That's pretty rude to do to anyone... I wear fairly strong glasses and sunglasses, but I would be super pissed if someone just took my property off my body without asking.

Does that person not realize how glasses work? Does s/he think they're some kind of VR lens that reveals how a person views the world without glasses? What a doofus. Don't let people like that bother you.

Do you have a diagnosis? I used to wear glasses, and people would pester me. A good way to shut them up is to just get all science-y (if you're comfortable with your condition). Like, if someone said i didn't look blind, the good ole "a part of my retinas is deteriorating" would work. If you're feeling extra sassy, you can use the "oh wow, I didn't know you're an opthalmologist?" comment

Allow me to share a story with you of which I'm not overly proud.

Back in September 2013 we were out for my mate's b'day. We'd had dinner, a few beers and headed into the CBD to a club/pub called The Duke - a real rubbish place, but I was in a good enough mood to head in. Get another drink, standing there with another mate having a yarn and this girl comes up to us.

Now the music is deafeningly loud (which we both hate) and I don't see her (too dark) but she asks my mate to dance. Problem: he has cerebral palsy and walks on sticks. Dancing is not something he does. She doesn't seem to comprehend this situation (I'm not sure what she was on, possibly just very drunk, but pills is a possibility). She then turns to me and asks the same thing, to which I respond "I'm blind, not such a great idea" (there may as well be no light in this place). She then proceeds to take my glasses, put them on and (I'm told) dance just a bit away from us.

I flip out and get verbally aggressive straight up, which really isn't me, but I'm capital T Triggered and the beers haven't exactly helped. Course I didn't step towards her or anything, as far as I was concerned she'd disappeared into the ether. Luckily the wife of my mate whose birthday it was overheard and turned around. She asked me what was wrong and got my glasses back off the girl and gave her a pretty stern talking to (she's a teacher). The girl tried to pull big sad eyes and apologise (I'm told) but I was Not In the Mood and shut her down.

She went off crying.

Moral of the story: taking someone's glasses without permission is not cool. You are, after all, literally depriving them of being able to use what vision they have. When it does happen though, keep your cool because otherwise you'll end up with a very sub-optimal ending and both parties will end up feeling bad.

I really wish I could've sat down with her the next day and talk through the whole thing in a civilised manner.

Sounds like you handled the situation better than I did, so chalk that up as a silver lining to the whole experience.

The vision I still have is pretty good (retinitis pigmentosa, no peripheral vision) so if I misplace or forget my glasses or someone takes them i dont really care. But knock my cane out of my hand in a crowd or take it from me because you're an asshole, you're gonna get a murderglare. And possibly yelled at, depending on my mood.

Yes. When people took my glasses or they accidentally knocked them off my face I would feel a surge of panic and snap at them. It was impulsive and I would regret it afterwards. I'm 21 now and I haven't had this happen in long time.

Acuity is 20/200