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Getting my eyes tested for the first time and finding out I have astigmatism in one eye was eye opening (sorry). When blue LED panels started showing up in appl
by morkalork 3y ago
Getting my eyes tested for the first time and finding out I have astigmatism in one eye was eye opening (sorry). When blue LED panels started showing up in appliances everywhere I didn't understand why they were so popular. At night, I couldn't read the time on the microwave oven from across the room because it was so bright and smeared compared to red/amber lights. Now I realize it's just me..
- CharlesW 3y agoWe're not rare! Around ⅓ of the U.S. population has astigmatism.
- fellerts 3y agoYou can work around this issue by curling your index finger tightly so it forms a tiny hole near the 2nd knuckle and looking through that. What you've got now is a makeshift pinhole camera that should fix any "smearing". It'll also help you see clearly at a distance without glasses!
- davely 3y agoAh, this explains why squinting my eyes has the same effect, for example, when I’m trying to read a menu that’s being a counter at a coffee shop.