I may be blonde, but I am not below average IQ !

[Nondizzyblonde]

Just been for an eye test, and I swear the optometrist thought I had an IQ well below average. He kept telling me that he would explain things as simply as possible and that I might understand as Psychology was sort of a science . I did point out to him that I have taught Perception for years - but still....
Anyway, I have astigmatism, and my left eye has deterioated from - .5 to -.75 with the left remaining the same at - 1. So still legally allowed to drive without corrected vision and can read things without problems. I sometimes wear my glasses, that I have had for 5 years as the prescription has never changed, when I remember and/or I can find them !
This optometrist, incidentally the owner of the shop, suggested I get variofocals, so that I can be more relaxed and stop my eyesight from deterioating further. The latter of course is utter nonsense as glasses don't make your eyes worse or better :thumbsdown:
I left clutching my prescription as there was NO way I was buying a pair of glasses there, and because the man clearly thought I was a retard. Sorry, just needed to vent. :x

 

[MalcMac]

Anyway, I have astigmatism, and my left eye has deteriorated from - .5 to -.75 with the left remaining the same at - 1.

the man clearly thought I was below average IQ. Sorry, just needed to vent. :x

Maybe something to do with the fact that you have 2 left eyes..

 

[Nondizzyblonde]

Anyway, I have astigmatism, and my left eye has deteriorated from - .5 to -.75 with the left remaining the same at - 1.

the man clearly thought I was a retard. Sorry, just needed to vent. :x

Maybe something to do with the fact that you have 2 left eyes..

I take it back, I am below average IQ

 

[nightyard]

some may find that word offensive

 

[ab7]

Anyway, I have astigmatism, and my left eye has deteriorated from - .5 to -.75 with the left remaining the same at - 1.

the man clearly thought I was a retard. Sorry, just needed to vent. :x

Maybe something to do with the fact that you have 2 left eyes..

 

[jabber]

from my experience i would say that once you start wearing glasses you find that you need to wear them more often as you eyes adjust to them,
or it of course be the fact that I am just getting old

 

[the cueball]

some may find that word offensive

So????

Nothing happens when you are offended.... :roll: :roll: :roll:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b48_1305790944

I think this world needs more people to be offended, cause most of them are just bloody pathetic.

 

[Carol M]

I am going to have to disagree on the glasses making your eyes better or worse.
I have glasses for distance. I use them for night driving mainly.
I only wear them when I absolutely have to as I had a conversation with a brilliant optometrist and I told her I thought that my eyes seemed to depend on the glasses after wearing them for a while. When I took them off my vision was terrible for ages after. She totally agreed with me and said that they do.
She talked me through why that's so, the shape of the eye changing and stuff, can't remember the ins and outs now.

I firmly believe that because I only wear them when absolutely necessary, my eyes haven't changed much in years.

Fair play for talking with your feet tho

 

[lux]

Don't worry you still have mighty fine boobies!! :titshake:
:telloff: :lol:

 

[Carol M]

Don't worry you still have mighty fine boobies!! :titshake:

Lmao!

 

[Nondizzyblonde]

Retard is actually a recognised psychological term for someone with an IQ of below 70, which is what optometrist obviously thought of me as having.

lux good, might have been that and the blonde that made him think I had below average IQ !

Carol M, I am glad you said that, as he was actually saying it would stop my eyes from getting worse, when in fact the total opposite appears to be the case.

 

[Carol M]

Only wear them when you have to I say!

Dont listen to anything Lux says. He's got a cat for an avatar.

 

[lux]

Dont listen to anything Lux says. He's got a cat for an avatar.

That was a compliment!! :|

....and that's my baby Carol. :wub:

 

[Taz]

if glasses down make your eyes better then why do people wear them :?

 

[DrNick]

if glasses down make your eyes better then why do people where them :?

oh Taz...

 

[Carol M]

Dont listen to anything Lux says. He's got a cat for an avatar.

That was a compliment!! :|

....and that's my baby Carol. :wub:

I know Just thought I'd stir it up with you a bit, I'm bored :lol:

Your cat is called Carol??!!

 

[Taz]

i have a cat called carl

 

[Nondizzyblonde]

Taz x, good name for a cat. In past 6 years we have had Otto who died of FIPS, Duke who had heart attack, Hugo ( who was a girl - but that is a long story ) who died of FIPS, and Monty who seems fingers crossed to have more lengevity. I love proper names for cats. We also had two guineapigs called Colin and Norman.

 

[lux]

Dont listen to anything Lux says. He's got a cat for an avatar.

That was a compliment!! :|

....and that's my baby Carol. :wub:

I know Just thought I'd stir it up with you a bit, I'm bored :lol:

Your cat is called Carol??!!

I know you pick on me now Carol
He's called Maddox and if you knew what he'd been through you'd know why he's so precious!

 

[dario]

I find the use of the term "retard" being used glibly or by way of embellishing a story wholly inappropriate.