Glasses, Contact Lenses, or "Perfect" Vision?
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Topic: Glasses, Contact Lenses, or "Perfect" Vision?
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Subject: Glasses, Contact Lenses, or "Perfect" Vision?
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 05:23
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I'm guessing using this computer thingy we all can see something...
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 05:48
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The last choice for me, since it's the most poetic. I've been thinking about this vision thing lately. I think I have a "perfect" vision, but what if I really don't? In fact, what if I don't see at all? What if the sense I call vision is not really vision at all, but something else? What if instead of "seeing" like other people I sense some kind of nonvisible objects that guide me as if I saw them? This troubles me a great deal. |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 08:44
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^ Exactly. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 08:49
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legally blind in one eye. .and the other is not much better.. unfortunately not kidding.. but use corrective lenses...
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 09:09
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At the moment I'm wearing contact lenses, while at home I normally wear glasses. I started wearing corrective lenses at 8 years of age, when glasses were not very flattering, especially for a woman... Luckily my vision, while not by any means perfect, hasn't got much worse with time, and I can do things around the house even without glasses. And nowadays glasses have become very much of a fashion accessory! |
Posted By: Relayer09
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 09:46
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Vision is a naked sword. No glasses or contacts here......for now.....getting old. ------------- If you lose your temper, you've lost the arguement. -Proverb |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 09:49
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Contact lenses during the day (AcuVue 2) and glasses at night. Prescription isn't that much (2.50 left; 2.00 right). Don't mind wearing contacts, so I'll probably never get Lasik surgery. E ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 09:52
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have toyed with the idea of Lasik. Probably would have if my eyesight had degenerated further than it did in my 20's. Sort of leveled off.. and since I've worn glasses since I was 5 or 6.. I am just used to them. Sort of sucks though.. can't see my hand in front of my face literally without them though.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 09:57
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come to think of it.. I'm a bit of a wreck. hahah.. legally blind and nerve damage to my ears thanks to Uncle Sam and it's wars of foreign aggression hahahha.
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 10:33
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Never needed glasses ever in my life, I'm one of those lucky people with 20/20 vision. ------------- 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 10:33
| Glasses. Wore contact lenses when I was in high school but I found them to be a pain in the ass, and gave them up about 12 years ago. My vision is pretty bad without corrective lenses. I might consider Lasik at some point, but there's no real motivation. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 11:05
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I have computer-eyes: one eye is long-sighted the other is short-sighted, I have an astigmatism and a convergence problem - all of which comes from 30 years of programming - one eye looking at the monitor and the other at print-outs, datasheets and programming manuals. I uses to wear glasses to 'correct' the problem but they only made things worse and gave me dire headaches, so I put them down one day and never picked them up again.
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 11:30
^ that's the first time I hear about "computer-eyes" ... might be the same for me. I'm short-sighted on both eyes, but the right one about 3 times more than the left eye. The funny thing is: Sometimes I use the effect to my advantage, since the right eye acts as a magnifying lense. I also managed to not get glasses until I was about 15 years old ... before that I used to read only with the right eye. I guess that me starting to use computers at the age of 11 had something to do with it after all 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 11:39
^ I stole the name from Ayreon  - My Optician didn't have a name for it - just an explanation of why my eyes were bad.------------- What? |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 11:57
^ Yes ... I remember that song. Listening to it I was never sure whether he sang "Computer Eyes" or "Computerized" ... turns out it's both.
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 13:29
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If i read much the text start to melt toghter sorta then i need glasses. so not perfect i gues. But in everyday life i dont have glasses only when i read much. ------------- 
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 13:31
I have evil prism eyes. A la the necromancer  No really - I should have glasses but I'm too cheap to go out and get some. |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 15:09
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Glasses....wouldn't be surprised if I am approaching legal blindness
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 15:17
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Glass eyes. Er...I mean glasses. |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 18:05
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I use contacts. Whenever I use glasses I get huge headaches. Plus you can't even feel the contacts and don't have to worry about loosing them or scratching them. I would say Lasik if you can afford it. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 26 2008 at 19:06
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Glasses most of my life, I also have Central serous retinopathy (CSR) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_serous_retinopathy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_serous_retinopathy not too badly at the moment. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: May 27 2008 at 05:37
I'm quite myoper and wear glasses (-8 in both eyes). I used to wear contact lenses but my eyes can't have them anymore. But that's okay, I still look good 
The only thing... I need reading glasses as well, or multifocus...
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Posted By: Novalis
Date Posted: May 27 2008 at 05:40
| Don't wear anything, but by no means do I have perfect vision. |
Posted By: Luke. J
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 00:43
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Glasses. Though I only need them for reading, I wear them all day, because without it becomes nearly painful to focus on things. Contact lenses.. I don't know what I am doing wrong, but they make me water..
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 00:47
| Is it true that people with poor vision masturbate alot? |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 00:51
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Dudes- there is something about women in glasses- am I alone on this one?
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 00:56
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I use glasses since I was 7 years old.
Not too strong, I need them to drive nbecause my myopia is 2.5 in one eye and 3.5 in the other, but lately I have problem to read also (That I never had), so I'm trying to get used to progressive glasses, but it's hard.
I even have my sunglasses made with measure, so I can drive in summer.
I can read without glasses, but not too small font like te telephone guide.
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 00:56
 Hey bad boy...  |
Drew wrote:Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 01:06
Certainly not sir! I've seen many (well...many could be a exaggeration...I find women today [at least younger women] don't care for glasses) women look hotter in glasses (though pretty good without them as well...
 ).As for me, glasses. Not to good eyesight without them. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 01:08
Idk...I'd think some sort of visual stimulus helps there. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 01:16
Don't worry Tardis, there's no scientific evidence that your masturbation will leave you blind or make grow hairs in the palm of your had.
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: May 29 2008 at 01:18
 I have some buddies that think that women IN BASEBALL caps in the best thing ever, Never quite understood that one. ------------- |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 22:53
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I had to go with something else Because I don't wear any corrective eye wear, but I should. Like, I need it, just dont do it As for girls in glasses, DEFF hot. |
Posted By: Weston
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 23:18
| I've worn glasses since the 3rd grade. When I was about 30 (some years ago now) I tried contact lenses when technology had advanced to the point I could wear them, but they made me feel naked! Seriously. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 09 2008 at 07:49
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My eyes are slightly off (about +.25 & +.50), but not bad enough for me to actually wear the glasses I have...
My wife had -7.5 & -8.5 shortsightedness & wore contact lenses (was virtually blind without them)... then she had corrective laser surgery; she now has better eyesight than me - best money we ever spent, totally life changing, recommended 100%  ------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 09 2008 at 10:16
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"He took a dog-doo sno-cone An' stuffed it in my right eye He took a dog-doo sno-cone An' stuffed it in my other eye An' the huskie wee-wee, I mean the doggie wee-wee Has blinded me An' I can't see Temporarily" Zappa ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Prof.
Date Posted: June 17 2008 at 04:02
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Glasses FTW.
They define thine face, make me look smart, and people always say I look handsome in them.
Well those are true, minus the handsome part.
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Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: June 17 2008 at 23:26
| I've worn glasses from the age of 9 up until now and I've always enjoyed them, although I'd be willing to try contacts. |
Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: June 20 2008 at 07:59
| If you do have laser surgery, what happens if you blink at the wrong time? Will you be able to see with your eyes closed? And won't the light disturb you when you're trying to sleep? |
Posted By: listen
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 15:30
hahahaha |
Posted By: St.Cleve Chronicle
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 07:57
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I wear glasses and in some unexplainable way I'm proud of it. |
Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 08:06
| Perfect as to say. I'm really glad I can see stuff people can't even with glasses on. It also gives a lot more detailed image of the world around you. I wish I'll never lose my vision. Even though glasses are in fashion. One might get those glasses with lenses +/-0 |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 09:18
Perfect vision
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 14:23
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An eagle.
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 14:41
glasses...which broke today, and I had to fix with some superglue... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 15:21
Man, I never could get superglue to work for glasses repair. 
So, you've come up with a couple of fresh ideas, so why not implement them? Are you afraid of being overshadowed by the shaving poll? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: August 27 2008 at 16:54
I see fine, but I do have a bit of a colors problem... I seem not to have the greatest definition of them
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: August 27 2008 at 21:04
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I wear contacts all the time.
But I wear glasses early in the morning, late at night, or when I want to look like a pissed off angsty teenager. ------------- 
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Posted By: Mantra
Date Posted: August 27 2008 at 21:53
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Blessed with 20/20 vision. Like someone said before, it's nice to see the world in all its detail. ------------- 
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: August 28 2008 at 00:58
| Vision is a naked sword burning in my heart. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: August 28 2008 at 02:02
Is that what we call color-blindness? What's cool is that no one has yet reported in as blind, but as the technology improves, we probably will... ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: August 28 2008 at 03:49
Bloody Hell Fanny - call yourself a prog fan? They should have been fixed with sellotape! -------------
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