Get your eye's checked!!

[Alfatim]

Just had mine done and Im told I have exceptional vision! I could read every line on the test!!

Apparently the official result is 6/4 both eye's but dont undestand that. Useful result for my race licence

need 1.25's for reading tho

[Aphex]

My gf is -16 in both eyes.

4 more and we get a guide dog haha

[TuxRacer]

Just me who missed why they should get their eyes checked from that?

[TonyHetherington]

If you have "exceptional vision" - why do you need glasses for reading?

[Bonefish Blues]

Get my eye's checked what?

[TonyHetherington]

Bonefish Blues said:

Get my eye's checked what?

If you're going to take the piss out of his grammar, at least write some sense dammit man!

[HellDiver]

TonyHetherington said:

If you have "exceptional vision" - why do you need glasses for reading?

I was wondering that too.

I can see a fly fart at 50 paces, but need specs for computer and TV. My eyes are therefore not exceptional.

[Alfatim]

The optician said my eyesight was exceptional but thought I may benefit from reading glasses starting at £60....

[HellDiver]

Ah, right, so your optician is a bullstter then?

[Alfatim]

TuxRacer said:

Just me who missed why they should get their eyes checked from that?

Sorry, just general chat!

Im 50 never had an eye test before so it was big news for me

[Alfatim]

HellDiver said:

Ah, right, so your optician is a bullstter then?

Could be! He made me do it twice to be sure

[TonyHetherington]

Alfatim said:

The optician said my eyesight was exceptional but thought I may benefit from reading glasses starting at £60....

What a strange way to phrase it! Did you leave with reading glasses?

[Pints]

Your optician sounds like a ***. Get a second opinion on whether or not you need reading glasses before you splash the cash.

[louismchuge]

Exceptional vision sir, but how about spening a further £60 in my shop?

[shouldbworking]

Alfatim said:

Apparently the official result is 6/4 both eye's but dont undestand that.

As I understand it this measurement means that you can read something at 6 metres that the average bear could read at 4 metres.

[glazbagun]

Aphex said:

My gf is -16 in both eyes.

4 more and we get a guide dog haha

Even with the optical nature of this thread I still thought you were boasting about having a very young girlfriend for a split second.

[ArtVandelay]

glazbagun said:

Aphex said:

My gf is -16 in both eyes.

4 more and we get a guide dog haha

Even with the optical nature of this thread I still thought you were boasting about having a very young girlfriend for a split second.

Wonder if she had her glasses on when she met him...

[wobert]

Alfatim said:

TuxRacer said:

Just me who missed why they should get their eyes checked from that?

Sorry, just general chat!

Im 50 never had an eye test before so it was big news for me

You may not be aware that Glaucoma is the biggest cause of sight loss in those aged 40 and above - everyone over the age of 40 should get their sight checked at least once every two years, as if it is detected early, little or no sight damage can occur.

Usually the patient doesn't notice the loss of sight until it's too late......consider yourself lucky.

Robert

(Who has had Glaucoma since birth - aged 39)

[Hartge210]

I got my eyes checked

[Munter]

wobert said:

Alfatim said:

TuxRacer said:

Just me who missed why they should get their eyes checked from that?

Sorry, just general chat!

Im 50 never had an eye test before so it was big news for me

You may not be aware that Glaucoma is the biggest cause of sight loss in those aged 40 and above - everyone over the age of 40 should get their sight checked at least once every two years, as if it is detected early, little or no sight damage can occur.

Usually the patient doesn't notice the loss of sight until it's too late......consider yourself lucky.

Robert

(Who has had Glaucoma since birth - aged 39)

And if you use a VDU/Monitor as a main part of your job your company has to pay for the test. So for a large portion of the working population there's no excuse. Except I'm so lazy I've not had one in years.... Bloody idiot me.