June
2008
20-20?…How About 20-15!
Mike went to see the Eye Doctor yesterday for the first time since I’ve known him, which is about 16 years. He’s been having some trouble with one eye in particular getting very itchy and causing him to have trouble seeing, especially when it’s really bright. The doctor thinks that he is developing a sensitivity and should probably start wearing sunglasses. She also somehow knew, by looking under his eyelid that he had had an allergic reaction of some kind, which was what had caused the itchiness. If he wants, he can go on an allergy medication indefinitely or wait and see if it happens more regularly and more severely. They both decided it would be better to wait and see.
It was a regular check up so he also did the whole eye exam thing. It turns out his vision is not 20-20 like he thought, it’s actually 20-15. And if he wanted they could prescribe reading glasses to make it 20-10! So he’s not just perfect, he’s better than perfect! He decided not to go the reading glasses route. Go figure… As someone who’s had glasses since they were 8-years old, this is mystifying to me. I’m in complete awe. I think he just discovered a new superhero power, perfect vision man (or something like that). Anyone have any ideas for a good name? Maybe his one weakness is actually light instead of water?
As someone who used to have 20-10 and 20-15 vision (my right eye has always been less powerful than my left), I don’t think 20-20 is “perfect” vision, but “average” or “normal” or something like that.
[sounds like there could be an inserted Incredibles quote here about everyone being special, but I don't feel creative enough to write it correctly at the moment]
As I have gotten older (or staring at computer screens, or whatever the theory is), my vision has gone down. My right eye is now 20-30 I think, and left is either 20-15 or 20-20.
And I guess I share similar sentiments in the opposite direction – it is hard to imagine always having to have glasses – or not even being able to find the glasses if you put them down somewhere. One of my siblings got contacts in high school, and my dad has really poor vision, and my mom now wears/(can’t ever find) reading glasses, so I assume my vision will get worse, but I can enjoy it for now…
I can’t say enough about laser eye surgery
After being blind as a bat since second grade I can now see 20/20–at least until I hit 40 and need reading glasses…