On: Resolution of the human eye

[arethuza]

Or short sighted folks - I have -6 in both eyes and at 10cm things do look awfully sharp. Though more than 10cm away (without glasses/contacts) things are rather fuzzy.

[sukuriant → arethuza]

As another nearsighted individual (-4ish), I can attest to this. At short range, without glasses or contacts, I have ridiculous vision, much tighter and sharper than when I have my contacts in, again at very close range. Long range is much less impressive.

[ristretto → sukuriant]

Short sightedness is a convergence problem. There's nothing wrong with your fovea, so you still have the sharp vision when using glasses or looking close.

[sukuriant → ristretto]

It's more than that. It's "I have sharper vision looking very close without my glasses than with my glasses." I believe I heard it was a common issue.

[ristretto → sukuriant]

i do remember seeing very sharp closely before my lasik, but i assumed it was because of reflections and diffusion through the glasses