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o0ILoveYou0o
08-05-2004, 08:08 PM
Ok... Well, you know when your vison is really bad, and the doctor says, "Ok, you're a -4.5" -- Well, I was just wondering how "negitive" you can get!?Because I'm really blind... Well, I'm not blind, but without my contacts, I see SOOO blurry! :eek: :(

LooksLikeRain
08-06-2004, 12:08 AM
the worse you can get, i'm not sure. legally blind is considered -6.00. i'm pretty close.. about -4 and -5 ish.. maybe one of my eyes is -3 something, i forget. hope this helps!

Sunlover
08-06-2004, 06:11 AM
Not sure, I'm almost a -9 in one eye(-7 in the other-uncorrected of course, corrected I'm perfect), but I saw someone on this board who was a -13, so I'm sure it could even be worse than that too.

reni
08-06-2004, 04:27 PM
I believe some contacts come in -20.

txsongman1
08-06-2004, 04:35 PM
There is no limit to corrections for nearsightedness. -20 is not unheard of yet I fear that a prescription that strong would be uncomfortable.

brown_eyed_girl
08-08-2004, 02:41 PM
Not sure, I'm almost a -9 in one eye(-7 in the other-uncorrected of course, corrected I'm perfect), but I saw someone on this board who was a -13, so I'm sure it could even be worse than that too.

I'm -8.5 in both eyes and each time I go to the eye doctor, I get worse! I hope this stops because if it doesn't, I'm gonna be BLIND when I'm older!

fallen_5555
08-08-2004, 11:11 PM
I know they make glasses past -45 D and they can even make RGP contacts up to -35.

Minusboy
08-20-2004, 09:39 PM
Ok... Well, you know when your vison is really bad, and the doctor says, "Ok, you're a -4.5" -- Well, I was just wondering how "negitive" you can get!?Because I'm really blind... Well, I'm not blind, but without my contacts, I see SOOO blurry! :eek: :(
*lol* I am -19 so you are lucky ;)

 
 
 




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