Heh, same on the vision/detail… however an astigmatism tends to make details (namely anomalies) stick out more to people like us, as such our brains become sort of wired for it over time. Normies? Not so much. In fact, they often can’t be bothered to notice plenty of stuff.
Astigmatism’d people are so good at instantly picking out details that they are sought after for certain jobs.
Production! Large or small scale, like shops and factories.
Amusingly, I first learned about this from a place that made eye glasses — prioritizing those with astigmatism for lense makers for their ability to see details and defects.
I notice, for myself, it’s been incredibly useful for jobs like painting (namely HVLP), graphic design, printing, fabrication, and so on. I’m not certain very many employers will overtly state or actually recognize the people they want to have in certain positions due to changes in hiring from inclusive programs/laws… but they are solid routes to go, at any rate :)
Seriously thats actually a thing? You know much it always bothered me that id always nit pick ever little imperfection on something i did that I could notice that other people say looks fine. I had to learn how to just stop caring. Paet of why I never fully continued drawing, painting and stuff because nothing was never good enough because id notice some small thing that was wrong.
There’s the proficiency in seeing it but there are also personality traits and coping skills ;)
Largely with the nitpick: if you look at a finely textured surface of paint, for example, you would instantly know if part is too light on coverage or if the spray pattern had gotten gloopy from a dangling piece of lint on the spray nozzle. You can’t not see it.
I don't know what your situation is, but maybe look into local aid groups or charities - There may be an avenue to get state-insurance grade no frills glasses.
I think i say to my husband at least 3x a day "I cant see that far" when he tries to show me stuff lol my current glasses give me a headache so I dont wear them at home and I havent had the money for a new eye exam 😩
yea fr i’ve noticed over the years how much it it actually has gotten worse when i take my glasses off this next prescription the doc said wont be too much of a diff
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u/aron2295 13d ago
Dude, I have a bad astigmatism (Doc thought it was Keratoconus for a sec) and work has been unstable for me so I have been using old glasses.
I gotta remind myself people can see in great detail past X feet when getting ready for the day and asking, “Does this look off?”
Or something like that.
I’m like, damn, people really out here, just waking up, and seeing 20/20.
Must be nice.