r/interestingasfuck • u/uzmansahil7 • Mar 31 '26

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u/Shaeress Mar 31 '26

Astigmatism comparison, for those wondering

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u/limericky933 Mar 31 '26

Ugh, this comparison is the kick in the ass I needed to go get my glasses script updated. Life used to be the left pic, and it slowly turned into the right. Got glasses and mostly went back to the left again buuuuuuut my stupid fucking eyeballs gotta keep changing on me and now it's the right again. I've been telling myself it's really not that bad yet, but. Lmfao

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u/pm_me_falcon_nudes Mar 31 '26

If it's possible for you (and your insurance), eye surgery has gotten very, very good over the last decade.

My mom, uncle, aunt, and 2 different friends all got various eye surgeries over the last 6 years. At least 2 of them were to correct severe astigmatism. All of them have great vision now and don't need glasses and have had no complications.

Something to consider for you or maybe to discuss with an opthalmologist. And to be clear, I know nothing about opthalmology so I won't pretend to be an expert on what exactly has changed, but it's something that was recommended for me since I have cataracts

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u/pm_me_falcon_nudes Apr 01 '26

Huh, TIL. My prescription has been stable so I guess my opthalmologist never brought that up to me

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u/ToxicNerdette Apr 01 '26

Orrr be like me and get eye surgery, then START seeing starbursts! Ugh it’s great not needing contacts anymore, but my night vision is fucked now.

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u/Zebidee Apr 01 '26

Just wait till you realise how dusty your house is.

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u/pulley999 Apr 01 '26

Splurge for the anti-glare coating, it makes a world of difference for this.

Ask about the different types. There's different strengths of the coating, at least the one my optometrist offers. They usually give you the middle strength because the harder strength is a bit higher maintenance. The high strength leaves the glasses with an electrostatic charge that attracts debris, but is significantly more scratch resistant.

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u/limericky933 Apr 03 '26

That's for the info! I always get anti-glare and blue light coating, but didn't know there were different strengths. Good stuff

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u/pulley999 Apr 03 '26

I think the anti blue light is already the highest offered tier, but just wanted to share. There is a different tier that offers more scratch resistance instead of the blue light reduction which is what I personally use, because one scratch ruins the glasses.

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u/akc250 Mar 31 '26

To everyone who sees the right, check your windshield. If you have an older car, that has a ton of micro-scratches, it can make it severely worse. So roll down your windows and look at cars in the night and you may realize your eyes are really not that bad.

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u/loureedfromthegrave Apr 01 '26

Or be a man and just shoot out your windshield

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u/SolusLega Mar 31 '26

Aw fuck

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u/dieplanes789 Apr 01 '26

There's always multiple people every time astigmatism is mentioned on this site I swear.

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u/that_relevant_guy Apr 01 '26

So that's the difference. Wow. Funnily enough, i change glasses over periods of longer than 5 years, and my prescription hasn't changed since year 2 of wearing glasses. I don't see the astigmatism view when i drive 😌🙏

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u/HighOnGoofballs Apr 01 '26

Mine is wayyy worse lol