Questions and debates about blindness:

Hear Again said:
i also wanted to mention that i could have my eyelids sewn shut, but do not feel the need to do so. no one has ever commented on my eyes in a negative way, so i don't see any reason to have surgery.
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omfg! don't do it! I just got the mental picture of eyelids being sewn shut from SAW movie.... <shiver>
 
Jiro said:
interesting medical terms for Lazy Eye and Crazy Eye. :ty:
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Actual Lazy Eye is known as amblyopia. It can be due to a significant difference in visual acuity (at least two lines on the E chart difference) or it can be due to a squint (strabismus.) That's probably why Lazy Eye is confused with Squint, because squint can be a reason for lazy eye, although lazy eye can also occur without a squint.
 
Nika said:
I have a tendency to close my eyes 95% especially in bright sunlight. However mine aren't naturally that way. In dimmer light my eyes are all the way open.
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me too. I'm quite sensitive to bright color especially white at outside. the damn UV reflection.... the worst part is when lawn is covered with crystal white snow on sunny day. I had to squint all the way to the point where I had to close both of my eyes and then make a small squint with one of my eyes. I lost my sunglasses with prescription lens and it's a huge inconvenience to wear contact lens to wear non-prescription sunglasses. :mad2:
 
On my photophobic days I wear sunglasses outdoors and indoors. I squint my eyes outdoors and keep them open indoors. I finally got sunglasses with the darkest tint possible, which has helped. Although I would ideally like to get some glasses that only allow in 15% or even 2% for outdoors.
 
Nika said:
On my photophobic days I wear sunglasses outdoors and indoors. I squint my eyes outdoors and keep them open indoors. I finally got sunglasses with the darkest tint possible, which has helped. Although I would ideally like to get some glasses that only allow in 15% or even 2% for outdoors.
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Yup, i just started wearing my prescription sunglasses to cut down on eye pain.
 
I have to go to work now. <sad> I'm on day three of this migraine. And at work I have to use magnification, screen reader isn't an option.
 
Jiro said:
me too. I'm quite sensitive to bright color especially white at outside. the damn UV reflection.... the worst part is when lawn is covered with crystal white snow on sunny day. I had to squint all the way to the point where I had to close both of my eyes and then make a small squint with one of my eyes. I lost my sunglasses with prescription lens and it's a huge inconvenience to wear contact lens to wear non-prescription sunglasses. :mad2:
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If you wear contact lenses then you can buy any kind of sunglasses. I had one pair of prescription sunglasses (years ago) and i lost them. :mad2: I actually prefer wearing contacts because glasses leave those unsightly marks on either side of your nose. :roll:
 
Nika said:
I have to go to work now. <sad> I'm on day three of this migraine. And at work I have to use magnification, screen reader isn't an option.
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ouch..... hang in there...
 
nika,

can't you ask your employer to pay for a screen reader for you on the job? i would think that would be considered an accommodation under the ada -- especially if magnification is difficult for you to use.
 
Hear Again said:
nika,

can't you ask your employer to pay for a screen reader for you on the job? i would think that would be considered an accommodation under the ada -- especially if magnification is difficult for you to use.
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that's the problem. ADA specified that the work must provide REASONABLE accommodation but the work does not have to provide best option available.
 
Jiro said:
that's the problem. ADA specified that the work must provide REASONABLE accommodation but the work does not have to provide best option available.
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:mad2: not fair -- especially in nika's case since magnification can cause eyestrain and headaches when used for long periods of time.
 
Hear Again said:
:mad2: not fair -- especially in nika's case since magnification can cause eyestrain and headaches when used for long periods of time.
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I know. I'm hoping there's somebody who is well-versed with ADA law can add some input on this. :mad2:
 
Jiro said:
I know. I'm hoping there's somebody who is well-versed with ADA law can add some input on this. :mad2:
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i hope so too. at the risk of making a political statement that others disagree with, i hope the obama administration will go back and expand our rights under the ada that were limited by former president george w. bush.
 
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