Should I call the CDC? I just had a -3.50 presbyope that couldn't read with their DVO glasses on, but could read just fine with them off. They acted like they were patient zero.
I've tried numerous ways to explain this "phenomenon" to these people but still get something to the effect of: "with my glasses off, I can read just fine. I just can't see far. But with them on, everything far is good, just can't see up close."
It goes something like this:
Me: Your eyes just can't focus like they could previously, so you can either continue taking your glasses off to read or get a bifocal.
Them: But, when I take them off I can see just fine to read.
M: Correct. You are near-sighted. Your eyes' focal point is about that distance. But when you put them on, the focal point is way far away, and your eye can no longer adjust to bring the closer stuff in focus.
Them: But I can't see far with them off.
M: Yes. You need them more to see far. And if you would like to keep your glasses on all the time instead of taking them off to read, you can get a bifocal.
T: But I can see fine up close with them off.
M: Yes, you can continue taking them off to read. It's entirely up to you, but your eyes no longer have the ability to adjust focus with them on.
T: Why would I take them off to read when I can see far just fine with them on. Will my insurance cover this?
M:
Bookmarks