Ask Your Optician If Night Vision Is Right For You
Optometrist/Optician, Patients, Stupid, USA | Healthy | February 20, 2021
I work in an optician’s office and we have a patient come in saying that they can’t see through the glasses they recently bought.
Me: “Hello, how may I help you today?”
Patient: “I have a problem with these glasses; my vision isn’t clear at night.”
Me: “Oh, and how about day time? Are you having problems with reading or distance?”
Patient: “My vision is fine during the day, but everything is dark at night and when I drive through a tunnel.”
Me: “Does your vision get blurry?”
Patient: “No, you’re not understanding. I can’t see far at night with these glasses! Everything is dark! It’s fine during the day, but when it’s dark, I can’t see everything clearly.”
My colleague heard this conversation and quickly jumped in. She had to explain that vision is limited for everyone at night because it’s dark, and no one has night vision. The prescription was fine and we had the health of his eyes checked out, which came out all clear.
It’s been five years but I still think about that man.
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