People Are Realizing They Have Astigmatism After This Comparison Photo Goes Viral
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Just when you think you’ve seen it all, the internet provides weird and interesting facts that you never knew. How much do you know about the eye? We know some people have perfect 20/20 vision, while others are blind as a bat, but what about all the impaired vision conditions that come between. A photo from the Twitter account @UnusualFacts6 – ‘which deals with the ‘most weird and horrific facts on the internet’- just went viral for showing the difference between what people with astigmatism see and what people without it see. Astigmatism is when the cornea is slightly curved and to see the way people with this condition experience lights is nothing short of illuminating.
An eye-opening tweet went viral that compares the way people with astigmatism view light vs those without
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Astigmatism is a refractive condition that occurs when the cornea (the front surface of the eye) or the lens inside the eye has mismatched curves. A normal eye has both the cornea and lens curved in a rounded shape, whereas people with astigmatism have one of these elements in an egg shape. In a perfect eye, the rounded shape of the cornea and lens refract any incoming light to produce a sharply focused image on the retina.
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In an eye with a refractive error, the mismatched curves in the eye prevent the light rays from bending properly. The result is blurred vision. There are two different types of astigmatism: corneal astigmatism, where the mismatched curves occur in the cornea, and lenticular astigmatism where the curves in the lens are mismatched. Both cause blurry vision but can occur more horizontally, vertically or diagonally. This condition is most commonly present combined with another refractive error like nearsightedness (myopia) or farsightedness (hyperopia).
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Blurry vision is not the lone astigmatism symptom, people with this condition can also experience eyestrain or discomfort, headaches, difficulty seeing at night. Some people are born with astigmatism and may not know they have it until they are screened for it during an eye test. People who discover they have astigmatism can still live relatively hassle-free lives. The most common vision corrections for the symptoms of astigmatism are glasses, contact lenses, and refractive surgery.
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Refractive errors are the most common of the ocular problems among all age groups. According to studies and reports from the World Health Organization, they are also the first cause of bad eyesight and the second cause of visual loss worldwide, as 43% of global visual impairments are due to refractive errors. Uncorrected refractive errors were the cause of blindness in 6.8 million people in 2010 worldwide. In the United States astigmatism occurs in 1 out of 3 people.
People in the comments with astigmatism were surprised by the contrast
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While having an eye condition may seem like a great impairment it didn’t stand in the way for many great artists.
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Painter, architect, and sculptor El Greco of the Spanish Renaissance (1541-1614) is believed to have had astigmatism. The artist was known for drawing elongated figures in his paintings which ophthalmologist Germán Beritens argued in 1913 was due to his refractive condition. A more substantial example is that of Claude Monet who was diagnosed with cataracts, a condition that clouds the eyes and vision, impairs color discrimination, and impairs detail – all of which were evident in his work.
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Holy crap, I have this and just thought it was how light looked to everyone :O
I think I only see it when I squint, I used to play around with that!
I still do! 😁
I thought it was normal, and I still the lights stretching with my glasses on, IDK
Things have always appeared like the normal non streaky image to me. with-witho...g__700.jpg
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Well you're an idiot...and not everyone is one.
People who insist on walking in the road after dark wearing all dark colors especially in the rain need to know this because you are hard as hell to see even for people with normal vision but almost impossible to see for the very many of us suffering astigmatism trying to deal with all that light pollution.
This is why I light myself up like a xmas tree. Wrist bands, safety vest, headlamp... etc etc etc.
Cred to you <3 I also dislike when people walk around in dark clothes thinking they will be seen. No they will not. I also put some stuff on me to be seen :D
I've noticed that usually only people who walk dogs at night give themselves visibility stuff. People who don't walk dogs very rarely light themselves up at night. And really, everyone should make themselves visible if walking at night. Like at least use a flashlight if you don't want to buy visibility stuff.
I have myopia and double astigmatism, this is exactly how things look to me
same ^^
Holy crap, I have this and just thought it was how light looked to everyone :O
I think I only see it when I squint, I used to play around with that!
I still do! 😁
I thought it was normal, and I still the lights stretching with my glasses on, IDK
Things have always appeared like the normal non streaky image to me. with-witho...g__700.jpg
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Well you're an idiot...and not everyone is one.
People who insist on walking in the road after dark wearing all dark colors especially in the rain need to know this because you are hard as hell to see even for people with normal vision but almost impossible to see for the very many of us suffering astigmatism trying to deal with all that light pollution.
This is why I light myself up like a xmas tree. Wrist bands, safety vest, headlamp... etc etc etc.
Cred to you <3 I also dislike when people walk around in dark clothes thinking they will be seen. No they will not. I also put some stuff on me to be seen :D
I've noticed that usually only people who walk dogs at night give themselves visibility stuff. People who don't walk dogs very rarely light themselves up at night. And really, everyone should make themselves visible if walking at night. Like at least use a flashlight if you don't want to buy visibility stuff.
I have myopia and double astigmatism, this is exactly how things look to me
same ^^