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Do blurry glasses exist that you can just randomly buy?
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this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2024
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Its not for chronic use, just for relaxing and zoning out for a little bit, like open eyed meditation
Still absolutely terrible for any length of time.
I'm curious if that would be different for simulated blurriness, like if you watch a blurry video, would that be a different story? I feel like that would be different because its not impairing the objective signal or functioning of your normal vision
Like if you have blurry vision, and you don't wear vision-correcting glasses, does that set off an inevitable downward spiral of degradation of your vision?
Why is worse than closing your eyes, probably super dumb question but might as well iron out my understanding of this while we're here ๐
It is different for simulated blurriness, because simulated blurriness can't be modulated by your ocular muscles, so they won't reflexively strain to focus.
You couldn't really achieve that effect by actually putting any kind of lens in front of your eyes though. That is not a simulation of blurriness, it is actual blurriness.
The primary way it would be bad for your eyesight is by inducing eye strain, itself a primary cause of blurred vision. It's a reflex of the subconscious brain - either your eyes will be constantly trying to focus, which strains them, or you're consciously unfocusing them, which also strain them.
If you had eye strain causing blurry vision naturally and didn't correct it with glasses, likely there'd be no downward spiral unless you have some other condition causing that. It'd potentially cause other issues like headaches or spasms though
This is the correct answer. It's like using an image with depth to work your depth perception: it won't work because you can't transition between each layer to bring them into focus. Seamen who stay in submarines for extended periods are prohibited from driving for quite a while when they get back on land because a submarine is too small of an enclosed space and your depth perception crumbles over time when it's not being used.
Turning your world into a blur will basically cause your eyes to try and hyper focus at all times, unable to do so. This will lead to massive eye strain but also a ton of headaches and other ailments. It is the opposite of relaxation for your body.