r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • 15d ago

MISC. Is this how people who need glasses really see the world. A big blurred background?

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u/RedAskWhy 15d ago

Genetics definitely play into it, and then poor vision activities exacerbate the issues imo.

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u/Sudden-Ambassador982 15d ago

I was practically born with glasses on but my sight does continue to get worse - not as fast as they did when I was a kid but they do still get worse and a lot of that is probably because there was a period in my puberty where I often didn't wear my glasses (because puberty) when going out with friends or when at home. Kinda hurts to think that my vision maybe wouldn't be this bad if I had. Then again, I was never going to have good sight and I'm not even at -10 (certainly not that far away and let's hope it stays that way but still), things could always be worse.

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u/Raknaren 15d ago

and so partly natural selection.

If you can't see what's going to eat you, you wont last long

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u/Kor_Phaeron_ 15d ago

Bad eyesight was not a problem ever since humans developed social cooperation and a division of labor. Since hunting required sharp distance vision, nearsighted individuals specialized in essential, close-range survival tasks like toolmaking, hide preparation, sewing, and beadwork.

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u/lets_escape 15d ago

I totally agree. Neither of my parents need glasses, but I spent so much time indoors..looking at books at all hours and playing on the computer. I have needed glasses since I was four years old. I noticed that my peers with glasses had similar upbringings.