Guess what, folks, I just got a new prescription and am no longer a -22. This will effectively end this little series. Stay tuned though, I do enjoy writing about this topic. There will be more to come. You’ll know it when you see it.
Q: Is shaving hard for you? A: No… Every guy in the world shaves. We all figure it out no matter how much vision we have. The difficult part would be on those occasions where I do miss a spot, and folks point it out all day when I don’t…
Q: Did you get your myopia from too much screen time? A: No. I’ve had Myopia since the beginning. Before I could get into watching TV, before the internet was publicly available, and certainly before you could connect your cellphone to it. So I cannot so easily “blame” my myopia…
Q: If you could change one thing in society to make things easier for legally blind people, what would it be? A: The first thing that I can think of off the top of my head comes with a story. So, if you like stories, this is your lucky day! …
If you’ve ever had questions about living with Myopia that you’ve wanted answered, now’s your chance. Feel free to leave any questions you might have in the comments below, and I’ll answer them in future posts. It’ll be fun, because I’ll be talking about things you actually want to learn…
Q: Do you think they’ll ever find a cure for being visually impaired? A: Nothing is impossible, but it seems unlikely that a one size fits all cure would ever come about since visual impairment takes many forms and has many causes which are interesting things for doctors to study. …
Q: Is your social life awkward? A: I don’t think so, but I suppose it depends on who you talk to. I suppose the most awkward part of it is when I see someone I’ve met before but I don’t recognize them, even after they’ve recognized me already and I…
Q: What’s it like living day to day with low vision? A: I can try to describe it to you, but the truth of the matter is that you won’t fully understand unless you have low vision going on in your own life. The truth is that my life is…
Q: Would you ever consider getting laser surgery? A: Of course I’ve thought of it. However, laser surgery does not fix everyone’s myopic problems. Therefore my actual answer would have to be no. For many people who ask me this question, my answer surprises them. There are many variables to…
Q: What does it mean to be legally blind? A: The most understandable definition of the term legally blind is a person who’s vision acuity is 20/200 or worse with glasses.* This does not mean that the person in question cannot see anything at all. There’s a whole spectrum of…