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

340 points jbornhorst | 1 comments | 07 Mar 25 17:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source

I’m digging into an idea around eyeglasses, screen-time, and vision discomfort. If you wear prescription glasses but still get headaches, eye strain, or blurry vision after long screen days, I’d love to chat briefly (20–30 min).

Pure research, zero selling.

Interested? Drop a comment below or email me directly at jbornhorst [at] gmail.com. I’ll coordinate a convenient time to talk.

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kedarkhand ◴[08 Mar 25 09:26 UTC] No.43298784[source]▶
I don't really know if anybody will read this, but if somebody does and knows what it is, please give me some advice. I see double text, not anything else, only sources of light, like anything on a computer screen. It is like what I am seeing from both of my eyes does not line up correctly. On a completely white background, I see spotches of grey. I have visited two or three doctors and each gave a different prescription, currently I have -1/1 approx, (I don't remember correctly). Man I am only 19, don't want to live like this T.T
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1. donatj ◴[08 Mar 25 11:35 UTC] No.43299387[source]▶
That sounds like an astigmatism to me, which basically just means your lens is a little misshapen. I have a pretty bad astigmatism in one eye and have double vision in that eye without glasses, especially so from lit things like screens.

Go to an eye doctor, they can diagnose. It's likely just something as simple as an astigmatism and some glasses should help you with that.

https://www.conshohockeneye.com/why-am-i-seeing-double-visio...

> Astigmatism is one of the most common causes of monocular double vision, and can be easily corrected by glasses or contact lenses.