Blind
Yesterday I ran into the misfortune of breaking the frames of my glasses. Luckily I was able to run out to the closest LensCrafters and get a new set, however I had to work a little more than half of the workday without my glasses and proper vision.
The experience wasn't that traumatic, in fact it was kinda interesting. I'm one of those people who have to wear my glasses all the time and roaming the streets of Boston and trying to function normally made me realize just how blind I really am. Everyday things like reading signs, typing on the computer ( typed this w/out my glasses) and even looking people in the eye proved to be a challenge since people's faces are blurry unless they get with a few feet of me. If I were to see a friend on the street I probably won't recognize them unless they called out my name.
The temporary loss of my glasses gave me a new appreciation for my vision and mainly because I'm a geek with videogames and computers being my passion. Also with the addition of photography to that list I can't afford to have interruptions in my sight. I think I should purchase a back up pair of frames just incase.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 04:24PM
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I've always wondered what it would be like to not be able to see. I can't even imagine what people who have blurred vision go through--such as yourself, ha ha ha.
One of my biggest fears is being somewhere and then losing a contact or being completely without vision correction. My hand is blurry unless it's about 8 inches away from my face so I can't imagine getting around without being able to distinguish people from trash cans. Ugh!
What's your prescription? I'm -5.00 in each eye.
Going without my glasses forced me to go out of my way to focus and think about what I was doing before executing. Many of these tasks I do without thinking, especially since I'm dealing with numbers all day.
@vuthy My perscription is -3.5 in each eye.