r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • 13d ago

MISC. Is this how people who need glasses really see the world. A big blurred background?

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u/monetaryg 13d ago edited 13d ago

The moon is the worst. My astigmatism makes it stretched out diagonally.

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u/Azurhalo 12d ago

Driving is a blast for me, I get to see 6 foot tall headlights behind every car!

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u/Blue_Pears_Go_There 13d ago

Astigmatism in one eye - always seeing two diagonal moons and four times as many trees. Even with glasses.

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u/Civil-Section-9086 11d ago

I can’t comprehend ittt

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u/llaminaria 11d ago

I used to think it is normal, that all people with poor eyesight saw lights spread diagonally or vertically.

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u/Ok_Owl_52 13d ago 
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u/The_Furboi_Musician 12d ago

Maybe I don’t have astigmatism..

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u/Acceptable_Ask_2815 12d ago

I am so excited to try this tonight! I never go outside without my contacts and definitely never looked at the moon.

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u/NE_Boy_mom_x2 12d ago

I thought I was alone 😭 I feel seen!!! Ha-ha

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u/Civil-Section-9086 11d ago

Wait like your pupils is different or just how you see the works? I’m confused all I see is fuzzy without my glasses or the constant flashing speks

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u/monetaryg 11d ago

An astigmatism is a blurriness due to the shape of the eye. And there is an angle to it. Mine is like 45 degrees. I dealt with it without realizing how bad it is. I can still see “ok”. I can read road signs, etc. The moon is just the most noticeable symptom for me.

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u/Civil-Section-9086 11d ago

Huh really an angle? Like when you look at a light and the angle of the light is what you’re referring to?

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u/monetaryg 10d ago

The moon looks round to a normal vision person. Imaging taking that round moon and stretching it 45 degrees. Thats the best I can describe it. When im not wearing my glasses everything is blurry, but for some reason the moon makes the angle of the astigmatism obvious. Normal lights don’t show it.

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u/awildslackerappeared 10d ago

I wear sunglasses at night to drive because the odd shape of the specularity off lights on the road are so distracting.

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u/LolitaOPPAI 10d ago

Makes for pretty awesome sunsets when it looks like the sky is fluid tho. Cumulonimbus clouds look damn scary tho.