News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in Asia. Parent comment

Re:Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in... by RHSeeger on Monday January 25, 2021 @04:08PM (#25908920)
It's amazing what the eye can adapt to. The story of the man who wore the glasses that turned everything upside down... and his brain just adapted to it and he saw things normally... is fascinating to me.

And then there's my eyes. I have severe double vision (as a result of surgery last year) and my brain is just like "meh, suck it up"; and I'm left walking into things on regular basis because there's two of everything. How come _his_ brain figured out upside down, and mine can't figure out 2 of everything? (I'm not actually asking, just complaining a bit /sigh)

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in... by taneq on Monday January 25, 2021 @07:38PM (#25910950)
Yeah, adaptation is incredible when it works but is also hit-and-miss. I don't like the trend of hyperventilating about "your body is amazing and can adapt to anything" because it comes with an unspoken rider of "so if you have problems it's probably just a character flaw".
[ Parent | on HN ]