The 2 questions that people wearing glasses are ALWAYS asked; 1) Can you see without glasses? 2) Can i wear them for a moment?

i'm watching this lying down sideways... fellow people with glasses will feel my pain

I have glasses, and I hate it when people seem to think that having glasses makes us see different amounts of fingers, rlly.

I have myopia and have glasses but only like to use them in class or to watch a movie. But on the odd occasion that I forget to take them off after class and go outside with them on, I get this crazy moment where I realize how detailed the world really is, like HOLY COW I can see individual leaves on a tree. WHOA! Usually when I have these moments my friends think I've gone mad cuz I started examine random objects like they contain the secrets to the universe XD

I just got my glasses last week, now... everything is so HD ° o°

When I first put on my glasses i was shocked 😂😂😂

If I lived in a world with no glasses, I'd be basically crippled and considered blind. Thank god for glasses.

Just got my glasses a few months ago. I can still remember way back then, i thought that the world was seen that way. I thought it's normal to not clearly see objects beyond 5 meters from me. But when i learned about glasses and eventually had one, i can still remember how teary my eyes were as i was then able to clearly see every object and the leaves of the tree and the people passing by. It was my fist time to appreciate how beautiful the world where you can see even the very detail of an object. Right now, i still have it as i write this, and i am grateful as it really helped me in various ways. (Sorry for my English) Cheers to all who has myopia and astigmatism. ♥️

Has anyone been asked "can you still see things, without glasses/contacts?" that is they're asking it as if without seeing aid we're completely blind? I have had to a few times explain that poor eyesight doesn't equal blind, but rather blurry vision.

when i take off my glasses it when from 1080p to 144 p !! :P

Where my near sighted homies at? 💪🏽

now i had to wear double glasses to watch 3D movies

You should put the audio from this video on eye-tunes.

The first thing I thought when I put on glasses was "Everything looks like it's in HD!"

I'm a myopic person And light sometimes is even out of focus, making the light look much bigger.

Goes to shower. Comes back. Cannot find my glasses because i cannot see without my glasses. And i need glasses to see where it is. HAPPENS EVERYTIME

Your animation is a pleasure to the eye while your explanation is a joy to the ear.

lol i learn more here than in science class xD

Person:can I borrow you glasses? Me:okaaay Person:*wears them* Person:how do I look? Me:.... I don't know man I can't see you

I had no idea the world had so much detail until I got my glasses.

The first ever thought I had whn I put on my glasses for first time, "When did world start being this crystal clear?" 😂

I'm super near sighted. When I was young I was fascinated by nature photography because of the intense detail that I thought could only be picked up by cameras. When I finally got my glasses, I was near tears because I realized that that was what the world was made up of all around me. I didn't realize that other people saw trees that way all the time and I drew them over and over again for a while. Before glasses, it was silhouettes that I loved. After, it was detail. PS: Does anyone else take their glasses off to eat?

"It is not you who chose the glasses mister potter, it is the glasses that chose you"

I dont get... (puts on glasses) oooohhhh its so clear now!!!

Been wearing glasses for 20 years now. I can't imagine not wearing them tbh. #MyopicMafia

Tell these animators I said 'good job, you should be more appreciated'

This video clearly explained why glasses work! I guess you can say, this video was _eye-opening_ ....

I just got my glasses today, I was diagnosed with astigmatism a few days ago. When i put them on i began crying because i had no idea how clear the world is, everything was so fuzzy and undefined and now i can see and especially read! No squinting, no headaches, ahhhhh.

This video is _Trending_-worthy... What a great job by the animators of this lesson! Excellent! Can't wait for more videos like these...

I was supposed to wear glasses around the age of 12, after a year or so I just eventually refused to wear them. Now 26, still don't wear glasses, can drive just fine and last time I went to the eyedoctor my eyesight has improved. Always nice when everyone tells you you need x only to have it turn out you really don't.

As a person with astigmatism...this helps me really understand what truly happens

I have myopia and astigmatism, a total pain in the butt

I was so excited when I saw the video and realised that it actually explains what astigmatism is. As a shackled prisoner of this disorder, (way too dramatic, yes) I've had to explain what it is (read : explain how to pronounce it ) , and describe what it "feels" like a countless number of times. This video is probably what I'm gonna show every curious acquaintance from now on! Thank you, Ted-Ed. P.S : Any fellow astigmatism-affected folks out here? Relatable?

love the beard at 0:25 lol

I love my glasses. The are a part of who I am. I love you Glasses 😍

The first time I put on my glasses a year ago (at the time), I was like" 'GASP' THERE ARE LEAVES, I SEE DETAILS ON CLOUDS, EVERYTHING LOOKS SO MUCH COOLER!!", until I brought them to school, and I felt so awkward, knowing that I just came to school with FREAKING GLASSES. I got over it :). Oh and I can still see things far away, it's not a bad myopia. I can go to water parks, going to the beach, riding a roller coaster, anything you're not supposed to bring with you.

2:32 yay I am riding a eye ball that is two times my size through the desert!😂

As a person who uses glasses, its very nice to know whats going on... And to know what exactly glasses does for you. I have Myopia, and close to astigmatism, as a 15 year old.

But srsly i would do anything to bring back my old vision. I got too much exposure on gadgets and now i use eyeglasses. Better take care your eyes man.

I love the way of teaching about eye problems with the caption "how a glass help us to see.

That moment when you get out the shower and put your glasses on but they have fog on them from the steam.

Question is it possible to train your eyes into seeing more better over time or there is a limit to how good your vision can last?

Last week, friday, I made an appointment with the optologist because I thought I had myopia. Turns out I do. Left eye: - 0.75. Right eye: - 1.25. Today, just less than an hour ago, I got my glasses. The main difference has been leaves, where there was first colors, there's now precise outlines and I love it. I'm now 13 and it might get worse over time, but so far I'm grateful for science. Thanks!

I'm actually kinda happy I'm near-sighted, I love glasses!

The animation is beautiful.

This show makes it much easier to learn.

I have myopia, and I remember when I put on my glasses for the first time, everything looked beautiful. Like a very precise painting :))))

Best description I've heard for the differences in the 'sightedness' I have astigmatism, and I never really understood what makes it different from the others before Thanks!

How can mirrors be real if our eyes aren't real?

I've had glasses since 2014 and now my family say they can't imagine me without them 😂😂👓👓

I love when I get new glasses and the world is instantly much more detailed then when I had my old glasses

I have astigmatism and myopia. My glasses are often too thick, that's why when people see me, they'll be shocked on how thick the lenses of my glasses were. I had my eye problems because I'm premature, I was born in 8 months. I'm telling you, its hard to live with these eye problems, lucky for you 20/20 vision peeps.

Damn, this video is super awesome! Love the way everything is explained and of course the beautiful animation

Them: "What do you see without your glasses? What do I look like? How many fingers am I holding up? What color is my pen? Is your vision dark or dim without glasses?" Me: Ever had your picture taken in blur or not in focus? Yeah it simply looks like that :)

What a wonderful video, explanation and animation are well done plus the facinating voice of the narrator. Two thumbs up.

*when I saw the thumbnail, i thought it was a mii LMAO*

Many thanks to that British man who invented spectacles) can you imagine how people with refraction issues suffered before it? And of course, many thanks to those people who invented contacts, being short-sighted, I am wearing them for 4 years already, and they changed my life completely!) I remember when at school, classmates used to mock me because of spectacles, calling me nerd and blind) but now when I am wearing contacts, people don't even know that I have eyesight problems)

Ever have your glasses off for a minute then put them back on and think “Wow, look at all those blades grass!”

I am myopic and I was myopic since I was small but I didn't knew that. I thought that humans can see only this much as I can. So during a random eye checkup I couldn't see anything after the first big 🔠. I directly went from no glasses to glasses with -2 power. And god I couldn't believe that how was I able to see so much details. And now after 4 Years I have -5 as my number. Blind AF without glasses like I cannot even see read a book kept 25 cm away. Thank God I have glasses now otherwise life would be very difficult.

I have a story about my glasses, so one day I waken up and put my glasses on,but then I gotten more blurry vision,so I told my mom about it and she scheduled an appointment with the optometrist,and after I finished all the tests I was told that my glasses only needed cleaning

WHERE IS THE MYOPIC SQUAD AT!???

You never really know how bad your vision is until you put glasses on

Last year was the best year to get glasses, 2020 vision to go along with 2020 happenings. It was even a time when you might have needed glasses to see what was happening properly.

TED animations are supreme... Always making learning much enjoyable

"Waiting to reveal a whole new world that's hiding in plain view" Wow I love it! I'm going to put my glasses on right now

Some people have myopia and some have astigmatism, or you are me... that have both... I didn't even knew that was possible...

I love how they try to end every video with a cool thought-provoking sentence.

I've been wearing glasses since I was 7 so I don't know how the world looks like without em

I need glasses and I'm still waiting for them.... oh the pain 😭😭😭

Boi, my left eye is Hyperopia and my right eye is Myopia. Glasses?

Sending these types of videos to my dad ASAP because he doesn’t believe i can’t see without glasses

my gosh the blurriness in the scene of birds was so incredibly acurate

I learnt this in Science class when we studied optics

I've been wondering lately, why is this "bad eyesight condition" so common? I'm short-sighted (myopic) and so is my mom, while my step dad is long-sighted (hyperopic). Nearly all my friends use glasses, I'd say 80% of them, either all the time or just when they need to. And let's not even mention the rest of my family! How did this gene grow into humanity so strongly? Is it even a gene or what happened?

1:38 me when more than 1 person is talking to me

I've never realized how lucky I am to have perfect version

do animals experience same eye problems as humans do ? why so many people in the world, like 400 million, have bad vision ? why our eyes are so prone to work so bad , while we don't have any deterioration problems with our other senses ? how can you explain bad vision with evolution ? Aren't genes that cause bad vision suppose to disappear and if so why it's still so prevalent ? I wish you could answer these questions too .

whoever wrote this is a visionary. (just following the crowd) :|

I have astigmatism and it's complicated because I wake up with barely blurry vision and my eyes get exhausted and my vision gets progressively worse over the next few hours. I'm 32 and I've just been living with it. I wore glasses as a child and just stopped as a teen thinking that I was basically seeing what everyone was seeing. I recently got glasses and felt instant relief. I also can't believe how clear it is it feels like a 3D movie

I have a astigmatism I just got my glasses today and everything now is like I’m looking at it in crystal clear HD or 4K DEFINITION I’ve been living my life all this time staring at the world blurry so happy my glasses have everything clear

I cant see properly because I keep playing game at night and its dark. Reminders please dont play game in the dark or you might buy a glasses

i dont really like wearing glasses but im scared of laser eye surgery :(

I have amblyopia, strabismus, and am short sighted in one eye and long sighted in the other eye. Thank god for glasses!

I have astigmatism in my left eye and I am short sighted. Reasons why so many young kids lately need glasses, even when they are born is because we are evolving to not need our eyesight anymore. Long ago we used to live in forests and needed good eyesight to hunt and find things. Now we don’t, we get food right in front of us and no longer need to hunt or do things with good eyesight. But we get glasses because we still want to see.

I'm early quick think of a joke........ The animator's beards...

They also mess up your eyes :////

The ending reminds me of the time I got glasses for the first time and was commenting on EVERYTHING I saw. I had a field trip to the zoo the next day and my dad told me, "You might see some animals you had no idea existed. There's a brand new world for you to discover."

It seems appropriate that this is the first TED-ED video I've watched since having laser surgery done!

I'm just watching this because the guy in the thumbnail was *WOKE* ASF

Oooo I am early.... I better think of a joke... Kim Kardashian..

*true story* me with my glasses off: hey have you seen my glasses? them: bro they're right there me: where? them: BRO CAN YOU NOT SEE? me: no... i cannot see

I'm doing a science project on how our eyes work so this is really useful TED-Ed is so awesome!!!!

420 views :)))))))))

I was JUST asking myself this question the other day. Good timing... almost too good...

Most of the time I'm like ,how can people see this clear without glass , doesn't make your eyes heart to see this clear all the time

I'm farsighted with an astigmatism and prism and I'm getting my first pair of glasses this week

This question was always in my head

I apparently have very slight astimatism from an eye test today. I only need glasses for class though to see the board and read and all that jazz

I remember wearing glasses for the first time and seeing all the individual pieces of gravel in the road and all the individual leaves in the trees. something I will never forget.

I have been wearing glasses since 1st grade and now everyone is used to me wearing glasses that when I’m not wearing my glasses I’m like a totally different person.