How blind are you?

[Dymetrie]

So I went to the opticians yesterday for an eye test.

Very thorough lad who checked my vision, reckoned I had very healthy eyes and told me they were slightly worse than the prescription on my current specs (which are about 5.5 years old).

So I checked out the numbers he was writing down and his expert evaluation was that my right eye was -4.25 and my left was -5.25.

Is that bad?

I mean, I know that I'm pretty much blind without my cybernetic implants connected (even need them to read a book and can't see what's on my PC screen(s) without them)...

Anyhoo, how blind is everyone else? Can I be trumped because them figures look pretty high (or low)...

[Feek]

-6.50 in one eye and -6.75 in the other one.

[Stan_Lite]

Christ, I thought I was bad.

-4.00 Right and -4.5 left. I can't read the big letter at the top of the chart at the opticians, you must struggle to see the chart Feek

[Feek]

Originally Posted by Bigstan

Christ, I thought I was bad.

-4.00 Right and -4.5 left. I can't read the big letter at the top of the chart at the opticians, you must struggle to see the chart Feek

There's a chart?

All I see is a blur when I look at it uncorrected, but corrected I can read the bottom line. Which is how it should be

[Stan_Lite]

Originally Posted by Feek

There's a chart?

Originally Posted by Feek

All I see is a blur when I look at it uncorrected, but corrected I can read the bottom line. Which is how it should be

Pretty much the same - always amazes me the difference.
My eyes seem to have finally settled down with very little change in the last 3 or 4 years. I'm seriously considering laser treatment. Will probably cost a bob or two as I would imagine the cheapest treatment won't be suitable for astigmatism. Gonna book an appointment at Optical Express soonish to suss it out.

[Nutcase]

Originally Posted by dymetrie

So I checked out the numbers he was writing down and his expert evaluation was that my right eye was -4.25 and my left was -5.25.

Can't find my prescription at the mo, but I think it's extremely close to yours. What's worrying is I can read the smallest line on the chart without my glasses, and the bloke always says I have 20:20 vision without them. Makes me scared to fly, I tell thee!

For some reason, the last couple of times my prescription has changed, it's changed for the better!

[Feek]

Originally Posted by Nutcase

Can't find my prescription at the mo, but I think it's extremely close to yours. What's worrying is I can read the smallest line on the chart without my glasses, and the bloke always says I have 20:20 vision without them. Makes me scared to fly, I tell thee!

I don't understand this, you have 20:20 vision without your glasses and can read the bottom line, but your eyes are -4.25 and -5.25 (ish)? How does that work?

[Nutcase]

I dunno, I'm just wierd I need my glasses though as after 20 mins or so I have a spanking headache without them

[SidewinderINC]

Originally Posted by Nutcase

I dunno, I'm just wierd I need my glasses though as after 20 mins or so I have a spanking headache without them

Possibly a weakness in the muscles that control the focus etc.? you can do without glasses but the muscles are working overtime so it gives you a headache after 20 minutes.

The glasses just make life a bit easier on the muscles

I'm just guessing and have no idea if that's even possible.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by SidewinderINC

Possibly a weakness in the muscles that control the focus etc.? you can do without glasses but the muscles are working overtime so it gives you a headache after 20 minutes.

The glasses just make life a bit easier on the muscles

I'm just guessing and have no idea if that's even possible.

It's probably close, though I'd raise some doubt over it being the muscles that are the cause.

The problem with that approach is that the eyes get lazy - once you start wearing glasses you'll soon find you can't do without them at all.