Sherman81 wonders:


Let say that the words in books have to be like within 6 inches or less in front of my face for me to be able to see it clearly without the use of my glasses, anything more than that, they get blurry. I use this word off and on, i tell them that in a way, without my glasses i’m almost considered technically blind since i can’t see anything clearly beyond those 6 inches and i was wondering if in a way, without my glasses can i be considered technically blind. No its not a legal or disability type thing, i was just wondering. If it wasn’t for my glasses i would be almost like i was blind since i can barely see anything. Doesn’t blind basically mean that you are not able to see, do i have to be not be able to see anything except darkness to be almost technically blind. I was just wondering in a sense is it almost like i’m blind. Don’t know if its true or not, but my mom says i have like the worse eye sight out of my entire family, and there are people in my family a lot older than i am.

Onion? wonders:


Is there any type of blindness that can occur from trauma to the face (a black eye but way worse)? And is this type of blindness treatable?

I’m trying to figure this out for a book I’m working on and I’m not sure if it’s possible but ideally I’d like to find something that affects only the eye that received the trauma (from a fight) but is fixable through laser surgery.

Spectacle wonders:


FTC Warns Sellers of Cosmetic Contact Lenses
WASHINGTON D.C., July 2006 — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has warned on-line sellers of cosmetic contact lenses that they must comply with regulations requiring verification of prescriptions issued from an appropriate eye care professional.

The FTC sent 18 warning letters in late June 2006 to on-line sellers of cosmetic or decorative contact lenses, primarily because their web sites erroneously state that such contact lenses do not require a prescription. An FTC news release also indicates that these on-line entities appear to be selling decorative contact lenses without requiring a prescription from the buyer or verifying that such a prescription exists.

In November 2005, the U.S. Congress responded to concerns regarding safety hazards of unregulated contact lenses by amending laws to include colored or decorative contact lenses as restricted medical devices.

“…Decorative contact lenses present significant risks of blindness and other eye injury if they are distributed without a prescription or without proper fitting by a qualified eye care professional,” according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The FTC says contact lens sellers who violate related federal regulations face civil penalties of up to $11,000 per incident.