Katie Mather – Thu, April 21, 2022, 5:15 p.m.ยท2 min read

An optometrist took to TikTok to answer a common question most people with perfect vision have asked before: What do near- and farsighted people see without their glasses?

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Hunter Emond racked up over 20 million views on her example of what and how a nearsighted person sees without any corrections. Nearsightedness is a condition in which you can see things clearly up close but not far away. Using a lens from her office, she made the cameraโ€™s vision blurry and showed TikTokers what itโ€™s like to walk around nearsighted.

โ€œI was actually shocked how clear people see the first time I put on glasses,โ€ one person said in the comments.

https://www.tiktok.com/@hunteremond/video/7065323789680168239?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdk79lclgtez2i.cloudfront.net%2F&referer_video_id=7065323789680168239&refer=embed

โ€œSometimes I forget this isnโ€™t what everyone sees,โ€ another added.

Nearsightedness, or myopia, is very common andย more than 40% of Americansย have it โ€” although itโ€™s to varying degrees depending on the person.

According toย the Atlantic Eye Institute, nearsightedness means that everything isnโ€™t lining up correctly when light enters your eyes โ€” instead of hitting the focal point on the retina directly, the light will hit in front of the retina. Eye proportions change as the eye grows, which is why most people who get diagnosed with myopia find out by the time they turn 20.

When it comes to farsightedness, or hyperopia, which is when you can see things far away but struggle when something is very close, Emondย used another lensย to demonstrate what text in aย bookย or on a computer can look like to someone farsighted.

@hunteremond

You guys asked for it! Here is a far sighted prescription! Be sure you are getting your eyes checked yearly! #eyeexam #farsighted #blurrynearvision

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โ€œThis is so crazy to [me],โ€ one commenter said. โ€œHow they can see far but not close like HOWW?!?โ€

โ€œTrying to read up close without glasses is so frustrating,โ€ another said. โ€œIโ€™m always so close to being able to make the words out but instead I get a headache.โ€

Vision problems, especially farsightedness, areย known to cause headaches. A lot of people are farsighted without knowing it because eyes can make up for some of the blurriness and can fill in the words. Left untreated, it can cause a lot of strain on the eyes.

Fortunately, vision problems can be corrected with glasses, contact lenses or even surgery. Lasik is described as theย most successful elective procedureย in the world, with high satisfaction rates among patients and nearly 100% of patients achieving perfect vision afterward.

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