Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

Anecdotally related, but, during Covid and remote work I went to an optometrist around age 35 after I noticed my distance vision was blurry, especially at night after working inside all day.

They told me "you have 20/20 vision, your vision is completely fine, you don't need glasses!" But, I responded, my vision is definitely blurry. They politely told me to stop wasting their time.

Dissatisfied, I went to another optometrist, and paid closer attention to the whole process. After some discussion with the doctor, we arrived at the conclusion - I've had essentially 20/7 vision my entire life, and now in certain circumstances my vision has degraded to 20/20!

They gave me a prescription and now I am perfectly happy having laser-sharp vision again when I want it.

How the hell did you convince your optometrist to correct your vision to 20/7?

The past two docs I've been two have ignored me when I've said "I can make out the letters, but they're blurry and fuzzy. Can we go stronger?" with "Well, that's corrected to 20/20 vision.".

I'm very, very strongly considering finding a used eye-testing-headgear thingie like they have in their offices, learning how to use it, and doing the testing for myself.

Search "trial lens set" and "trial lens frame", the portable versions which were used for decades in the past.

Wow...thank you for this phrase. I always thought it was impossible to find prescription lenses online, and there's a box with literally all of them...

As recommended elsewhere in this thread, EyeBuyDirect is quite good if you have enough knowledge to specify your own glasses and fitting. They are owned by upstream BigLens™, so lens quality is comparable to many opticians, with low pricing since they make their margin on frames. If you need custom fitting height for one of their frames, you can measure and return after receiving the glasses, then they will remake a new pair for free within 14 days of receiving the first pair.