. No glasses, no contacts. Excellent!

Then I turned 50. Almost overnight I needed those little old lady reading glasses to read anything other than billboards. It just happened so fast. Now I have 20 pairs all over the house and car. i HATE it and it makes me feel like I'm 105.

Oh well..... Geeked

Jkip0705 · January 2011

My vision makes me mad! I used to have perfect vision. Then in college I started to have problems seeing clearly. I went to the doctor and he said I had an astigmatism. Boooooo! I am noticing it more every year and my prescription for my glasses has changed. I notice when I am flipping through channels on the tv and I can't see what the program name on the info is without squinting.

I wear my glasses only when I am driving at night or if my eyes are tired.

wittyschaffy · January 2011

Muffin'sMom:

Special snowflake for me too. Spent most of my life at 20/1100 in one eye and 20/1200 in the other. Blind as a freakin' bat. So, in 2005 I had Lasik...awesome. No glasses, no contacts. Excellent!

Then I turned 50. Almost overnight I needed those little old lady reading glasses to read anything other than billboards. It just happened so fast. Now I have 20 pairs all over the house and car. i HATE it and it makes me feel like I'm 105.

Oh well.....

lol- I would LOVE this! 20 pairs of fun and funky glasses? Sweet!

karma007 · January 2011

I'm a hot mess. I was gifted with being near sighted/ far sighted, and spend a miserable childhood in coke bottle glasses, patches, and surgery. It wasn't until HS that I was able to get my lenses in plastic, which, in glass, tilted to the right b/c that lens was so heavy. Now I only wear a contact in my right eye, which is heaven.The best part is that my right eye only drifts when I'm really tired, so I don't look at people crossed eyed any more!

kelliejo83 · January 2011

Muffin'sMom:

Special snowflake for me too. Spent most of my life at 20/1100 in one eye and 20/1200 in the other. Blind as a freakin' bat. So, in 2005 I had Lasik...awesome. No glasses, no contacts. Excellent!

Then I turned 50. Almost overnight I needed those little old lady reading glasses to read anything other than billboards. It just happened so fast. Now I have 20 pairs all over the house and car. i HATE it and it makes me feel like I'm 105.

Oh well.....

Wow, 20/1200? That makes me feel better about my 20/400! My Dad talked to me about Lasik lastnight, but it terrifies me. Plus, everyone I ever talk to says it goes back to how it was before within 7 or 8 years. I'm not down with that. Is yours back to 20/1200, or just back to a little bit blurry?

mrsmcave · January 2011

I'm a special snowflake. Only my left eye used to be bad (farsighted) and it was really mild. But, then I never wore my glasses because I didn't really need them (I couldn't wear contacts because I am prone to migraines - and with only one contact, it threw off my balance). So now, my eyesight gets worse every time I go to the eye doctor just like pp. And I still don't wear my glasses. I should probably start just wearing them to give my poor eyes a break.

Witchys_Woman · January 2011

I also special snoflaked because I had amazing vision....before I worked on a computer all day. Now my distance vision is pretty crappy. I could read road signs and small print from miles away but now it seems blurry, almost like double vision. Also my vision at night seems to be getting worst. I hate it more then I hate just about anything. I know I should go to an optomatrist but I am scared. My whole family wears glasses and I just don't wanna!

2dBride · January 2011

At one point, I asked my optometrist how bad my vision was--e.g., 20/40, 20/60, etc. He replied, "I don't know. My chart only goes as far as 20/1000, and your vision is worse than that."

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