▲ 213 ▼ The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 (english.elpais.com) submitted 2 years ago by robocall@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://archive.ph/dDKJG
[–] awesome_lowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Right, you somehow know better than all the scientists and opthalmologists who've explained otherwise 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] over_clox@lemmy.world -7 points 2 years ago Yes, I do take that stance, and I always will. Those dumb fucks declared me deaf for the first 8 years of my life. I heard them just fine, I just couldn't see their lips moving. permalink fedilink source parent [+] over_clox@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) And yes, I also have 42 years of actual real life experience with myopia. What the fuck a scientist gonna tell you if they haven't literally lived and experienced bad nearsighted eyes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Would you like some more actual life experience? I became more nearsighted over time as my eyes developed. Rather than concluding that it's impossible for you to have it at birth (which is what I could reasonably conclude using a sample of me alone), I recognize that there are multiple possible ways for someone to become nearsighted. And scientists are finding that people who spend more time looking at screens are more likely to develop myopia after birth permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] over_clox@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Yep. My first diagnosis was -3.5 for the left, -3.75 for the right. Yes it degrades over time. Very slowly though. These days, I find that my outdated lenses do better than my recent lenses, when I use my old left lens for my right eye. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] over_clox@lemmy.world -7 points 2 years ago Yes, I do take that stance, and I always will. Those dumb fucks declared me deaf for the first 8 years of my life. I heard them just fine, I just couldn't see their lips moving. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] over_clox@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) And yes, I also have 42 years of actual real life experience with myopia. What the fuck a scientist gonna tell you if they haven't literally lived and experienced bad nearsighted eyes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Would you like some more actual life experience? I became more nearsighted over time as my eyes developed. Rather than concluding that it's impossible for you to have it at birth (which is what I could reasonably conclude using a sample of me alone), I recognize that there are multiple possible ways for someone to become nearsighted. And scientists are finding that people who spend more time looking at screens are more likely to develop myopia after birth permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] over_clox@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Yep. My first diagnosis was -3.5 for the left, -3.75 for the right. Yes it degrades over time. Very slowly though. These days, I find that my outdated lenses do better than my recent lenses, when I use my old left lens for my right eye. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Would you like some more actual life experience? I became more nearsighted over time as my eyes developed. Rather than concluding that it's impossible for you to have it at birth (which is what I could reasonably conclude using a sample of me alone), I recognize that there are multiple possible ways for someone to become nearsighted. And scientists are finding that people who spend more time looking at screens are more likely to develop myopia after birth permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] over_clox@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Yep. My first diagnosis was -3.5 for the left, -3.75 for the right. Yes it degrades over time. Very slowly though. These days, I find that my outdated lenses do better than my recent lenses, when I use my old left lens for my right eye. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] over_clox@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Yep. My first diagnosis was -3.5 for the left, -3.75 for the right. Yes it degrades over time. Very slowly though. These days, I find that my outdated lenses do better than my recent lenses, when I use my old left lens for my right eye. permalink fedilink source parent