Call the Police! Matt Needs Glasses!
Sad, but true. After visiting the Eyeologist, it has been determined that I will be forced to wear some form of eye correction.
The crime? Too many video games
The sentence? Part time eyewear
After much sitting there, many lasers, lights, needles, eyedrops, and other such tools of destructive nature he was able to come to a conclusion. My right eye is -1.50 and my left eye is -0.75. I don’t really know what that means.
In Matt’s terms, there is nothing wrong with my sight when I’m looking at objects that are close to me. I can read the characters clearly on my screen. I can enjoy my Macworld magazine. More importantly, I can write an exam without the use of eyewear.
However, when it comes to things like reading overheads during lectures, that is when serious effort is required. Anything beyond the 4th row in a lecture theatre? Nadda. However, there is an easier solution for those of us who have problems reading lecture slides.
To all professors and instructors
PLEASE USE A FONT THAT ISN’T LESS THAN 20!
Just because you have a big frickin’ $5000 projector doesn’t mean you can get away with using a 10 sized font.
Sigh.
At least wearing glasses is only part time. I only need it for distance viewing and if I’m driving (especially at night). After the eyedrops he gave me, walking home was scary. My vision was blurred. I had to walk fairly slow through Metrotown. Everything was so bright! I took extra care on the skytrain platform. I didn’t want to make a wrong step anywhere. By the time I got to the bus, thankfully it cleared up some.
