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Baby sees clearly for the first time
Baby sees clearly for the first time
May 24, 2017 10:59 PM
Xehanortdark2
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Baby sees clearly for the first time
zapala
Every time I see ; green arrow up up up.
sureasyourebornyourenevergoingtoseenounicorn
tazlah
Seen this dozens of times, never with that title. Honestly it's like a whole new gif with that title. +1
DenseBulb1821221
That baby doesn't need glasses to see all those pixels
beautifuldisaster1103
I could watch this a million times. The look of recognition is priceless!
TheHeathLedger
I had the same reaction when I got spectacles.
nattesheim
"Cutie". Never a word has been so true.
fresnobob
https://imgur.com/rXjXQhF
Framtonm
I will always upvote this.
Jupperware
I didn't think this gif could get any better... Until you gave it that title. Well done.
inboxmeyourdoggos
Bitches better recognize
Jowrdan
I highly doubt "baby sees clearly for the first time" is in a restaurant out to eat..
tazlah
She does seem pretty darn shocked
ActuallyAPirate
She's so happy!
BabyFartMan
I still don't know how they pinpoint the prescription. Dr.- "Just read the letters...." Baby- "Goo gah dada...."
DoctorShepp
Mfw I get a new pair of glasses after seven years.
TexasBaconMan
This baby has to be 30 by now...
FarNorthFarLeft
These never fail to warm my heart.
Goddamnitmisterrnoodle
Krispyyeah
I loved this episode
VeganBae15
iamyourgardener
Lionchild78
I will never not upvote this
doodoobailey
zencronix
How do they tell what perscription the baby needs?
ilovebubbles
Retinoscope... According to others in a thread up top.
cazzegiare
DOCTOR: "Is this better, or is this better?" BABY: "mumebamema" DOCTOR: "ok, let's start again"
Chadodius
I upvote this every time I see it. That babies struggle to keep it off her head then the pure joy when she can see her parents.
MollyTheWinterLady
*her kidnappers
Zamm005
A rather poetic analogy for life isn't it? So often the ones complaining the most are just not seeing what everyone else is seeing.
vGHazard
That's why you should always listen to your parents
PotatoFaminePart2
thank you for describing what happened for us blind people
metalfoto
yep, it's heartwarming
StormyDaniels130000DollarVagene
I always smile when I see @ OP's mom. She's a fairly nice lady.
Xehanortdark2
Well damn. Is that where shes been hiding all this time?
ChuckTingleBattlesTheAssGoblinsofAuschwitz
Yeah, she just went out the back window.
DogShitTacoTuesday
"I upvote this every time" is the root problem of reposting
CapnMerica123
That's what I've been trying to say! If you downvote or ignore reposts, there will be more OC on the Front Page.
Chadodius
If there was good OC to upvote it would be on the front page.
drapester
I feel such jealousy every time I see this. My 2 year old is blind. No corrective options.
Orwellwasright1984
I felt a sting in my heart when I read this. Your little one will be awesome despite this.
drapester
Thanks everyone. She's a great kid. You just have.. difficult moments.
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
I wanna share with you a good YT channel that has helped me understand blindness https://www.youtube.com/user/TommyEdisonXP/featured many(1)
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
(2/2)of the videos are just for fun but he also talks a lot about his experience growing up and living blind-from-birth, real cool guy.
Vyrro
With the advent of nanotech, medical breakthroughs will likely soar. I hope your little one will be a beneficiary of these technologies.
AnatolianTiger
Amin.
Johak
coolfriendlynicebuddyguy
NotACanadian
Exactly what I thought.
UnrulyGhoulie
Sure, NotACanadian...
HenryHolmes101
What an odd choice of location to smash glasses on your babies face for the first time.
MrsRandyWatson
Probably went to pick up glasses and decided to grab a bite since they were out. Parenting requires multitasking. Lol.
BlessYourBeautifulHide
I just can't understand why you wouldn't put them on at the eye doctor's though
SirCaptainDoctorProfessorMeowMeow
May have picked them up somewhere else. I got my prism glasses my doctor prescribed from Costco for example.
BlessYourBeautifulHide
I hadn't thought of that, my entire life I've gotten my eyes examined at walmart, so I've gotten my glasses there too.
SuperBobKing
Another commenter mentioned that their baby did not like being there and they weren't able to get her to wear the glasses until the next day
UncleLeos
Putting a hat or glasses on a baby that doesn't want it is as hard as wrestling a cat into the shower.
Gayforbae
It's easy. Make sure the shower valve can be opened via pulley outside the shower. Put soap on the floor. Put the cat in. Close door. Watch.
UncleLeos
Are you related to Wile E. Coyote?
Gayforbae
I'm an engineer. So yes.
smallskillerofhambino
Like picking a lock with a cooked spaghetti noodle! I hated dressing my kids!
blockberd
If it doesn't want it, why do you keep trying to force it on?
AtorTheInvincible
The hat is most likely to give shade. Small kids need to be protected from direct sunlight due to more sensitive skin.
UncleLeos
When it's negative 20 outside they need a warm hat, other times it's to protect their eyes and keep them cool.
Quisaxaderak
Yes, but not as dangerous.
AnythingMuchShorter
My brother has a 2 inch scar on his forehead from trying to wash a cat. When she got out she went over the top of his head.
shorey66
Cats don't need to be washed....but at least he got a badass scar.
AnythingMuchShorter
In this case the cat had a prescription shampoo for a fungal infection, but I didn't have room to explain that.
tazlah
Oh the hat. On off on off on off on off. For the love of burgers just keep it on for a minute...... Off. AHHHHHHH
UncleLeos
Gloves too. My God do they hate gloves.
HalfPintKatie
For my son it was socks. When he was older he'd come home from school, sit down to watch tv, and whip his socks off and throw them lmao
tazlah
Never dealt with gloves exactly yet. Last winter we had him in mittens and he enjoyed them. That was a nt of a hack though haha
LukehatesFuckmonkeys
Put gloves on string threaded through coat sleeves. They'll never lose one, and they have the option to wear them.
YesSorryIAmBack
This gif always makes me wonder how they decide on the prescription. It's not like the baby was sitting there 'left - right -left -left ...'
Keratitis
Checkout the infant see program from the AO">.org">AOA.org and COVD.org
steppphanie
Retinoscope. Used for patients who are non-verbal (infants, children, and adults).
socius
How come they're not at the optician the first time the baby tries on its glasses?
Carnivoracious
From experience, babies don't like being at the optician's office. Couldn't get mine to wear her glasses til the next day.
Theresmyothersock
With my kids they are able to take a picture of their eyes and it determines the eye sight. Idk what it's called to be honest, but it works
NerfHerderTurdBurglar
I literally just learned this a few hours ago at an eye doctor appointment. It's a beam of light they shine into the eye to measure the lens
mirrelle
I'm not sure re prescriptions but when my babies were in NICU they used a thing that tapped their eye and special eyedrops to test eyes.
HodorIsADJ
They take the eyeball out and shine light through it from the back at specific distances. Deductive calculations result in the prescription.
PixieSlasher
Ken M, is that you?
Cadybugladybug
When my daughter needed glasses at 15 months, they dilated her eyes and then held different lenses up to her eyes.
SuperBobKing
But what is it that made you consider your daughter needs glasses?
Cadybugladybug
Her eyes were going crossed. And a slight lazy eye as well. She's going to need surgery on her eye as well. :(
Keratitis
As an optometrist we do retinoscopy on the infants eye. Visual acuity s checked with visual evoked potential or forced preferental looking.
rainerclouds
Keratitis. Haha.
Saxopwn777
I would use a technique called retinoscopy for an infant like this. It allows the doctor to objectively measure the prescription.
Stormycakes
Why can't they do this for adults, though? I get so nervous picking between the lenses!
MagicMemeXXL
We do use ret as a starting point but most people will prefer a slightly different Rx, so subjective refraction is more accurate
blacktoenail
I think I heard it can only give them a ballpark estimate? So it's not a 100% accurate prescription but good enough for a baby
Saxopwn777
It's not that it's ballpark. It's that the entire system is more complicated than objective optics. Subjectivity is part of the process.
AnExcellentRectangle
I have always wondered this too. I'm a grown ass man and I can't tell if it's better 1... or better 2...
rainerclouds
At several points in the test, the two options are actually supposed to be the same. I try to tell all my patients that.
TheLetterKay
Same is an option. If they look the same but not clear they can try adjusting different ways.
Elonth
TLDR machine gives them rough estimate prescription. Doctors use a ball park prescription until they can convey properly.
amglasgow
If you really can't tell the difference then your prescription is probably somewhere in between the two.
Neurisko
My eyes take time to adjust, but the person testing me is always rushing me.
YesSorryIAmBack
Exactly! And glasses are really expensive too and I always have this feeling that I am failing the test ...
jazzmatazz
Check out glas">p.com">glassesshop.com or coastal.com. glasses for relatively cheap!
leseyoujian9912
ZenniOptical online is also really cheap
rainerclouds
As an eye doctor, we usually have a pretty good idea of what your prescription should be long before we even ask you "one-or-two".
noblespaceplatypus
or you're too blind to see the price so they charge you more?
Anonymonocle
Actually, yes. I get a bill after my eye exam. What do they expect me to see in the paper after they dilate my eyes? Gotta trust 'em & sign.
YesSorryIAmBack
LOL - to be honest I tried on the frames BEFORE looking at the price. But how could I without glasses?
noblespaceplatypus
hopefully you've got a great sense of smell because I smell a conspiracy!
ottotravel
There is a machine, it is called an autorefractor. It measures a persons eyeRx just like the name implies. Been around since the 70's.
iampiano
Would it be the device that blows air into your eye?
ISupportYourViews
No. That's testing for glaucoma.
betterave
I sort of wonder why they don't use it on adults.
nomisgnos
Yeah my doctor says they do but they do it as a way to make sure the customer is happy with the results. Measure twice cut once mentality.
TheGhoti
optometrist here: it only gives a rough estimation of a what a patient needs for adults we don't use it because there are more accurate ways
steppphanie
Auto-refractors used mostly on adults. There are handheld ones for children, but an OD or MD will typically retinoscope for an infant's Rx.
Ringshadow
They do, it's not 100%. The machine will say I'm -7 on my right, I'm actually -8.
AIComments
Ya, it'd be like choosing a shoe size based on a single measurement of your foot. There's a lot more going on than just a single measurement
ChangingMyNameToHideFromStalker
Holy crap. Does that make you legally blind?
Ringshadow
Actually no. Nearsightedness and blindness are separate things.
EternityCelebrator
Douby it i have -7.5 and i se perfectly with contacts and glasses
Ringshadow
Honestly the worst part is respirator glasses. Technology has advanced so far but that's still the best solution, really? Ugh.
ottotravel
They do, lots of places. Often used in conjunction with a manual refractor exam, because there are complexities of preference.
shonasof
Thanks!
JARKB
Do you work in the field?
TheMilkMansMustache
Good Job, perfect way to explain it.
OniOfWildPlaces
Yea are you an optometrist?
ottotravel
No I am not but have worked for multiple eye surgeons.