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themanicnami:madamebomb:bogleech:bogleech:caroledoesnotapprove:raiseafuckingglass:coleslawxx:foiblefoldandflail:sapphic-pink-kryptonite:Me with severe astigmatism when exposed to lights (I didn’t know this wasn’t normal until I was 24!) Wait. That’s not normal?WAIT-How do lights look then…..everything has changed It’s hard to find good photos because the same “streaky” effect can also come out on camera, but to healthy eyes, lights at night should appear round and soft-edged:Lights will appear “star shaped” or with long, streaky lines in person only if you’re viewing them through a dirty window….or something’s up with your eyes.Sometimes perfectly healthy eyes will see this way when they’re just too watery or exhausted or for no clear reason…but under all ideal conditions, lights should *usually* look roundish to you, and with no long “slashes” or “beams.”Ring-shaped “halos” aren’t right either.God the notes on this are shocking.“Lights in the dark look completely different to a chunk of our population” feels like information that should be difficult to miss and commonly cited in our civilization. Feels like one of those things everybody should have been made aware of without really having to try. You would think at the very least it would be advertised by glasses manufacturers, or something.And yes, you can have perfect “20/20″ vision in your eye tests but still have this problem because eye tests don’t typically test your night vision.Well fuck. I have such bad astigmatism i can’t legally drive at night. Headlights blind me. -- source link