How bad is your eyesight?

robinph · 04-02-2008 5:44pm

Currently at +3.75 in both for me.

Why are so many people here "-" numbers, is it actually more common or can those with "+" numbers just not find their way about the interweb as well?

SligoBrewer · 05-02-2008 8:59pm

robinph wrote: »

Currently at +3.75 in both for me.

Why are so many people here "-" numbers, is it actually more common or can those with "+" numbers just not find their way about the interweb as well?

When I'm ordering lenses for the opticians that I work in I notice that I need way more + lenses from observation. So by and large I'd say there are more plus.. but then again, they're mostly for reading purposes by and large.

StinkerbelleSix · 06-02-2008 9:35pm

Left: -11
Right: -8.5

Can't even see my hand stretched out in front of me without my contacts

eve · 07-02-2008 11:21am

Both eyes are -2.50

The bf is something like -5.75 and -5.00

ike · 07-02-2008 11:31am

-4.00 Left
-3.75 Right

Wear disposable contacts nearly everyday, I put on the specs if my eyes are feelng really tired in the morning. Started using dailies about 4 years ago and find them extremely comfortable, used to do the daily cleaning and sterilising routine now i just chuck em out everyday. Still considering Laser surgery

tribulus · 07-02-2008 1:21pm

Sorry if it's a bit OT but could someone explain or link me to something that explains this:

Vision must be not less than 6/18 in each eye.
Corrected to not less than 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in the other.

I assume corrected means glasses or contacts?

Also how good would 6/18 be (I know that's vague but would it be considered exceptional or just average etc for someone without glasses?)

What are the numbers based on?
Thanks.

RichyX · 10-02-2008 2:29pm

-1 left and -1.5 right.

Wanted to get laser surgery but the skin on my eye is too thin

robinph · 11-02-2008 4:48pm

SligoBrewer wrote: »

When I'm ordering lenses for the opticians that I work in I notice that I need way more + lenses from observation. So by and large I'd say there are more plus.. but then again, they're mostly for reading purposes by and large.

Is the + what would tend to come on later in life with the general old age deterioration of your eyesight so meaning the higher numbers of those type that your ordering?

Firetrap · 16-02-2008 1:33am

-4 in the left
-3 in the right.

I thought I was bad but it's heartening to see that there are plenty of others far worse than me

Mint Sauce · 06-03-2008 8:47pm

RichyX wrote: »

-1 left and -1.5 right.

mine used to be around that range years ago, happy days, then went to -2 something, just back from optitions now, the detearation continues,

r -3
l -3.25

oh well

APM · 07-03-2008 8:01pm

-2.0 in both. also wear contacts which is handy. And they've gone from -1 to -2 at the same rate.

Lil' Smiler · 12-03-2008 2:36pm

ugghhhhh just got new lenses today -6. something in both eyes

donmeister · 21-04-2008 8:47pm

irish-stew wrote: »

like one of the earlier posters said, can walk around without bumping into stuff, but everthing still alot clearer with them on

left -2.5
right -2.25

was -1.75 for bout 9 to 10 years, then changed couple of times in last 3 to 4

glasses for work/day to day stuff, contacts for socialising/sport

yeah im the exact same thi im -1.50 in both eyes

barry181091 · 23-04-2008 5:23pm

Haha, Well according to this thread , Im very lucky currently.

R:-0.75.
L:-0.75.

leann · 29-04-2008 9:31pm

I'm also a plus, who seem to be few and far between on this thread!!
+3 in right +4 in left.
I get my lenses thinned and it doesnt bother me at all apart from not being able to drive thats the biggest obstacle!!:rolleyes:

Thephantomsmask · 16-05-2008 12:33am

-9 in my left eye, my right eye has about 20% vision from retinal scarring due to them being lasered back on several times. I also have bilateral duane syndrome which usually means a bunch of medical students crowding around at my opthalmology appointments as it comes up on the exams but they rarely see it in practice.

monkeyfudge · 16-05-2008 12:43am

Just got tested for the first time in a few years last week.

I'm -6.0 in the Left and -5.5 in the Right.

What exactly is the benefit of forking out lots of money for thinner lenses by the way?

littlebug · 16-05-2008 8:31am

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Just got tested for the first time in a few years last week.

I'm -6.0 in the Left and -5.5 in the Right.

What exactly is the benefit of forking out lots of money for thinner lenses by the way?

It's cosmetic really.
I can't remember what glasses at -6 looked like but certainly when I got to -8the glass was so thick it looked awful and your eyes would look really weird behind them. Even the high index glass at that level is fairly thick tbh and I was told I should have smallest frames I could get away with.

Double the price in the name of vanity really.

nesf · 16-05-2008 11:18am

monkeyfudge wrote: »

What exactly is the benefit of forking out lots of money for thinner lenses by the way?

They're lighter and there's less pressure on your nose. They look better and you can select from a broad range of frames etc. It's a matter of choice really, though the worse your eyesight is, the weight difference will be more of a factor.

07-06-2008 8:46pm

Awww, I feel so much better after reading all those posts..

I'm -2 in both eyes.

I wear contacts/glasses now and then.

Contacts for a night out though.. Defo.

Naikon · 29-06-2008 8:39pm

20/20 in my left eye, 20/50 in my right eye best corrected due to non curable amplyopia

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Very hard to describe vision in my right eye, it's like I can't resolve fine details because of a lower resolution, not because of "blurriness".

AlmightyCushion · 29-06-2008 8:42pm

barry181091 wrote: »

Haha, Well according to this thread , Im very lucky currently.

R:-0.75.
L:-0.75.

Can I have your eyes?

kwestfan08 · 30-06-2008 5:26pm

Right : -7.00

Left : -6.00

mumof2 · 01-07-2008 10:34pm

Thephantomsmask wrote: »

-9 in my left eye, my right eye has about 20% vision from retinal scarring due to them being lasered back on several times. I also have bilateral duane syndrome which usually means a bunch of medical students crowding around at my opthalmology appointments as it comes up on the exams but they rarely see it in practice.

What you mean by scarring due to lasering?? You mean the eye laser treatment actually causes them to become worse as time goes by??

BTW I wear glasses full time since about 12 years of age. L -3.75 R -4.25.

kerash · 07-07-2008 7:36pm

I'm -5.25 in both eyes. I remember getting my eyes tested in school in 6th class and told I had 20/20. half way through 1st year I had to get glasses been wearing them for 11 years:eek: The lens were always too thick looking for the frames I liked so I have gotten the lenses thinned down for the last 3 or four pairs.

Got contacts on Saturday (first time), It's very strange to be able to see and not wear glasses, I obviously have a habit of touching my glasses- i keep touching my face as if the glasses were there:p. My sight has deteriorated every year, my last test was Nov 2007 and I've a new prescription as of Saturday. I hope it begins to level off soon as I'd love to get lazered!

sleepyescapade · 13-07-2008 1:11pm

I'm around -4.75 in both eyes (both with astig) but I think my left eye is slightly a tiny bit worse.

Switch between glasses and monthly contact lenses

Smartly Dressed · 15-07-2008 9:34pm

-3 in both eyes I think. Steadily getting worse.

fairynuff · 15-07-2008 10:03pm

-6.5 in both eyes for contacts, -7.25 for glasses. Use daily disposable contacts

inflight · 30-07-2008 8:18pm

-7.5 for lenses, -8.25 and -7.75 for glasses... Lovely vision! And I broke my glasses four months ago and have been wearing lenses for about 16 hours all day every day since.. Wish I could afford new ones but they're just so pricey with a hi-index like mine!!:(

mumhaabu · 02-08-2008 12:25am

-1.25 in both eyes also have -0.5CYL and an Axis 5.0 in my left eye whatever they mean? Anyone know?

Basically I am short-sighted and wear glasses when driving and at a football match etc, also when in unfamiliar places such as a foreign airport.

It is a bit of a pain when out socialising by night when you someone "hot" and do all the eye contact body language only to discover she isn't so "hot" when you get closer to her!! I must get contacts!

Jay P · 03-08-2008 12:43am

I'm -1.25 in both eyes but might have to get the right eye changed to -1.5. I started wearing my glasses more and more when I got really nice ones so after a while I had to wear them all the time so my eyes are getting lazy and fat. I can still go around without but it's annoying because everything is blurry. I got contacts a few weeks ago. They must be the greatest invention of all time!!!

donmeister · 03-08-2008 5:03pm

Jay P wrote: »

I got contacts a few weeks ago. They must be the greatest invention of all time!!!

Il second that!:pac:

DenMan · 03-08-2008 6:03pm

My eyesight is not as great as it should be, but not bad all the same. The last time I got them tested was when I lived in Malta. Over there I got glasses for glare. I do a lot of computer work and my poor eyes suffer from strain (get headaches etc). I am going to get my eyes tested here very soon. No doubt I will be wearing glasses permanently soon as I was recommended to get them. I can't wait. I love glasses, they are very distinguishable.

I have a few friends who wore glasses just to look cool, even though they didn't need to wear them. Very stupid decision I have to say, wearing them when you do not need them. Once I get the test results done I will put them up.

snickerpuss · 04-08-2008 11:42pm

Am currently
-3.75 right eye
-4.25 left eye.

So annoying cos the left deteriorated by 1 in just a year. I didn't even wear glasses all the time until I was 15 (7 years ago) Now I would literally walk into a pole with them off. That said before I wore them all the time I couldn't see a thing but it was just normal for me.

The thing I'm most annoyed about is I'm now blinder than my boyfriend. Damn him!
Side note: Any glasses wearing couples get asked if they knock glasses when they kiss? I don't know why people thought we'd do that.

trio · 06-08-2008 11:24am

-11. I honestly have never met someone as bad as me that can still see.

Have been wearing contacts for 20 years. There seems to be a school of thought that your eyes deteriorate slower if you wear contacts. Don't know if that's true, but I'm not blind yet, so.... Also, from a vanity point of view, it's way better. And I can't actually see half as well with glasses, even with the optimum prescription.

I make an effort to wear my glasses every weekend, otherwise you can get into real trouble with your eyes. I resent how exorbitantly expensive it is for someone like me to buy glasses though. Cost me €350 last time cos of the high-index and stuff. And they're bloody heavy.

My prescription has deteriorated pretty much by one point every two or three years. Every time I go into Specsavers for a routine checkup I expect the prescription to be worse.

I used to be understandably quite anxious about it, but one of the girls in there told me that I shouldn't care what the number was as long as I was as correctible as I am. I'm correctible to be basically 20/20. Mind you, she expressed suprise at how correctible I was, which kinda worried me - I'm a bit scared that one day I won't be able to achieve 20/20 any more even with the best contact lenses out there.

Am trying not to worry about what I don't know. Would hate to have difficulties working though. Touch wood, and all that.

Also they spend about half an hour examining your eyes when you're as bad as me. And I have to be super-careful. If I get any floaters I have to go into the Eye & Ear Hospital immediately, not even wait 24 hours. That scares me a bit.

Without anything, my vision ends about an inch in front of my nose. I can negotiate a familiar room, but only slowly, and since the sizes of objects are completely distorted, I have to negotiate basically by colour i.e. something white on brown underneath me? Unknown foreign object on floor - give a wide berth.

My OH says I look like Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman without my lenses in.

On the plus side, I quite like having "magnifying eyes". Without my glasses my vision is X1000 magnified which is quite good when you're trying to fix something small, like the clasp of a watch. Or find split ends in your hair, heh heh.

andrew · 06-08-2008 2:31pm

Really really blurry in my left eye and almost normal in my right, although getting worse. Is a contacts perscription for keratoconus measured in the same way as any other perscription?

Bagheera · 14-08-2008 10:00am

I'm -6.5 in both eyes but I think they have got slightly worse. I'm going to get an eye test today. I've been wearing glasses for 22 years and contacts for 14 years. I'm planning on getting laser done.

BreeVdK · 15-08-2008 7:18pm

Trio,

Have you ever tried going to an independent optician? I went to a Specsavers in Limerick one time and they made out my eyesight was 2 diopters more that it ever was and before I knew it they had the glasses ready for me, it was only after I found out the prescription that I realised.

albino-pond-wee · 26-08-2008 12:26am

I think my glasses are -3.25, in both eyes, my lenses didn't change because I could see fine with them so they are still at -3.00. I used to wear daily diposable contacts all the time because I hated my glasses, but then I got new ones so I don't mind wearing them out, I hardly ever wear my contacts now:)

Going to get the laser as soon as I can, hopefully my eyes won't change in a year then I might be able to! If not then I'll have to wait until I'm 21:(Only two more years!lol

pookie82 · 26-08-2008 11:19pm

dollydrops wrote: »

I have had eye tests a couple of times and they say I don't need glasses but I think I do.
I get really watery eyes if I stare at the computer too long and I get a pain over the bridge of nose as well.
I also find it hard to focus on things in for distance if I am driving.
I think I need a second opinion. Nearly everyone in my family wears glasses. My mother is as blind as a bat without her glasses. She said her sight went bad when she was a child after she had the German measles.
Is bad eye sight hereditary?

Yes it can be, as it's caused by the abnormal shape of the eyeball, which can be inherited. My Mum wears glasses and I've worn them for years now. I would recommend if you're uncomfortable, particularly when driving, that you see another optician.

Contacts are the best invention ever, though unfortunately they tend to irritate my eyes a lot if I leave them in for more than 8-12 hours. Plus I suffer from hayfever and allergies, especially in the mornings, so when i wake up it's not possible to out them in for a couple of hours until my eye itch and watering has died down. they're great for nights out though. Don't miss the whole walking-into-a-pub-and-your-lenses-fogging-up situations of old.

I'm -3 and -3.25 which, judging by the other posts on here, isn't too bad at all. I'm lost without glasses/contacts though. I can make out shapes and colours but apart from that, very little beyond about a foot or two away. I've frequently put them down somewhere (my glasses that is) and "lost" them i.e can't see well enough without them to find where they are. have had to call others on a number of occasions to come and find them for me. usually they've been sitting right in front of me!!! I wouldn't be able to leave the house without glasses/lenses.

Little Miss Cutie · 27-08-2008 10:00am

Hi not sure if this is the rights place to ask this, I have atigmatism in both eyes, by general standards it is quiet mild and I can see without my glasses but my vision is much clearer with them. I got monthly contacts a while back but find that I can't wear them to work as I sit at a laptop all day long and them become uncomfortable after a couple of hours. Does anyone else have this problem and does anyone have any advice?

Drummerboy2 · 27-08-2008 10:08am

I was -5 R -7 L and wore contacts for years. However I then contacted cataaracts, in my forties. Got the implants and have now almost perfect eysight in right eye. Left is still a bit dodgy. The joy of not havin to wear contacts is great. Just need glasses for reading now.

Dfens · 27-08-2008 10:10am

Advice I was given: when staring at somethng.. like a computer screen... we tend to blink less, so maybe make an effort to blink more & keep the lenses moist with tears. You could also put in some saline eyedrops if they get dry.

My opthal. told me that they get sore & eyes red because as the lenses get dry they contract and pinch your eyeball a bit.

Dfens · 27-08-2008 10:13am

Zaph wrote: »

-8 in both eyes. Thank god for high index glass.

+1 on that, I'm about the same, jam jar bottoms if I had regular glass lenses:p

Sam Kade · 27-08-2008 10:25am

I always had perfect vision until last year when I couldn't read anything up close. Now I have to keep any thing I read half an arms length away. I have perfect vision otherwise and I don't need glasses. I know someone with the same problem and he said that eventually his arms were too short and he has very bad vision now.