In the previously published story, “Hats Off To My Hats,” I mentioned that a baseball hat brim is a useful tool for the visually impaired, as sunglasses often add to the darkness we are already living with. A ball cap cuts down on any glare we may be experiencing. It’s all about contrast for us; strong sunlight is not our friend. The other service the brim provides is that the roof over our face that it creates will hit a glass door we cannot see before our nose will (in those instances when we are not using our cane).
Another tip I wanted to share with you is in regard to non-prescription, clear glasses. Contacts and prescription glasses often do not help those of us with severe visual impairment. However, a clear lens pair of specks will protect our eyes and, therefore, any sight that we do have. My right eye has a large central blind spot; if I lose the left eye I am in even bigger trouble than I am now, as that is my “good” eye. I first began wearing the non-Rx glasses when frying chicken. I have to bring my eyes close to everything I do and news flash! Sticking your face in an oil-popping frying pan is really not something Eye-na Garten would recommend. As for outside dangers, dirt or other particles could get into my eye, I could walk into a low-hanging tree branch. I know of a veteran, whom having lost both his eyes, was fitted with incredibly realistic prosthetic eyes. He wears clear lens glasses to keep these extremely expensive artificial eyes safe.
If you have some sight but don’t wear corrective lenses, get yourself some non-prescription glasses. You and your poor eyes have no doubt been through enough. Be ready though – people make passes at those who wear glasses. And you will never see ’em coming.
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