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Originally Posted by jyl
50.9 y/o. Hanging on to that 0.1 as long as I can .
Amazing invention, glasses. Revolutionized life for many , many people. Eye docs have the highest benefit/cost ratio in the medical profession, as far as patients are concerned.
What happened to people with bad eyes, before corrective lenses were invented? In the Middle Ages and before?
Or was the incidence of bad eyesight lower then ?
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I would guess that eye shape is somewhat hereditary. My eye doctor says my optic nerve is very "interesting", and just like my fathers who she also treats. I told her I would much rather be medically "boring". You also have to watch for detached retinas with a long eye. No boxing or basketball without Kareem Abdul Jabbar glasses.
Someone with very poor eyesight probably had less of a chance to pass on their genes. So all kidding aside, the incidence was probably much lower.