• @[email protected]
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    282 days ago

    I wear glasses and I still see this at night

    Does that mean something is wrong with my eyes other than astigmatism

    • @[email protected]
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      316 hours ago

      It’s normal to see some halo around a light at night. What isn’t normal, is to see a distortion of the light as depicted in OP’s image.

      If you see that the light is distorted more on one axis, that means you have some kind of astigmatism.

      I have a little bit of astigmatism and it is nowhere near what OP’s picture depicts.

    • @[email protected]
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      222 days ago

      Hey buddy try scheduling an eye appointment next time funds are available, would be a natural next step (at least in an equitable world)

      • @[email protected]
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        162 days ago

        Funds aren’t a problem, it’s actually thinking about it and doing it.

        So I guess I’m going to get an appointment scheduled lol

        • @[email protected]
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          213 hours ago

          Oh thank goodness

          Today’s eye appointment scheduling day! People on Nextdoor have always recommended somebody or other. Costco’s got opticians, same as Target sometimes I think. Good luck hope it’s easy!

        • @[email protected]
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          121 day ago

          Astigmatism can worsen over time. If you’re having trouble, it’s probably time to update your prescription

    • @dingus
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      As a long time glasses wearer, no it does not mean there is necessarily something wrong with your eyes. Glasses can cause visual aberrations. Lights at night always look a bit like puffballs to me no matter my prescription. Not sure if it’s just because my prescription is a bit stronger than most or what. Something about contact lenses makes this go away entirely, but I prefer wearing my glasses for comfort.

    • @dustyData
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      152 days ago

      Prescription glasses expire as our eyes are constantly changing. You should get your eyes checked every two years minimum.

      • @[email protected]
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        122 days ago

        My prescription stopped changing in my late 20s.

        I’m almost 40 so I know that time is coming to an end.

        • @[email protected]
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          116 hours ago

          I made it to 47 before I needed reading glasses. Distance vision is just barely impacted now at 49.

        • @raynethackery
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          162 days ago

          Yep, that’s when the nearsightedness and farsightedness start kicking in. That’s the age I had to get my first bifocals.🤓

          • @AA5B
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            91 day ago

            Yeah, my optometrist didn’t even sugarcoat it - went right to “and of course these will be progressive lenses”. WHAT?