I wear glasses and I still see this at night
Does that mean something is wrong with my eyes other than astigmatism
Prescription glasses expire as our eyes are constantly changing. You should get your eyes checked every two years minimum.
My prescription stopped changing in my late 20s.
I’m almost 40 so I know that time is coming to an end.
Yep, that’s when the nearsightedness and farsightedness start kicking in. That’s the age I had to get my first bifocals.🤓
Yeah, my optometrist didn’t even sugarcoat it - went right to “and of course these will be progressive lenses”. WHAT?
I made it to 47 before I needed reading glasses. Distance vision is just barely impacted now at 49.
You know it’s been about that long. That’s good thinking
Paging Doctor Lemmy (might be off today)
Hey buddy try scheduling an eye appointment next time funds are available, would be a natural next step (at least in an equitable world)
Funds aren’t a problem, it’s actually thinking about it and doing it.
So I guess I’m going to get an appointment scheduled lol
Astigmatism can worsen over time. If you’re having trouble, it’s probably time to update your prescription
Oh thank goodness
Today’s eye appointment scheduling day! People on Nextdoor have always recommended somebody or other. Costco’s got opticians, same as Target sometimes I think. Good luck hope it’s easy!
Get polarized lenses
It’s normal to see some halo around a light at night. What isn’t normal, is to see a distortion of the light as depicted in OP’s image.
If you see that the light is distorted more on one axis, that means you have some kind of astigmatism.
I have a little bit of astigmatism and it is nowhere near what OP’s picture depicts.
That, or your glasses are dirty.
Ok so
That was unnecessary
But thank you, I forget to do that regularly
As a long time glasses wearer, no it does not mean there is necessarily something wrong with your eyes. Glasses can cause visual aberrations. Lights at night always look a bit like puffballs to me no matter my prescription. Not sure if it’s just because my prescription is a bit stronger than most or what. Something about contact lenses makes this go away entirely, but I prefer wearing my glasses for comfort.
