Reading with one eye shut? - Page 3

Lemurion · 10-19-2013, 11:51 PM

If I'm reading on the iPhone without my glasses I use just one eye and close the other, mainly because I have to hold it so close that it's hard to get both eyes on the screen.

I'm kind of messed up anyway, because I've always been left-eye dominant, but as I've gotten older, it's that eye that's deteriorated faster, so I've ended up switching eyes.

SeaKing · 10-20-2013, 01:49 AM

I could go on and on about eyes and vision, but that would be boring to most.

Some of the statements above address the idea of a weak and a strong eye. There are many details and ins and outs. I will just make a few comments.

First there is always a dominant eye. If our brains didn't make this so. we would see multiple images and probably get a headache. For a younger person with good vision there is a seamless transition between 1 eye to the other. Enough said about that.

A child or an injured or ill adult may develop a weak eye. There are exercises for this may help this along with patching the eye with an adhesive patch of a "pirate" patch. Sometimes glasses are used and strange as it may seem the purpose of the glass over the good eye of a child is to put a strain on that eye to make it less likely that the brain will favor that eye to the exclusion of the weaker eye. On occasion an operation is needed to get better results.

There is no "real" depth vision with only one eye. Only the illusion the brain and training can bring about. This can be proven with tests that take away any background. i.e. 2 lit signs in total darkness where one is further, but its size and its light has been increased to appear the same. Two good eyes will spot the difference immediately. One eye, never.

When we get very tired, then usually the dominant eye will continue with the load but the weaker eye might take the opportunity to slack off.

I have read for a long time and then varied the tempo by shielding one eye for a period and then the other. It refreshes and rests the shielded eye. Good trick to know.

Some of the problems are accentuated if night vision goggles are used. It has been problem in the past and aircraft have crashed because of it. (And those are binocular goggles.)

A good shooter is trained to keep both eyes open even though they are mainly using only one eye. Some people have a problem with this at first. You will sometimes note that a man has a more pronouncedly open shooting eye. Sorta of a habit. I am that way.

You can learn to cope with an injured dominant eye, just like the amblyopic child learns to cope with a patched dominant eye.

Just try learning to shave or brush your teeth with your "other hand."
Be particularly careful with a straight razor, or rather don't use a straight razor is better advice.

David Munch · 10-20-2013, 05:34 AM

Im short sighted, so I always read with one eye closed whenever I read without glasses. I need to have the book ~15 cm from my face, so I wouldn't be able to focus with both eyes. I tend to read more with my right eye for some reason, in those cases.

BenG · 10-20-2013, 08:04 AM

My right eye tires more easily than my left, and begins to blur. Sometimes I consciously close that eye when reading. My eyeglass prescription is pretty strong and when I got older I had to get bifocals for reading with with my glasses. I can read fine without my glasses though I have to hold the book closer, about a foot away from my eyes.

vugtitan · 10-20-2013, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by FanciFreez

So reading with your right eye, is your left eye closed? and thanks for the respone..
P.S. I have glasses and get a check up every 12 - 18 months, so EYE feel good with that..

try to read with weakest eye.

after a while it will improve.otherwise it gets weaker.

GoSharks · 10-20-2013, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by pidgeon92

Audiobooks are much better than ebooks in this situation.

Do you ever find yourself listening with only one ear?

Grace Elliot · 10-20-2013, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GoSharks

Do you ever find yourself listening with only one ear?

ha ha ha (and the answer is yes - but it depends on who is talking

)

Katsunami · 10-20-2013, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GoSharks

Do you ever find yourself listening with only one ear?

Yes, on the phone.

I can only take phonecalls with my left ear. For some reason, I miss half of what's said when listening with my right ear, though I can hear perfectly well with it; just as good as with my left.

Habit, probably.

speakingtohe · 10-20-2013, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GoSharks

Do you ever find yourself listening with only one ear?

yup, strangely enough I have one fuzzy ear. Don't notice it usually, but when listening/watching heavily accented British stuff, it is easier with one ear blocked.

Helen

Tarana · 10-21-2013, 08:00 PM

Yes, I do that all the time. It's a habit I developed because of ghosting that occurs due to eye damage in my left eye. You could google and print out an Amsler Grid to see if you are missing any vision, but I would get your eyes checked out if you haven't done so in the past couple of years.Be sure to mention the problem to the person testing your eyes.

SeaKing · 10-22-2013, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

Yes, I do that all the time. It's a habit I developed because of ghosting that occurs due to eye damage in my left eye. You could google and print out an Amsler Grid to see if you are missing any vision, but I would get your eyes checked out if you haven't done so in the past couple of years.Be sure to mention the problem to the person testing your eyes.

Is that a green pumpkin ghosting you are talking about.

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10-19-2013, 11:51 PM	#31
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	If I'm reading on the iPhone without my glasses I use just one eye and close the other, mainly because I have to hold it so close that it's hard to get both eyes on the screen. I'm kind of messed up anyway, because I've always been left-eye dominant, but as I've gotten older, it's that eye that's deteriorated faster, so I've ended up switching eyes.

10-20-2013, 01:49 AM	#32
SeaKing Frequent Flier Posts: 1,282 Karma: 2058993297 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: KB kindle aboard, Galx Tab 7.0 Plus, trying out Droid 1 as mini-tab	I could go on and on about eyes and vision, but that would be boring to most. Some of the statements above address the idea of a weak and a strong eye. There are many details and ins and outs. I will just make a few comments. First there is always a dominant eye. If our brains didn't make this so. we would see multiple images and probably get a headache. For a younger person with good vision there is a seamless transition between 1 eye to the other. Enough said about that. A child or an injured or ill adult may develop a weak eye. There are exercises for this may help this along with patching the eye with an adhesive patch of a "pirate" patch. Sometimes glasses are used and strange as it may seem the purpose of the glass over the good eye of a child is to put a strain on that eye to make it less likely that the brain will favor that eye to the exclusion of the weaker eye. On occasion an operation is needed to get better results. There is no "real" depth vision with only one eye. Only the illusion the brain and training can bring about. This can be proven with tests that take away any background. i.e. 2 lit signs in total darkness where one is further, but its size and its light has been increased to appear the same. Two good eyes will spot the difference immediately. One eye, never. When we get very tired, then usually the dominant eye will continue with the load but the weaker eye might take the opportunity to slack off. I have read for a long time and then varied the tempo by shielding one eye for a period and then the other. It refreshes and rests the shielded eye. Good trick to know. Some of the problems are accentuated if night vision goggles are used. It has been problem in the past and aircraft have crashed because of it. (And those are binocular goggles.) A good shooter is trained to keep both eyes open even though they are mainly using only one eye. Some people have a problem with this at first. You will sometimes note that a man has a more pronouncedly open shooting eye. Sorta of a habit. I am that way. You can learn to cope with an injured dominant eye, just like the amblyopic child learns to cope with a patched dominant eye. Just try learning to shave or brush your teeth with your "other hand." Be particularly careful with a straight razor, or rather don't use a straight razor is better advice.

10-20-2013, 05:34 AM	#33
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,009 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	Im short sighted, so I always read with one eye closed whenever I read without glasses. I need to have the book ~15 cm from my face, so I wouldn't be able to focus with both eyes. I tend to read more with my right eye for some reason, in those cases.

10-20-2013, 08:04 AM	#34
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	My right eye tires more easily than my left, and begins to blur. Sometimes I consciously close that eye when reading. My eyeglass prescription is pretty strong and when I got older I had to get bifocals for reading with with my glasses. I can read fine without my glasses though I have to hold the book closer, about a foot away from my eyes.

10-21-2013, 08:00 PM	#40
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,040 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Yes, I do that all the time. It's a habit I developed because of ghosting that occurs due to eye damage in my left eye. You could google and print out an Amsler Grid to see if you are missing any vision, but I would get your eyes checked out if you haven't done so in the past couple of years.Be sure to mention the problem to the person testing your eyes.