globetrotter
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six. i'm sure he'll ride out any headaches or so on, I am just not sure he will tell us if he isn't feeling well, and I was sort of scared that he might have balance issues or something with new glasses - I just have no experience with thishow old is the son?
Does your son have astigmatism? I started wearing glasses when I was in my mid-teens for astigmatism. Immediately everything appeared crystal clear, but somewhat distorted. If I looked at a flat table/desk or even a sink full of water, it would appear warped or slanted. My mom contacted the ophthalmologist right away who explained that this was normal and expected with the prism-type lenses used to correct astigmatism. He advised that this illusion would disappear after a few days of wearing the glasses; he was correct. Still, anytime I get a stronger prescription, it reoccurs for a few days. To a lesser extent, the warped appearance occurs when switching from glasses to contact lenses or to high index lenses.
yes, that is what it is - but when my wife told me I thought it was "a stigmatism".
we were sort of surpised that we didn't notice, and felt pretty bad about it. he has a distortion of "3" if that means anything.