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This is the _one_ thing I miss about getting my eyesight fixed. Within a month of getting laser surgery, it was so natural that I'd essentially forgotten the e
by enobrev 8y ago
This is the _one_ thing I miss about getting my eyesight fixed. Within a month of getting laser surgery, it was so natural that I'd essentially forgotten the experience of glasses and contacts, as though I'd never experienced the previous 20 years with them.
One of my very favorite things to do before then was sit in Central Park, or at the Diversey Rocks in Chicago, or anywhere with lots of color, remove my glasses, and just enjoy the blur of it all. It was very calming. An escape from all the details around me, which immediately translated to an inner calm.
I still prefer my perfect vision, and I paid a lot more than I could afford when I had it done to make sure it was done well. But I do very much miss that old shortcut to a quick and simple calm.
- freddie_mercury 8y agoWhy not just buy some glasses that blur up your vision? And then go put them on in Central Park?
- chrfrasco 8y agomake sure they're rose-tinted too
- placeholderNam 8y agoAs a glasses-wearer who understands the parent commenter: the all-encompassing vision granted by taking off the glasses (which cover ~60% of our regular view) is what makes for the wholesome, nice feeling OP is talking about.
- ars 8y agoYou could force your eyes to blur and achieve the same effect. It's easier to do if you are tired, if you've never done it before. Crossing your eyes slightly also helps (then hold the blurry focus and uncross them).
- dandelany 8y agoThe continuous effort required to force blurring pretty much negates the calming effect, I think.
- Sharlin 8y agoYou can train your eye muscles to focus at whatever distance without needing something to fixate on. This allows you to blur your vision at will simply by focusing close.
- SomeHacker44 8y agoOnly until presbyopia sets in, starting in your 40s and completing in the early 50s (usually).