#but theyre so fckn expensive and i always ask my dad to get em for my bday so i dont have to

[horce-divorce]

So I saw one (1) TikTok and thought it would be fun to take apart my glasses, the most crucial disability aid that I ever fucking use lmao

It wasn't a total waste of time! Here's my preliminary findings & relevant data.

I AM EXTREMELY NEARSIGHTED. I cannot attest to the results farsighted individuals may seek.

I also have 2 different prescriptions for my eyes at, I believe, -5.25/-4.75 so as anyone who's ever read a glasses prescription can see, I am VERY legally blind without corrective lenses. (for those who haven't, I literally cannot even use my phone without corrective lenses; I would need a screen reader! No, I cannot recognize your face OR see how many fingers you're holding up!!)

It turns out the arms on your glasses actually hold both lenses at the same distance from your eyes.... so you can see consistently without having to constantly adjust your frames :))) so that's why they're there :)))

And if you take them off and replace them with chains that means they move a LOT MORE, and if they move, so does your usable field of vision

My primary issue was with the glasses tilting forward and back, so instead of being |o like this in front of my eyes (that's a face in profile, the o is my eyeball). they'd go /o \o one of those directions instead

As such I would not recommend doing this with any glasses you wear for nearsightedness to operate machinery or work on screens for long periods of time. I think the potential to increase nausea is.... not insignificant

However I think perhaps there's also something to be said for the shape of my glasses frames! The TikTok I saw was using round glasses which connected to the arms halfway down the frame. Mine connect at the top of the frame. I think perhaps a center attachment could perhaps keep them more level (like | that) but it's hard to say for sure. attached at the top, they slanted towards my eyebrows (/o)

I would primarily only outright recommend this for sunglasses as movement of the lens won't change your field of vision!!!

Having said all of that: did it actually impair my vision? A bit, yes! Did I admit defeat and put the arms back on my glasses like a normal person? FUCK NO!

I continued to go absolutely apeshit on these all night and have since made several swappable accessory chains for all the glasses I own because i refuse to sacrifice style for function, even if we're talking about being able to see anything at all as a visual fucking artist.

I... I do miniatures! I do detailed beadwork! I make PIXEL ART! I do PHOTOGRAPHY where I have to be able to see my camera well enough to tell if the image is in focus (I can't do that w my glasses btw. Only contacts). Can't stress enough how stupid I am being right now and also how much I love this little whale I don't even FUCKIN CARE omg. tiny whale. take my house. take my wife. I will accept full blindness before I purge this tiny whale from my outfit AND LOOK!!!!!!! I MADE ONE WITH A LITTLE GOLDSTONE BAT TOO!!!!!!

Is this fuckin thing the reason I've been so nauseous all morning? PROBABLY! do I recommend it? NOT EVEN A LITTLE UNLESS ITS FOR SUNGLASSES! will I learn from my own mistake and put the arms back on my glasses?? NEVER!!! ITS DEATH OR VICTORY, AND IN THIS INSTANCE, VICTORY LOOKS LIKE THESE TINY LITTLE GAY LITTLE ANIMAL-SHAPED BEADS.