possible success

[kerrie phillips]

Why can i read the driving test standard line on the snellen chart, but not a no plate at sixty feet? when technically it should be the same!

[Sweet]

I always find the chart easier as there is a light behind it, maybe that is why?

[GarethB]

The eye chart is only a guide for real life situations where light is a lot more variable.

About a third of people will be unable to see a number plate at 60 feet when illuminated with car headlights. If the light is really bright I can not read a numer plate at the corect distance because the way the light s reflecting. The Snelen chart is at a known distance.

Try measuring the distance rather than guestimating.

I work with an Italian girl who is rubbish at estimating distances. Her answer was beacuse countless men had convinced her 1 inch was really 6 inches I will not go into the rest of the conversation

For me reading the rear number plate is far easier than the front just because of th colours.

[Sweet]

Hehe Gareth please keep these posts clean!! LOL!!!

The rear number plate is always better with yellow!!!

[kerrie phillips]

i put my lenses in thursday and then we went out about half an hour later, as we had to take kids to mother in laws to stay for a couple of days. to my horror as soon as i went out the sun really hurt my eyes, they started to swell and water and i could not open my eyes as i could not stand the light! is this a normal or abnormal situation with lens wear and KC??

[Pat A]

Kerrie
I think so - I live in sunglasses whenever I am outside, winter and summer - get ribbed a lot about "doing my Posh act" but I don't care!
(How I can be doing a Posh when I'm probably 12 sizes larger than her I just don't know but...!!!! )

But it might also be hayfever - it has come with a vengeance this weekend, and even if you are not a sufferer generally the pollen can really irritate contact lenswearers

Added later: hey Guys - that's my 400th post!!

[Lia Williams]

Kerrie,

I agree with Pat - most of us live in our sunglasses during the summer. I too get comments about my sunglasses - such as 'You can't possibly need your sunglasses today - it's not that sunny'. I won't even pop outside for five minutes on a bright a day. Even if I can keep my eyes open I know that if the glare from the bright light hits my eyes in a certain way I'm guaranteed a head ache six hour later.

I've just read all your posts in this thread and as you've made several references to light sensitivity I wonder if it is a fitting problem. In the past, with one particular lens I found it difficult, even with sunglassess, to open my eyes outside in the sun. When I did manage to open them my eyes refused to look in the same direction. At the time I blamed hayfever (which I don't normally suffer from), reaction to a new solution etc etc. The problem didn't occur when I first got the offending lens - but about a month later. The lens had made the eye sore which in turn increased the light sensitivity.

Trying wearing sunglasses whenever you step outside - if the problem continues I would suggest that you get the fitting checked.

Lia

[Andrew MacLean]

Broad brimmed hats re also a boon.

I wear a Fedora (ocasionally a Homburg) in the winter and a bush hat in the summer. At first I felt a little self conscious, but I got over that

Andrew

[Pat A]

Andrew
Do you have little corks hanging down from the brim of your Bush hat to keep the midges away....

[Andrew MacLean]

Sometimes I think I should!

Did you know that it is only the female midge that has biting parts? The male emerges from the pupa, makes his congribution to the next generation and dies.

The female hangs around "on the wing" waiting for Scottish people to come along and then she feasts on our blood. I am afraid that she also bites tourists, and does not seem to mind too much where they come from. This is why the spring is a good time to visit Scotland: no midges.

Andrew