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As a child of the 1970s and a teen in the early 1980s I was outside more than in even in cold Canadian winters. I have bad astigmatism and I'm also near or far
by dghughes 3y ago
As a child of the 1970s and a teen in the early 1980s I was outside more than in even in cold Canadian winters. I have bad astigmatism and I'm also near or far sighted (can never recall which).
I know just my own life doesn't nullify the statement but all my friends were the same I mean outside but I don't know of them who has glasses as adults.
- netule 3y ago> can never recall which Do your glasses magnify or reduce things? The former is for aiding hyperopia and the latter for myopia. Also, as far as I can recall, astigmatism is present at birth and not developed over time like some other eye conditions.
- nottorp 3y agoYep, I have astigmatism. I spent my childhood more outdoors than indoors but I already had it. Only started to get dioptries at 30 ish but the astigmatism was with me all my life.
- antisthenes 3y ago> Also, as far as I can recall, astigmatism is present at birth and not developed over time like some other eye conditions. No, it's definitely not present at birth (at least to the same degree) and can be acquired during child development and even early adulthood.
- dghughes 3y agoI have astigmatism and now presbyopia too so if I remove my glasses and try to see if they magnify or reduce thing I'm not able to see because I can't see without my glasses. lol
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- wozniacki 3y agoI know just my own life doesn't nullify the statement but all my friends were the same I mean outside but I don't know of them who has glasses as adults. This statement is confusing. And this is something I'm super keen to learn more about. So lets see if I understand this correctly. You mean you _do not_ know of any friends who _do not_ wear eyeglasses as adults? Let me rephrase that. You played outside as a child. You now wear glasses. All of your friends played outside as well. All your friends now wear glasses as well. Is that correct?
- dghughes 3y agoYeah it was a bit confusing. My friends and I played outside as children. I began to wear eyeglasses at age 17. My friends at the time to the best of my knowledge did not wear eyeglasses (ages 0 to 18). I do not know any of the same people now so I cannot say if they as adults wear eyeglasses or not.
- toast0 3y ago> I'm also near or far sighted (can never recall which). Take off your glasses and try to read a book at arm length, and close up. If you can easily read it at both distances, you might have good vision. If you can only read it when it's far, you are far sighted. If you can only read it when it's near, you're near sighted.
- dghughes 3y agolol I can't see either way and now I have bifocals too.