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Does anyone else 'strains' to see? (self.Blind)
submitted by sanya4
I know sighted people who need glasses do this often but what about many people with vision loss? I also red that uncorrected astigmatism and chronic dry eye [both of which I have] cause eyestrain but that's the only way I can see clearly. I've been straining more often with my new shades. Could this just be me adjusting?
[deleted] 3 points 5y ago
I strain to see all the time, it’s a hard impulse to curb. When I get frustrated with JAWS or VoiceOver I wind up putting my better eye 2 inches away. This causes soreness and my eye waters and reddens. I would ask your ophthalmologist about your discomfort, it might be fixable. Good luck!
sanya4 [OP] 1 points 5y ago
My opthalmologist did recommend contacts for the irregular astigmatism but my optometrist who prescribes them didn't because 1.) My astigmatism isn't that irregular and 2.) My vision changes rapidly.
ScarReincarnated 2 points 5y ago
I strain. I rest my eyes a lot for this. You can feel the stress-relieve after resting the eyes for a while.
sw4400 1 points 5y ago
Yes. I'm starting to recognize the signs that let me know I need to relax before its too late. Though I still get caught out from time to time.
ravenshadow2013 1 points 5y ago
I have a hard time in the sun I get migraines from being out in daylight so I feel ya there I would recommend you get a better pair of prescription sunglasses, and dont do what I did (I went to lenses crafters to get my first pair) while they worked just fine I paid WAY too much for them. Depending on where you live you may be able to get some state or federal agencies to pay for them
sanya4 [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Just figured out a month ago that my vision with my new glasses is 20/400 now and 20/300 without. So my sunglasses are non-prescription. I do finally know how to work my phone's magnifier which helps a little. :)
ravenshadow2013 1 points 5y ago
they also make a small device that is a digital magnifier, I have one of these and they are awesome and dont run you phone batteries down
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