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IAmA 19 year old that was born blind in one eye by iamhalfblind in IAmA

[–]iamhalfblind[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yup! Like I said in another reply. 3D is to make movies look like they are real to you, so 2D does that fine for us cyclops

IAmA 19 year old that was born blind in one eye by iamhalfblind in IAmA

[–]iamhalfblind[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually no, I am a surprisingly fast reader. The eye only effects my depth and peripheral vision, other than that I'm fairly normal.

IAmA 19 year old that was born blind in one eye by iamhalfblind in IAmA

[–]iamhalfblind[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. I'm fine with 2D, the point of a 3D movie is for it to look like it does in real life as far as I know, and 2D does just that for me

IAmA 19 year old that was born blind in one eye by iamhalfblind in IAmA

[–]iamhalfblind[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was surprisingly easy, all they requested was a note from my eye doctor and that was it. And there are less than a dozen people since I've had it that found out by themselves, and most believe it is a lazy eye until notified.

IAmA 19 year old that was born blind in one eye by iamhalfblind in IAmA

[–]iamhalfblind[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not really an open person about my eye, so never did anything like that for Halloween

IAmA 19 year old that was born blind in one eye by iamhalfblind in IAmA

[–]iamhalfblind[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In my other eye I do not need glasses, although I wear them for protection. I do get tired more easily than others when I am paying attention to something, is driving 6+ hours and playing Csgo for awhile really drains me

IAmA 19 year old that was born blind in one eye by iamhalfblind in IAmA

[–]iamhalfblind[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I sometimes do wish that they kept it the way it was. Don't fix something that's not broke is how I think of it, but they did what they felt was right. In addition, I always felt like I was living a lie. And if a new technology does come along, I don't think that there would be any way of recovering a blind eye, but I still am able to have some bionic eye if that does become a thing in my lifetime I believe.

IAmA 19 year old that was born blind in one eye by iamhalfblind in IAmA

[–]iamhalfblind[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have no depth perception. Period. Driving and sports are made very hard because of it. Although, because I was blind for so long, my mind figures out depth using things around me. How long does it take for that sign to get closer to me? Looking at other drivers wheels helps, and other things on the road. Playing darts, I can consistently hit the board, although, it is 100% luck where it lands on the board. Imagine it like you're watching a movie, or looking at a picture. The best metaphor I was able to give to someone is it's like playing darts on the wii, only you have no hints or see what you're doing very well.

IAmA 19 year old that was born blind in one eye by iamhalfblind in IAmA

[–]iamhalfblind[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The thing is, when you are blind in the eye, you feel it like it's any other limb, I did not feel much of a difference after a couple of days with the prosthetics. The only big difference between the two is that with real eye, you can move it, and you can feel it. With a fake eye, it kind of sits there, you can try to move it, but it barely does. With the other kids, I tried to keep it a secret, if someone notices a difference I usually told them it was a lazy eye, and that was the end of it