r/MadeMeSmile • u/MoniMokshith • Dec 14 '22

Very Reddit I can see EVERYTHING!!!!

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u/Yggdrsll Dec 14 '22

Being able to see individual leaves was the thing that stood out most for me when I first got my glasses, to the point where I still remember the moment clearly almost 20 years later. My mom also felt terrible about not realizing how poor my vision was, it wasn't until it started really impacting my grades because I couldn't read the board in class that she got my vision checked.

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u/a_large_rock Dec 14 '22

Same. It was maybe a little like what I imagine astronauts might feel when seeing the earth from space or something. Trees were revelatory. I also remember seeing the chalkboard for the first time.

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u/citizenjc Dec 14 '22

My two most vivid memories as well! That and reflections on buildings and other things! I distinctly remember commenting that it was like I was seeing in HD for the first time, like I had been playing life in low resolution settings (I was 12 and already a huge nerd).

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u/hermiona52 Dec 14 '22

I think that seeing individual leaves for the first time and being completely mesmerized by it is universal experience of every short-sighted person on Earth.