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Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?
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Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?
#92I'm not sure I'm entirely on board with the idea that we've got optometry down to the point where anyone can claim to have arrived at the correct prescription without the wearer having tried a bunch and finding what works in reality. Having worn glasses for over 75% of my 40-ish year life, I've come to the conclusion that optometry is as much art as it is science. I think every time I've gone to a new optometrist, I'…
I recently made an optometrist appointment, and was surprised to discover that I could do virtual appointments. And they were a lot easier to get.
I'm skeptical that that can work. I suppose you can administer a basic eye test and get a close-enough prescription, but this is really important and I want to get it exactly right.
I kinda wish I could give it a try, just to see what they can manage to do without all of the tools that an optometrist would apply. But I've got some concerns (which is why I made the appointment) and I'd rather have somebody look closely.
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#93The longer i stay up the blurrier my vision gets, and no pair of glasses completely corrects my vision. i was 25/20 or better in each eye until a couple of years ago, i scratched my left lens somehow and i got wicked poked in the eye by my kid in the right eye, into the socket. I can drive without glasses, but i can't read the sideroad signs on the 8' poles very well.
I originally got my prescription with an Eye-Q device, and had a professional "correct" it.
I cannot read pill bottles and the like without a magnifying glass, and haven't been able to for a little over 2 years, right before the poking and scratching - which is why i originally thought i needed glasses.
my biggest issue with the way prescriptions are decided is the "this one, or this one" and they both look equally crappy, and they say "which looks less crappy" and i just pick randomly, because they're both awful. and then it continues, where it's just blurry from there on out. I don't understand the mechanism to give me glasses that will correct my vision when the device they use to test makes everything look blurry! At least i understand how the Eye-Q device works...
Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?
#94Yes, one London doctor’s unethical self-dealing in ReLEX SMILE left higher order aberrations (HOAs) in my eyes.
Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?
#95Yes, I'm very nearsighted. I've worn progressive lenses for years but they continue to drive me crazy. I can see fine with them, but my eyes easily get fatigued and I have to take long breaks to get them to calm down. Over the summer I added a pair of progressive occupational lenses (not reading glasses). They are focused arms length in front of me. This has been a complete game changer. I can now see my monitor cris…
Unsure if this will work for your case, but I am _very_ happy with my implanted contact lenses. They sit behind my iris and optically function as normal contact lenses. No hassle, just a straight up body upgrade. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intraocular_lens I was very surprised that this is not a more common thing to hear about amongst people with bad eyesight. Laser correction sucks in comparison, with more ri…
I did the same more than 10 years ago, still perfect vision. It did take around 15 minutes for each eye, with 2 weeks between and 10-15 minutes recovery time
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#96A lot of things can affect your vision. Definitely your sleep patterns, your diet, if you get proper exercise. Your eyes are truly a window into your soul (and your body).
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#97If the first thing I do in the morning is play on my phone for 20 minutes, my eyes are fucked literally the entire day. First thing I do is look out the window for a while or go outside. Even looking across the room is better.
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#98My elderly father-in-law had this issue even with new glasses until I switched him to my own optometrist who identified some eye muscle issue (need to find out exactly what.) They had him consult with an ophthalmologist which said it was not serious. Then the optometrist made additional correction to his prescription and the new glasses were perfect.
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#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
Honestly, I'm absolutely terrified of doing anything that might damage my eyesight. I know the common procedures (i.e. Lasik) have come a long way in the last two decades and are very low risk, but they are not zero risk. I won't even wear contact lenses, I long ago fully committed to glasses. That type of procedure doesn't fit my risk tolerance.
I understand the hesitation, but that's the thing about this: It's even simpler than cataract surgery (where they actually _replace_ your own lenses instead of just flopping one in front of it), which is very very common, and very very safe. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cataract_surgery IIRC the chance of complications for Lasik is about 10x that of the one for intraocular lens implantation. The natu…
>cataract surgery, which is very very common, and very very safe.
Ever since my elderly friend had cataract surgery (5 years ago) she finds bright light painful, so she spends less time outdoors.
Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?
#100I have very slight astigmatism. I don't wear glasses when I ride my motorbike because they're a pain with the helmet. I don't have issues, but when I drive a car, I usually wear them. The difference is that I can see traffic signs much further away, especially at night. I do wear them when working at the computer, since I find they help with eye strain, but I do like using high-definition displays and prefer my text an widgets on the smaller side.
I only ever get blurry vision after very long days in front of the computer without doing anything else (think 12-14 hours). I doubt this is glasses related, since I remember having this issue while studying late as a child, and at the time I had perfect vision (which lasted until my late twenties when my ophthalmologist suggested glasses would be a good idea).