#Astigmatism
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mostly-funnytwittertweets · 5 months ago
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infiniteorangethethird · 6 months ago
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Disability pride month hot take perhaps but myopia (aka near-sightedness) should be considered a disability and glasses should be free and accessible to anyone who might need it
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tamapalace · 10 days ago
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Christmas looks so much prettier 👓🎄
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orange-orchard-system · 28 days ago
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Gonna be the change I want to see in the world today. Time to talk about astigmatism.
So people usually know astigmatism from that one "astigmatism versus normal vision" post about artificial lights (like car headlights or street lamps) having a lot of extra glare if you have astigmatism – something which makes it hard to actually see the object causing that light, especially at night. Which is true! But that's not all astigmatism is.
Astigmatism is a visual condition (problem with your eyesight) in which your eye isn't as round as it should be, and as a result, light isn't reflected into your eyes the right way. This makes your vision blurry – and unlike farsightedness or nearsightedness, it's blurry at all distances! This also results in seeing a lot more "glare" or "haze" from artificial lights, which is what inspired those comparison pictures I mentioned earlier. This causes a lot of problems at night, when there's no natural light to help out your eyes, and you have to rely on artificial light to get around or just... do things in general.
Can you guess what other common situation also involves a lot of artificial light, which means it may be harder to navigate if you have astigmatism?
That's right! Using any type of screen also means staring directly at a lot of artificial light, and let me tell you, ouch! The strain that puts on your eyes when you have astigmatism is not fun! Using a screen when you have astigmatism is a lot more difficult, and I've gotten plenty of headaches from doing so. This is what led me to seek help, since it was causing me to struggle in classes I was otherwise keeping up with just fine. If you struggle with seeing/reading/understanding things when they're on a screen, but everything seems fine when you look away from the screen, you may wish to consider asking an eye doctor about astigmatism.
A more well-known sign about astigmatism is the "overlay" we see all the time. The best way I can describe it – and the way I described it at my eye doctor appointment – was that it's like everything you see has been duplicated, shifted over a little, and made half transparent. (There's a great video by Antonio the Optometrist on YouTube with examples!) This was my second big sign that I had astigmatism, and let me tell you, seeing the world without that overlay is wild! It took me some getting used to. Especially when it came to suddenly being aware that I now had much better perception of where the edges of things were.
"But wait," you might be saying. "Does that mean astigmatism can be treated?" Yes! You can get glasses specifically to help with astigmatism – and if you already have glasses, you can get the adjustment for astigmatism added into your next pair! Other than that, it can help to strain your eyes less – use more natural light, turn down the brightness on your screens, and use physical media over digital media more often. Also, maybe don't drive at night as much, assuming you do. Just as a practical habit.
Astigmatism is more than just "street lights have a starry glare to them", and I know of plenty of people who didn't think they had astigmatism because they chalked up that glare to just the natural reflection of light from their glasses, not knowing there were more signs they could have been on the lookout for. So, I hope this helps somebody out there – even if it's just knowing more about what astigmatism is!
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gonzophotography · 1 month ago
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volvovroom · 7 months ago
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it's those eyes that make me crazy istg
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tourettesdog · 9 months ago
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Viewing the eclipse (with appropriate eye protection!) with astigmatism, is just seeing this
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pyrohijinks · 1 year ago
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my interests HAVE sort of taken a bit of a detour. long live the undertale hyperfixation
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letswonderspirit · 1 year ago
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My Eyes and my Sight (24 x 18, 16 x 20) Acrylic on canvas.
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victusinveritas · 6 months ago
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lifeofmarvvel · 1 month ago
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Christmas with astigmatism: oooh pretty
Driving with astigmatism: annoying but possible
Driving with astigmatism and everyone has LED lights and brights on for some reason now: ahhhhhhhhhh
Driving with astigmatism and everyone has LED lights and brights on and there's Christmas decorations up: b l i n d n e s s
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dicklessthewonderclown · 2 months ago
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actually i get all my fanfic ideas from the beautiful angels that appear to me while i’m driving. they tell me things.
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cetsuo · 1 year ago
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gonzophotography · 1 month ago
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floridaboiler · 1 month ago
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burnertracfone · 6 months ago
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glasses mod by GlacierClear
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