What Is 20/20 Vision?
It’s assumed that 20/20 is known as“perfect”vision, but what does that actually mean? Perfect according to whom and why? And what about those...
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The Rochester Eye & Laser Team : Jul 21, 2021 12:57:47 PM
People who wear contacts on a daily basis know that the struggle is very real and very consistent. Even past those first few days, even once you think you’re getting the hang of the whole thing, there is so much that goes wrong that people without contacts just. don’t. understand.
The old “blink it out” adage no longer applies when what you’re trying to blink out is being held in by a plastic disc.
It probably hasn’t slid back to start attacking your brain, but obviously, that’s the first place your mind goes.
(You can’t actually lose your contact into the back of your eye, but it certainly feels that way, and lord knows if it weren’t impossible, it would happen to you…)
God forbid you leave your lenses in for a 20-minute snooze and they get practically seared to your eyeball. Always gotta take them out. Always every time.
Do not use water! Do not just pop ‘em back in. You squint through the rest of the day until you get home. Them’s the breaks.
When you’re fed up with all the annoying / gross / painful parts of living with contacts, ditch ‘em. There’s a vision correction solution that avoids the hassle of contacts and glasses, and that’s LASIK. If you’ve considered it before, but haven’t thought about it in a long time, take another look at LASIK. You can get your questions answered at https://www.rochestereyecenter.com/lasik-eye-surgery
People who wear contacts on a daily basis know that the struggle is very real and very consistent. Even past those first few days, even once you think you’re getting the hang of the whole thing, there is so much that goes wrong that people without contacts just. don’t. understand.
Thank you to Takashi Hososhima/Flickr and n4i/Flickr for the imagery.
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