How blind are you?

Dymetrie · 05-01-2008, 19:42

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 · 05-01-2008, 19:43

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

Stan_Lite · 05-01-2008, 20:00

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

Nutcase · 05-01-2008, 20:00

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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 · 05-01-2008, 20:02

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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

Haly · 05-01-2008, 20:02

Right is -4.5 and left is -5.25 iirc. Plus throw in some other oddities my eyes manage to have

Kell_ee001 · 05-01-2008, 20:10

No glasses for me

Tak · 05-01-2008, 20:10

Right -1.75, left -1.5

Stan_Lite · 05-01-2008, 20:11

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Originally Posted by Feek

There's a chart?

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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.

Fayshun · 05-01-2008, 20:14

I'm about -2.5/-1.75 iirc and astigmatic

05-01-2008, 19:42	#1
Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	How blind are you? 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)... __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet....

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Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	-6.50 in one eye and -6.75 in the other one. __________________

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Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	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 __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

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Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Right is -4.5 and left is -5.25 iirc. Plus throw in some other oddities my eyes manage to have __________________ Halycopter

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Kell_ee001 Wants Big Meat Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle Posts: 6,478	No glasses for me __________________

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Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	Right -1.75, left -1.5 __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

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Fayshun Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adrift in the Orca Posts: 6,845	I'm about -2.5/-1.75 iirc and astigmatic __________________ We must move forward not backward, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling...