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11 Common Struggles Of Having Terrible Eyesight

It's all fun and games until you can't see what's right in front of your face.

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11 Common Struggles Of Having Terrible Eyesight
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How many of us desperately wanted glasses when we were younger? I've heard countless stories of people faking bad eyesight on their eye exam in order to get glasses. Why? Because glasses are cool, man. They are stylish and quirky and fun.

But...if you actually have poor eyesight, you know that it's no laughing matter. If you're like me, and you literally can't read anything that's farther than six inches from your face without your glasses/contacts, you'll know these 11 common struggles of having terrible eyesight.


1. We wake up with absolutely no idea what time it is.

It seems like such a small detail, but we're incredibly jealous of those who can wake up and see the clock. Instead we start every day by squinting at the clock, blindly trying to reach for our phone or fumbling around looking for our glasses. Speaking of fumbling for our glasses...


2. We thought Velma from "Scooby Doo" was a joke until it happened to us.

There's nothing worse than losing our glasses, and not being able to find our glasses because we can't see. It's not a funny joke, it's a frustrating real life struggle.


3. Meeting someone with eyesight as terrible as ours is like gaining an instant best friend.

It's a bond that makes you feel like you're not alone in this blurry world.


4. Meeting someone who doesn't understand bad eyesight makes us roll our faulty eyes.

Speaking of which...

YES I KNOW HOW MANY FINGERS YOU'RE HOLDING UP.


5. Everyone wants to try on your glasses and everyone has the same comment.

That is correct. Thanks for the reminder.


6. If you wear contacts, and the lens has a tear/dust particle or you put it in backwards...

Who knew that something so small could hurt so much?


7. Spontaneous naps are never comfy.

If you fall asleep with glasses on, you wake up with a sore face, marks on your face and potentially broken glasses. If you fall asleep with contacts in, you wake up feeling like someone sucked all of the moisture out of your eye sockets.


8. Your fear of being attacked in your sleep is severely heightened.

You know you won't be able to see them coming.


9. One...or two?

The worse part of the eye exam. Best honest, you can rarely tell the difference between one and two. Half the time you're convinced the eye doctor is just messing with you.


10. When it's time to get a new prescription.

Your eyes are constantly getting worse, and going to the optometrist to get tested for a new prescription is such a hassle. But when you can't read the street sign until you've basically passed it, you know it's time to suck it up and make an appointment.


11. You're so jealous of people with 20/20 vision.

They have no idea how lucky they are.

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