How do glasses help us see? - Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert

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  • Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2024

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  • @vasilis_tzeve
    @vasilis_tzeve 7 лет назад +3250

    The 2 questions that people wearing glasses are ALWAYS asked; 1) Can you see without glasses?
    2) Can i wear them for a moment?

    • @texaselite1355
      @texaselite1355 7 лет назад +16

      vasilis tzeve true

    • @vayoon3875
      @vayoon3875 6 лет назад +16

      Same😂😂

    • @Azenith-
      @Azenith- 6 лет назад +54

      That is SUPER relatable since only me and my best friend wear glasses in a class of 30 people

    • @missyyolo2362
      @missyyolo2362 6 лет назад +296

      3) How many fingers am I holding up?

    • @mariosmpairaktarhs9100
      @mariosmpairaktarhs9100 6 лет назад +27

      those questions and they ask me to take them off and mkae me count how many fnigers they are holding up some times they dont ask to take them off

  • @LolaPopente
    @LolaPopente 8 лет назад +2464

    i'm watching this lying down sideways... fellow people with glasses will feel my pain

    • @lanak367
      @lanak367 8 лет назад +9

      +Lola Popente yep. xD

    • @David.77
      @David.77 8 лет назад +50

      +Lola Popente Not if you're near-sided.

    • @David.77
      @David.77 8 лет назад +2

      Lola Popente Thanks?

    • @princelogan6687
      @princelogan6687 7 лет назад

      Lola Popente owowowow I did earlier today!!!

    • @StuffyPenguin
      @StuffyPenguin 6 лет назад

      Lola Popente IM WITH U!

  • @hopelessploee
    @hopelessploee 8 лет назад +2708

    I just got my glasses last week, now... everything is so HD ° o°

  • @XpertPilotFSX
    @XpertPilotFSX 8 лет назад +417

    I have glasses, and I hate it when people seem to think that having glasses makes us see different amounts of fingers, rlly.

    • @zejahbetoniozed7827
      @zejahbetoniozed7827 8 лет назад +10

      I know how you feel.

    • @irrelevance3859
      @irrelevance3859 8 лет назад +1

      IKR

    • @shauntelbray8190
      @shauntelbray8190 8 лет назад +16

      I don't know why but I don't like compliments good or bad I just wish no one mentioned it at all I'm still the same person

    • @olivia-nb2jk
      @olivia-nb2jk 8 лет назад +2

      XpertPilotFSX irk

    • @emi_nd60
      @emi_nd60 8 лет назад +5

      I know! It's so annoying!!!

  • @GiaTheSweetPotato
    @GiaTheSweetPotato 8 лет назад +1401

    I have myopia and have glasses but only like to use them in class or to watch a movie. But on the odd occasion that I forget to take them off after class and go outside with them on, I get this crazy moment where I realize how detailed the world really is, like HOLY COW I can see individual leaves on a tree. WHOA! Usually when I have these moments my friends think I've gone mad cuz I started examine random objects like they contain the secrets to the universe XD

    • @qwertyuiopasdfghjkl9879
      @qwertyuiopasdfghjkl9879 7 лет назад +20

      Gia The Sweet Potato omg sameeee XD!!!

    • @Azenith-
      @Azenith- 6 лет назад +38

      I have a serious case of myopia and can't see further than about 25 cm so I have to glasses all the time

    • @mariosmpairaktarhs9100
      @mariosmpairaktarhs9100 6 лет назад +13

      Are you the future me becuse my friends say that, i actualy was suprised when i found out what other people see and WHY DOES THE DOCTOR WANT ME TO WEAR THEM FOR MOVIES AND CLASS BUT NOT FOR WALKS? IT IS SICK TO SEE EVERYTINHG

    • @owl1288
      @owl1288 6 лет назад +6

      Ikr!! Like OMG I NEVER SAW ALL THAT DETAIL!!! And then I get dizzy.. I still struggle to read some stuff in class though, I probably need to get my yearly checkup done and possibly a new prescription.

    • @katiix
      @katiix 6 лет назад

      Hahaha same here!!

  • @ArtisticAsian1014
    @ArtisticAsian1014 8 лет назад +275

    Has anyone been asked "can you still see things, without glasses/contacts?" that is they're asking it as if without seeing aid we're completely blind? I have had to a few times explain that poor eyesight doesn't equal blind, but rather blurry vision.

    • @DecoyBlackMage
      @DecoyBlackMage 8 лет назад +3

      +ArtisticAsian1014 At the same time, being blind does not equal a person being unable to see anything at all, complete blindness is overall rare.
      Though those who do have pretty negative stats on their vision without glasses can be labled as blind to an extent if I recall correctly.
      Then we have double vision (( I suffer from this at times, nerve damage )) which can require prisms to correct if permanent or until your brain creates a new auto correct which could take 3-8 months.
      So to an extent yes really poor eyesight can label you as blind from a medical standpoint anyways.

    • @ArtisticAsian1014
      @ArtisticAsian1014 8 лет назад +4

      DecoyBlackMage Interesting. I've heard of double vision but not much on it. I'm assuming the nerve your talking about is the optic nerve?
      You do have a point though; extremely poor vision can be labeled as blind to an extent. I guess in my case, I just don't like how the people who have asked me in the past (tone and wording of sentence).

    • @DecoyBlackMage
      @DecoyBlackMage 8 лет назад +1

      ArtisticAsian1014 Yes and no, I suffer from MS so yes to an extent the optic nerve can be damaged.
      But in my case I have had scars forming in my cerebellum a couple of times, which has damaged my brains ability to put images together, the brain requires time to create a new setup but generally double vision is not permanent.
      Eye damage is one thing but we can also gain vision problems if damage happens to the optic nerve or cerebellum, and the results can be quite weird at times.

    • @solum_mirari5925
      @solum_mirari5925 8 лет назад +2

      I guess he's referring to people like me who once they drop their phone without contacts can't find it until they either step on it or put contacts in.

    • @iksroney
      @iksroney 6 лет назад +1

      I'm not really blind. I'm almost completely blind though. In my left eye. It's basically useless, and sometimes it just wonders off. Looking at something random. My right eye is looking straight ahead, when my left eye is looking somewhere to the left, right, up at, down, whatever. Some think I'm cross eyed. But are my eyes crossed? No! They're just looking in different directions..

  • @chhunkoungseng9364
    @chhunkoungseng9364 8 лет назад +1181

    when i take off my glasses it when from 1080p to 144 p !! :P

  • @gogeeks96
    @gogeeks96 7 лет назад +772

    If I lived in a world with no glasses, I'd be basically crippled and considered blind. Thank god for glasses.

  • @johnpauldemocer2726
    @johnpauldemocer2726 2 года назад +69

    Just got my glasses a few months ago. I can still remember way back then, i thought that the world was seen that way. I thought it's normal to not clearly see objects beyond 5 meters from me. But when i learned about glasses and eventually had one, i can still remember how teary my eyes were as i was then able to clearly see every object and the leaves of the tree and the people passing by. It was my fist time to appreciate how beautiful the world where you can see even the very detail of an object. Right now, i still have it as i write this, and i am grateful as it really helped me in various ways. (Sorry for my English)
    Cheers to all who has myopia and astigmatism. ♥️

    • @lithbcyes4201
      @lithbcyes4201 2 года назад +3

      You forgot hyperopia (far-sighted-ness(

    • @legendx3951
      @legendx3951 Год назад

      Brooo same 😂 I just got mine a few days ago and about an hour later when I used them I was shocked and then appreciated how beautiful this world is

    • @U.K.N
      @U.K.N Год назад

      I have barely reached puberty and i already have more than 7.25 degrees in one eye and 6.25 degrees in he other ( and i have astigmatism)( for reference 3 degrees is considered a lot and 4 degrees is considered wayyyyy too high )

  • @Obtaineudaimonia
    @Obtaineudaimonia 8 лет назад +1705

    You should put the audio from this video on eye-tunes.

  • @junezhang2128
    @junezhang2128 8 лет назад +196

    Your animation is a pleasure to the eye while your explanation is a joy to the ear.

  • @74oshua
    @74oshua 8 лет назад +550

    The first thing I thought when I put on glasses was "Everything looks like it's in HD!"

    • @empress_irish
      @empress_irish 8 лет назад +9

      Me too..

    • @David.77
      @David.77 8 лет назад +2

      +Joshua the Coder When I got my current glass a bit ago I was like, "It's so clear, I can see each individual pixel(Not really)."

    • @gnem6245
      @gnem6245 8 лет назад +14

      same 😭😭 seeing the inside of a passing car was the best.

    • @はなびがく花火学
      @はなびがく花火学 7 лет назад

      Joshua the Coder Same, I kept bumping into things.

    • @anoos0783
      @anoos0783 7 лет назад +3

      🤓me too but when i put off it's old tv 😅

  • @evetteandrea3823
    @evetteandrea3823 8 лет назад +4110

    Where my near sighted homies at? 💪🏽

  • @peridottheclod4524
    @peridottheclod4524 8 лет назад +352

    I dont get... (puts on glasses) oooohhhh its so clear now!!!

  • @argsasm4135
    @argsasm4135 8 лет назад +114

    I'm a myopic person
    And light sometimes is even out of focus, making the light look much bigger.

    • @Sunnylilmonster
      @Sunnylilmonster 8 лет назад +3

      Omg saaaame

    • @tonyaramide6424
      @tonyaramide6424 8 лет назад +8

      IKR! When i first put my glasses on i was like " How come the sun looks so much smaller and, the rays aren't to big?!''

    • @qwertyuiopasdfghjkl9879
      @qwertyuiopasdfghjkl9879 7 лет назад +2

      Args {ASM} sameeeee

    • @Ayaforshort
      @Ayaforshort 7 лет назад +5

      I remember the first time I looked at a tree with glasses on and the first time I looked at the moon. I was shocked at the individual leaves i could see, and that the moon was smaller and the craters were visible.

    • @starseedindigo7560
      @starseedindigo7560 6 лет назад +1

      Args {ASM} I'm myopic too.

  • @toranggurning1346
    @toranggurning1346 8 лет назад +463

    now i had to wear double glasses to watch 3D movies

    • @lastshadow2542
      @lastshadow2542 8 лет назад +11

      Same here

    • @yuppi3495
      @yuppi3495 8 лет назад +35

      MARS Same. Even harder when you eat popcorn and have to adjust your normal glasses, which are probably behind the 3D ones, WITHOUT getting the 3D glasses dirty.

    • @timtom9198
      @timtom9198 5 лет назад +4

      Lol so annoying

    • @giselefierros3522
      @giselefierros3522 5 лет назад

      Get contacts

    • @infinitenyang3498
      @infinitenyang3498 5 лет назад +4

      Tried it...definitely hard..then I gave up the 3d...watched with my glasses...and laughs at peoples reactions to the movie

  • @toneriggz
    @toneriggz 8 лет назад +667

    Been wearing glasses for 20 years now. I can't imagine not wearing them tbh. #MyopicMafia

    • @sergeygorbunov7453
      @sergeygorbunov7453 8 лет назад +11

      +Tone Riggz Maybe it's time for some laser surgery?

    • @belgarat0
      @belgarat0 8 лет назад +13

      +Tone Riggz i did laser surgery 7 years ago, since then my vision is perfect. The surgery only takes around 30 seconds on each eye and is not that expensive

    • @JoyfullJuneBugg
      @JoyfullJuneBugg 8 лет назад +5

      +Jonathan Mordecayov (Yoni) Think about doing this myself. What was the total for the surgery?

    • @roidroid
      @roidroid 8 лет назад +19

      +JoyfullJuneBug it cost me almost $7000 AUD. It was worth it, i havn't worn glasses since.
      Whole world is in constant 4K. People pay more for TV screens, but this is the TV screen i watch the whole world through, and i'll never have to upgrade it again, i think it's a good deal.

    • @Antonio-dd3fe
      @Antonio-dd3fe 8 лет назад +3

      +roidroid Well you can fix your eyesight for free with proper exercise. It's not fast nor easy, but it's possible

  • @slowawakening7214
    @slowawakening7214 8 лет назад +409

    Goes to shower. Comes back. Cannot find my glasses because i cannot see without my glasses. And i need glasses to see where it is. HAPPENS EVERYTIME

    • @questionable9006
      @questionable9006 6 лет назад +17

      I have been wearing my glasses for so long now I have a assigned place for them

    • @CHERR1A
      @CHERR1A 6 лет назад +14

      I wear my glasses in the shower for that very reason!

    • @aly6876
      @aly6876 6 лет назад

      Timegirl FTW same

    • @ioanna_l6243
      @ioanna_l6243 5 лет назад +1

      Same (myopic)

    • @purplecatloverrandompizza
      @purplecatloverrandompizza 5 лет назад +7

      Hack- use your camera on your phone

  • @irrelevance3859
    @irrelevance3859 8 лет назад +123

    I had no idea the world had so much detail until I got my glasses.

    • @gwenythhobson3065
      @gwenythhobson3065 3 года назад +6

      I used to think that the people in cartoons and books didn’t have faces until I got my glasses and I was like, “Oh wow these people in the TV shows and picture books have eyes and mouths?! I had no idea!” 😂🤣

    • @joshjereza5826
      @joshjereza5826 Год назад +2

      Same i thought my vision was already good

    • @shootingsmilla1239
      @shootingsmilla1239 Год назад

      Same here

  • @kercina7759
    @kercina7759 8 лет назад +264

    Tell these animators I said 'good job, you should be more appreciated'

  • @msjkramey
    @msjkramey 7 лет назад +16

    I'm super near sighted. When I was young I was fascinated by nature photography because of the intense detail that I thought could only be picked up by cameras. When I finally got my glasses, I was near tears because I realized that that was what the world was made up of all around me. I didn't realize that other people saw trees that way all the time and I drew them over and over again for a while. Before glasses, it was silhouettes that I loved. After, it was detail.
    PS: Does anyone else take their glasses off to eat?

  • @dhiren_joshi
    @dhiren_joshi 8 лет назад +1258

    lol i learn more here than in science class xD

  • @stephaniepantelidaki
    @stephaniepantelidaki 5 лет назад +579

    Person:can I borrow you glasses?
    Me:okaaay
    Person:*wears them*
    Person:how do I look?
    Me:....
    I don't know man I can't see you

  • @firetierra
    @firetierra 8 лет назад +251

    I have myopia and astigmatism, a total pain in the butt

    • @deathr2
      @deathr2 8 лет назад +6

      I feel you:(

    • @Nbafanla03
      @Nbafanla03 8 лет назад +10

      Astigmatism isn't that bad just means your cornea is shaped a little different not much of a big deal

    • @garrettguerrero5012
      @garrettguerrero5012 8 лет назад

      Saaaammeeee.

    • @moniquita720
      @moniquita720 8 лет назад

      +Neko20196 Yup. Same, same.

    • @firetierra
      @firetierra 8 лет назад +3

      +Nbafanla03 it is when you ride a horse and can't use glasses :/

  • @InMaTeofDeath
    @InMaTeofDeath 8 лет назад +16

    I was supposed to wear glasses around the age of 12, after a year or so I just eventually refused to wear them. Now 26, still don't wear glasses, can drive just fine and last time I went to the eyedoctor my eyesight has improved. Always nice when everyone tells you you need x only to have it turn out you really don't.

  • @coolmdj111
    @coolmdj111 8 лет назад +30

    This video is _Trending_-worthy... What a great job by the animators of this lesson!
    Excellent! Can't wait for more videos like these...

  • @IAR97
    @IAR97 5 лет назад +46

    "It is not you who chose the glasses mister potter, it is the glasses that chose you"

    • @DarkDaysInPurple
      @DarkDaysInPurple 4 года назад +5

      So your saying my glasses wanted me blind?

  • @thomask2006
    @thomask2006 7 лет назад +66

    This video clearly explained why glasses work! I guess you can say, this video was _eye-opening_ ....

  • @clarityandpatience
    @clarityandpatience 6 лет назад +4

    I just got my glasses today, I was diagnosed with astigmatism a few days ago. When i put them on i began crying because i had no idea how clear the world is, everything was so fuzzy and undefined and now i can see and especially read! No squinting, no headaches, ahhhhh.

  • @arbaazaattar6266
    @arbaazaattar6266 6 лет назад +27

    The first ever thought I had whn I put on my glasses for first time,
    "When did world start being this crystal clear?"
    😂

  • @sans5095
    @sans5095 2 года назад +7

    As a person with astigmatism...this helps me really understand what truly happens

  • @orangutansoda
    @orangutansoda 8 лет назад +28

    I love my glasses. The are a part of who I am. I love you Glasses 😍

  • @indulekhaparapurath8204
    @indulekhaparapurath8204 5 лет назад +11

    I was so excited when I saw the video and realised that it actually explains what astigmatism is. As a shackled prisoner of this disorder, (way too dramatic, yes) I've had to explain what it is (read : explain how to pronounce it ) , and describe what it "feels" like a countless number of times. This video is probably what I'm gonna show every curious acquaintance from now on!
    Thank you, Ted-Ed.
    P.S : Any fellow astigmatism-affected folks out here? Relatable?

  • @kylasamia2967
    @kylasamia2967 7 лет назад +34

    But srsly i would do anything to bring back my old vision. I got too much exposure on gadgets and now i use eyeglasses. Better take care your eyes man.

    • @DarkDaysInPurple
      @DarkDaysInPurple 4 года назад +5

      Awh... dude I feel you. I have two gadgets, and I'm scared of just seeing splodges of colour that's moving... I'm really scared of just being able to see everything, but in a blury vision.

    • @Nah_no_cap
      @Nah_no_cap 3 года назад

      Same

  • @terk7223
    @terk7223 8 лет назад +7

    As a person who uses glasses, its very nice to know whats going on... And to know what exactly glasses does for you. I have Myopia, and close to astigmatism, as a 15 year old.

  • @meekuxzaadu4775
    @meekuxzaadu4775 8 лет назад +316

    love the beard at 0:25 lol

  • @squidoodle4627
    @squidoodle4627 8 лет назад +6

    This show makes it much easier to learn.

  • @fienevandijk7224
    @fienevandijk7224 5 лет назад +1

    Last week, friday, I made an appointment with the optologist because I thought I had myopia. Turns out I do. Left eye: - 0.75. Right eye: - 1.25. Today, just less than an hour ago, I got my glasses. The main difference has been leaves, where there was first colors, there's now precise outlines and I love it. I'm now 13 and it might get worse over time, but so far I'm grateful for science. Thanks!

  • @Tribble_Mama
    @Tribble_Mama 8 лет назад +2

    Best description I've heard for the differences in the 'sightedness' I have astigmatism, and I never really understood what makes it different from the others before
    Thanks!

  • @jamaljohnson9734
    @jamaljohnson9734 8 лет назад +77

    How can mirrors be real if our eyes aren't real?

  • @krisizcelja
    @krisizcelja 6 лет назад +9

    The first time I put on my glasses a year ago (at the time), I was like" 'GASP' THERE ARE LEAVES, I SEE DETAILS ON CLOUDS, EVERYTHING LOOKS SO MUCH COOLER!!", until I brought them to school, and I felt so awkward, knowing that I just came to school with FREAKING GLASSES. I got over it :).
    Oh and I can still see things far away, it's not a bad myopia. I can go to water parks, going to the beach, riding a roller coaster, anything you're not supposed to bring with you.

  • @PaniniWasteland
    @PaniniWasteland 8 лет назад +12

    The animation is beautiful.

  • @gauravdoesmaths
    @gauravdoesmaths 2 года назад +1

    I love the way of teaching about eye problems with the caption "how a glass help us to see.

  • @katherineboatman2688
    @katherineboatman2688 8 лет назад +43

    I'm actually kinda happy I'm near-sighted, I love glasses!

  • @aya-vt4jm
    @aya-vt4jm 7 лет назад +1998

    When I first put on my glasses i was shocked 😂😂😂

  • @keddakedda7939
    @keddakedda7939 8 лет назад +54

    Question is it possible to train your eyes into seeing more better over time or there is a limit to how good your vision can last?

    • @Nessa-k7q
      @Nessa-k7q 8 лет назад

      yes

    • @Nessa-k7q
      @Nessa-k7q 8 лет назад

      yes there js

    • @qwertyuiopasdfghjkl9879
      @qwertyuiopasdfghjkl9879 7 лет назад

      Kedda kedda yes it is

    • @owl1288
      @owl1288 6 лет назад +1

      @Donald Trump but how does that help shortsighted people? Wouldn't that only help farsighted people?

    • @DarkDaysInPurple
      @DarkDaysInPurple 4 года назад

      @Donald Trump thank u so much! I'm using this now

  • @antisociallibra5361
    @antisociallibra5361 8 лет назад +29

    That moment when you get out the shower and put your glasses on but they have fog on them from the steam.

    • @irrelevance3859
      @irrelevance3859 8 лет назад

      Literally every morning

    • @ra_alf9467
      @ra_alf9467 4 года назад

      I always take a bath with cold water, but my glasses have a same problem with you

    • @gwenythhobson3065
      @gwenythhobson3065 3 года назад

      Oh my gosh yes!! I have that happen all the time!

  • @yo-vc6iw
    @yo-vc6iw 8 лет назад +28

    2:32 yay I am riding a eye ball that is two times my size through the desert!😂

  • @arcticfoxanimations3540
    @arcticfoxanimations3540 6 лет назад +2

    I have myopia, and I remember when I put on my glasses for the first time, everything looked beautiful. Like a very precise painting :))))

  • @justingasparino9204
    @justingasparino9204 8 лет назад +2

    I love when I get new glasses and the world is instantly much more detailed then when I had my old glasses

  • @legofan431
    @legofan431 8 лет назад +8

    Damn, this video is super awesome! Love the way everything is explained and of course the beautiful animation

  • @zhamilyakussainova3038
    @zhamilyakussainova3038 7 лет назад +13

    Many thanks to that British man who invented spectacles) can you imagine how people with refraction issues suffered before it? And of course, many thanks to those people who invented contacts, being short-sighted, I am wearing them for 4 years already, and they changed my life completely!) I remember when at school, classmates used to mock me because of spectacles, calling me nerd and blind) but now when I am wearing contacts, people don't even know that I have eyesight problems)

  • @what.862
    @what.862 7 лет назад +6

    I've had glasses since 2014 and now my family say they can't imagine me without them 😂😂👓👓

  • @RayRay-lo2wn
    @RayRay-lo2wn 6 лет назад

    TED animations are supreme... Always making learning much enjoyable

  • @jeronwhite3113
    @jeronwhite3113 6 лет назад

    I have a astigmatism I just got my glasses today and everything now is like I’m looking at it in crystal clear HD or 4K DEFINITION I’ve been living my life all this time staring at the world blurry so happy my glasses have everything clear

  • @elewolfgt4685
    @elewolfgt4685 7 лет назад +73

    WHERE IS THE MYOPIC SQUAD AT!???

  • @animegirl1414_random
    @animegirl1414_random 4 года назад +8

    Them: "What do you see without your glasses? What do I look like? How many fingers am I holding up? What color is my pen? Is your vision dark or dim without glasses?"
    Me: Ever had your picture taken in blur or not in focus? Yeah it simply looks like that :)

  • @25987489
    @25987489 6 лет назад +7

    "Waiting to reveal a whole new world that's hiding in plain view"
    Wow I love it! I'm going to put my glasses on right now

  • @krunnet3376
    @krunnet3376 6 лет назад +2

    I have astigmatism and myopia. My glasses are often too thick, that's why when people see me, they'll be shocked on how thick the lenses of my glasses were.
    I had my eye problems because I'm premature, I was born in 8 months. I'm telling you, its hard to live with these eye problems, lucky for you 20/20 vision peeps.

  • @jakeoandasan1304
    @jakeoandasan1304 6 лет назад +1

    What a wonderful video, explanation and animation are well done plus the facinating voice of the narrator. Two thumbs up.

  • @thoughtsofme8928
    @thoughtsofme8928 4 года назад +3

    Ever have your glasses off for a minute then put them back on and think “Wow, look at all those blades grass!”

  • @cellostrings565
    @cellostrings565 4 года назад +3

    You never really know how bad your vision is until you put glasses on

  • @blackqweenmars
    @blackqweenmars 5 лет назад +3

    I need glasses and I'm still waiting for them.... oh the pain 😭😭😭

  • @shanggosteen9804
    @shanggosteen9804 2 года назад +1

    I've never realized how lucky I am to have perfect version

  • @hershelkatz6189
    @hershelkatz6189 7 лет назад

    I'm doing a science project on how our eyes work so this is really useful TED-Ed is so awesome!!!!

  • @Umirua
    @Umirua 8 лет назад +6

    I learnt this in Science class when we studied optics

  • @iLlamas1
    @iLlamas1 8 лет назад +8

    Some people have myopia and some have astigmatism, or you are me... that have both... I didn't even knew that was possible...

  • @MandarinCat
    @MandarinCat 6 лет назад +3

    I've been wondering lately, why is this "bad eyesight condition" so common? I'm short-sighted (myopic) and so is my mom, while my step dad is long-sighted (hyperopic). Nearly all my friends use glasses, I'd say 80% of them, either all the time or just when they need to. And let's not even mention the rest of my family! How did this gene grow into humanity so strongly? Is it even a gene or what happened?

    • @jayslxmp
      @jayslxmp 5 лет назад +1

      MandarinCat He explained in the video that yours strain the older you get.. which is why 99% of old people wear glasses

  • @iwbmo
    @iwbmo 3 года назад

    Last year was the best year to get glasses, 2020 vision to go along with 2020 happenings. It was even a time when you might have needed glasses to see what was happening properly.

  • @anarchist_parable
    @anarchist_parable Год назад

    I have astigmatism and it's complicated because I wake up with barely blurry vision and my eyes get exhausted and my vision gets progressively worse over the next few hours. I'm 32 and I've just been living with it. I wore glasses as a child and just stopped as a teen thinking that I was basically seeing what everyone was seeing. I recently got glasses and felt instant relief. I also can't believe how clear it is it feels like a 3D movie

  • @excessvoltage
    @excessvoltage 8 лет назад +12

    do animals experience same eye problems as humans do ?
    why so many people in the world, like 400 million, have bad vision ?
    why our eyes are so prone to work so bad , while we don't have any deterioration problems with our other senses ?
    how can you explain bad vision with evolution ? Aren't genes that cause bad vision suppose to disappear and if so why it's still so prevalent ?
    I wish you could answer these questions too .

    • @thefinnbomb8321
      @thefinnbomb8321 8 лет назад +1

      +excessvoltage That's not how evolution works. Bad genes don't just 'disappear'.

    • @excessvoltage
      @excessvoltage 8 лет назад +2

      @114757710086722053084 but they certainly diminish in number. what I aimed to understand is why eye problems are more common than say, nerve problems that effect touch or nasal problems that greatly reduces your ability to smell. Why our eyes more prone to detoriate 'compared' to our other senses

    • @excessvoltage
      @excessvoltage 7 лет назад +1

      just found out the answer to this question. the cells in our eyes never regenerate or replicate, contrary to other cells in our bodies. Another example are the cells in our ears which aid hearing. So as we grow older we lose our hearing and vision the most because the cells there start to die and new ones can not be produced.

    • @qwertyuiopasdfghjkl9879
      @qwertyuiopasdfghjkl9879 7 лет назад +1

      excessvoltage good questions you ate very smart for coming up with these

    • @vayoon3875
      @vayoon3875 6 лет назад

      excessvoltage For the second question genes or tehnology...

  • @MrQuakeLoL
    @MrQuakeLoL 8 лет назад +9

    whoever wrote this is a visionary. (just following the crowd) :|

    • @Gungus-v1g
      @Gungus-v1g 8 лет назад +5

      Whoever wrote the comment above me is a hipster. :|

  • @MrCristie1
    @MrCristie1 8 лет назад +8

    i dont really like wearing glasses but im scared of laser eye surgery :(

    • @jessica1218
      @jessica1218 8 лет назад

      Contacts are an amazing option :)

    • @Nbafanla03
      @Nbafanla03 8 лет назад

      Contacts are really easy been using them for 7 years since I was 12

    • @vayoon3875
      @vayoon3875 6 лет назад

      MrCristie1 me too i weard gllasses when i was borned And i am scared too but and when i get in puberty around 16 or 15 i will need to go:(

    • @Azenith-
      @Azenith- 6 лет назад

      you shouldn't worry about it, just wait after puberty a while and do it

    • @Azenith-
      @Azenith- 6 лет назад

      Borned? huh......
      sorry :P

  • @brennangandy
    @brennangandy 8 лет назад

    I was JUST asking myself this question the other day. Good timing... almost too good...

  • @fireaza
    @fireaza 7 лет назад

    It seems appropriate that this is the first TED-ED video I've watched since having laser surgery done!

  • @david9075
    @david9075 8 лет назад +15

    I'm early quick think of a joke........ The animator's beards...

  • @azure9886
    @azure9886 5 лет назад +3

    I cant see properly because I keep playing game at night and its dark. Reminders please dont play game in the dark or you might buy a glasses

  • @youawake6961
    @youawake6961 8 лет назад +4

    They also mess up your eyes :////

    • @thegamerswitch109
      @thegamerswitch109 8 лет назад

      do they? EXPLAIN!

    • @gregavrhovnik1155
      @gregavrhovnik1155 8 лет назад +1

      +TGS Gaming Videos (TheGamerSwitch) Using glasses every day for a few years might decrease your vision.

    • @thegamerswitch109
      @thegamerswitch109 8 лет назад

      +Grega Vrhovnik omg thanks this helps no lie
      now I know why my eyes getting bad for no reason

    • @thegamerswitch109
      @thegamerswitch109 8 лет назад

      +Alice Buckingham alright

  • @vladimirpereira2009
    @vladimirpereira2009 7 лет назад +1

    I've been wearing glasses since I was 7 so I don't know how the world looks like without em

  • @YouTube-Autotech
    @YouTube-Autotech 3 года назад +1

    I am myopic and I was myopic since I was small but I didn't knew that. I thought that humans can see only this much as I can. So during a random eye checkup I couldn't see anything after the first big 🔠. I directly went from no glasses to glasses with -2 power. And god I couldn't believe that how was I able to see so much details. And now after 4 Years I have -5 as my number. Blind AF without glasses like I cannot even see read a book kept 25 cm away. Thank God I have glasses now otherwise life would be very difficult.

  • @itsbk6192
    @itsbk6192 7 лет назад +4

    I'm just watching this because the guy in the thumbnail was *WOKE* ASF

  • @ethanpn
    @ethanpn 8 лет назад +4

    420 views :)))))))))

  • @dripkid1128
    @dripkid1128 3 года назад

    I'm short sighted and i've been using glasses for nearly 2 months and my vision is so much better while using them

  • @j.pachelbel
    @j.pachelbel Год назад

    I love how they try to end every video with a cool thought-provoking sentence.

  • @alexm.8619
    @alexm.8619 5 лет назад +1

    my gosh the blurriness in the scene of birds was so incredibly acurate

  • @SoraKoudo
    @SoraKoudo 8 лет назад

    Awesome, I just got my glasses the other day, It's really nice to know what they actually do

  • @bread.06
    @bread.06 4 года назад

    I got my glasses yesterday and I was so amazed

  • @jessicarector9538
    @jessicarector9538 4 года назад

    I'm farsighted with an astigmatism and prism and I'm getting my first pair of glasses this week

  • @katehaworth7689
    @katehaworth7689 8 лет назад

    I have amblyopia, strabismus, and am short sighted in one eye and long sighted in the other eye. Thank god for glasses!

  • @dinaratursyn5225
    @dinaratursyn5225 4 года назад

    This question was always in my head

  • @welpurp
    @welpurp 8 лет назад

    This really helped me grasp what astigmatism is. Love all your videos btw!

  • @harryanime23
    @harryanime23 6 лет назад +1

    My father and my two younger brother's and I all wear glasses. We're all nearsighted. Each one of us at around puberty were all wearing glasses. My mother also wears glasses due to presbyopia. My family embraces our glasses 👓.

  • @ramennoodles2589
    @ramennoodles2589 6 лет назад +1

    When I was really young like 3-7 I had pretty good vision but then as my eye grew my eyes were shaped kind of like a rugby ball so I had to get glasses because I was short sighted. I stopped wearing my glasses because I thought I didn't need them and then next time I went to the optician at 11 my right eye was still short sighted and my left eye was long sighted. They told me I should wear my glasses more often because it could help my vision. So even if you don't feel like you need your glasses on please just wear your glasses once you get them often because it can really help.

  • @languageisgone8577
    @languageisgone8577 2 года назад

    Sending these types of videos to my dad ASAP because he doesn’t believe i can’t see without glasses

  • @eneak2518
    @eneak2518 3 года назад

    Just got my glasses today, went from blurry 360p to 4k resolution this is a revelation.

  • @mannamedjared
    @mannamedjared 4 года назад +2

    I have a story about my glasses, so one day I waken up and put my glasses on,but then I gotten more blurry vision,so I told my mom about it and she scheduled an appointment with the optometrist,and after I finished all the tests I was told that my glasses only needed cleaning

  • @Jordi_Plays
    @Jordi_Plays 7 лет назад

    I remember wearing glasses for the first time and seeing all the individual pieces of gravel in the road and all the individual leaves in the trees. something I will never forget.

  • @8stormy5
    @8stormy5 2 года назад

    I learned I had a vision problem pretty early in life, but I only learned I had an astigmatism thanks to baseball. An astigmatism particularly affects your ability to perceive depth, and this normally isn't a problem with chalkboards and papers. But when my error rate in the outfield suddenly and dramatically spiked, yet no change in prescription was observed, I was referred and diagnosed with a pretty bad astigmatism. It was bad enough to warrant laser correction, but visual therapy and corrective lenses ended up working for me (wasn't a great chance it would due to how severe it was). I still can't wear contact lenses, but I swore those things off already. Dry my eyes out way too much and had one collapse and fold over on the highway.

  • @happyorcas88
    @happyorcas88 6 лет назад

    I have astigmatism in my left eye and I am short sighted.
    Reasons why so many young kids lately need glasses, even when they are born is because we are evolving to not need our eyesight anymore. Long ago we used to live in forests and needed good eyesight to hunt and find things. Now we don’t, we get food right in front of us and no longer need to hunt or do things with good eyesight. But we get glasses because we still want to see.

  • @cathrynsison5357
    @cathrynsison5357 2 года назад +1

    I apparently have very slight astimatism from an eye test today. I only need glasses for class though to see the board and read and all that jazz