Current Events > why do blind people wear sunglasses?

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Not like the light can hurt their eyes
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They can't see the light but that doesn't mean it can't damage their eyes and cause pain.
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Yeah, they should just wear two eyepatches
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SailorGoon posted...

Yeah, they should just wear two eyepatches

dual eye patches would probably make you look like a super hero
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I always thought its cause they don't want to appear disturbing

Chicken posted...

They can't see the light but that doesn't mean it can't damage their eyes and cause pain.

their eyes are already damaged.
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can people who are born blind dream?
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SuperMedz3 posted...

can people who are born blind dream?

Yes
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SuperMedz3 posted...

Chicken posted...

They can't see the light but that doesn't mean it can't damage their eyes and cause pain.

their eyes are already damaged.

so if you get a paper cut its okay to just stick your finger in a blender because its already damaged?
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SuperMedz3 posted...

Chicken posted...

They can't see the light but that doesn't mean it can't damage their eyes and cause pain.

their eyes are already damaged.

And cause pain.
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Chicken posted...

SuperMedz3 posted...

Chicken posted...

They can't see the light but that doesn't mean it can't damage their eyes and cause pain.

their eyes are already damaged.

so if you get a paper cut its okay to just stick your finger in a blender because its already damaged?

No because a paper cut will heal
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Honestly, I always thought it's just so they can easily and quickly convey that "I cannot see you".

It sets an expectation early and immediately.
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My mum wears them because she is embarrassed by her eyes as they have sunk in. She became blind late in life due to diabetes.
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On the UV light note, much like those of the sighted persuasion, protecting the eyes from UV radiation is of tantamount importance for the blind, as its exceptionally dangerous to the unshielded eye. For example, overexposure to UV light can potentially cause everything from cataracts to inflammation of the cornea (photokeratitis) or conjunctiva (photoconjunctivitis). These latter two are essentially a sunburn of the eye and are every bit as painful as you might expect from that statement.

In some cases, excessive UV exposure to the eye can even eventually result in certain forms of ocular cancer. Because many blind individuals have little, or in some cases no, natural ability to detect whether their eyes are being bombarded with a bright light source potentially giving off a lot of UV radiation, like the Sun, and thus arent able to know when their eyes need protecting from said light, they are more at risk of falling victim to the various afflictions associated with it.

Closer to Earth, some blind people opt to wear sunglasses everywhere they go to protect their eyes from physical dangers like low-hanging branches, small objects blown by the wind, open cupboard doors, etc.

Another, often overlooked, reason that blind people choose to wear sunglasses is to signify that theyre blind at a distance. For example, the white cane carried by many blind people is noted as being as much a signal to others as it is a tool for a blind person. In this sense, sunglasses in some settings, such as when worn indoors, serve as an easily observed, popularly known cue for visual impairment at a distance.

Similarly some blind people wear sunglasses for the benefit of others. As explained by this blind gentleman, sighted people often find it uncomfortable or awkward to converse with a blind person as its potentially difficult or impossible for the blind individual to maintain proper eye contact. Wearing dark sunglasses partially gets around the problem. In that case, the blind person simply needs to look in the general direction of the person talking to make it seem like they are making normal eye contact.
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I was told some blind people do it because their eyes don't stay in a fixed position and can dart all over the place which is disconcerting for others.
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CapnMuffin posted...

On the UV light note, much like those of the sighted persuasion, protecting the eyes from UV radiation is of tantamount importance for the blind, as its exceptionally dangerous to the unshielded eye. For example, overexposure to UV light can potentially cause everything from cataracts to inflammation of the cornea (photokeratitis) or conjunctiva (photoconjunctivitis). These latter two are essentially a sunburn of the eye and are every bit as painful as you might expect from that statement.

In some cases, excessive UV exposure to the eye can even eventually result in certain forms of ocular cancer. Because many blind individuals have little, or in some cases no, natural ability to detect whether their eyes are being bombarded with a bright light source potentially giving off a lot of UV radiation, like the Sun, and thus arent able to know when their eyes need protecting from said light, they are more at risk of falling victim to the various afflictions associated with it.

Closer to Earth, some blind people opt to wear sunglasses everywhere they go to protect their eyes from physical dangers like low-hanging branches, small objects blown by the wind, open cupboard doors, etc.

Another, often overlooked, reason that blind people choose to wear sunglasses is to signify that theyre blind at a distance. For example, the white cane carried by many blind people is noted as being as much a signal to others as it is a tool for a blind person. In this sense, sunglasses in some settings, such as when worn indoors, serve as an easily observed, popularly known cue for visual impairment at a distance.

Similarly some blind people wear sunglasses for the benefit of others. As explained by this blind gentleman, sighted people often find it uncomfortable or awkward to converse with a blind person as its potentially difficult or impossible for the blind individual to maintain proper eye contact. Wearing dark sunglasses partially gets around the problem. In that case, the blind person simply needs to look in the general direction of the person talking to make it seem like they are making normal eye contact.

Thank you
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eston posted...

SuperMedz3 posted...

can people who are born blind dream?

Yes

how do they know what colors look like?
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SuperMedz3 posted...

eston posted...

SuperMedz3 posted...

can people who are born blind dream?

Yes

how do they know what colors look like?

I feel like a better question to ask is how does their mind form images for them to dream about. Their perception of the world is entirely non-visual so what does their mind conjure to create a dreamscape?
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SolidSonicEX posted...

SuperMedz3 posted...

eston posted...

SuperMedz3 posted...

can people who are born blind dream?

Yes

how do they know what colors look like?

I feel like a better question to ask is how does their mind form images for them to dream about. Their perception of the world is entirely non-visual so what does their mind conjure to create a dreamscape?

#mindblown

SolidSonicEX posted...

SuperMedz3 posted...

eston posted...

SuperMedz3 posted...

can people who are born blind dream?

Yes

how do they know what colors look like?

I feel like a better question to ask is how does their mind form images for them to dream about. Their perception of the world is entirely non-visual so what does their mind conjure to create a dreamscape?

dream sounds or smells?
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reason why I bring this up is because I am watching a movie on Netflix called In Darkness. About a blind woman who fears for her life after she is a witness of the death of her neighbor when she hears the murder. I am twenty minutes in. Good movie so far.
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