{"id":6570,"date":"2016-03-28T15:27:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/bibliotheek\/can-you-still-see-any-depth\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T17:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:14:52","slug":"can-you-still-see-any-depth","status":"publish","type":"library_pt","link":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/library\/kolommen\/can-you-still-see-any-depth\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you still see any depth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2016-03-28T15:27:00+02:00\">28 March 2016<\/time><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t know how it works, but my brain still processes reality in 3D. Every now and then, I overlook a low curb, causing me to stumble awkwardly, and when I\u2019m running in the woods, I\u2019m extra vigilant about anything close to the ground, like tree roots and branches\u2014but that\u2019s more to prevent a fall than because I have trouble perceiving depth. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Return it?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does that mean you don\u2019t have to compromise on vision in one eye? Not really. My good (Arends) eye has 100 percent vision. Admittedly, not on its own, but with correction from a lens; still, I can see just as well as anyone else. I just have to use my head a little more because the width of my field of vision has narrowed by about 30 percent\u2014especially on the right side\u2014and with one eye, you automatically turn your head back and forth more.    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Has absolutely nothing changed?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s for sure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve become night-blind; I definitely see worse in the dark than I used to. When it&#8217;s raining and dark, my vision is even worse. If you&#8217;re meeting me in the evening, you&#8217;ll have to look for me instead of me looking for you. I simply can&#8217;t see you.   <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minor Blunders<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are still a few minor differences from before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve gotten clumsy when pouring drinks\u2014I often end up spilling half of it. Ever since I learned to touch the glass while pouring, it&#8217;s been back to normal. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putting household items on a shelf or in a cabinet can sometimes go wrong. As a result, a few things have broken over the past few years. It&#8217;s no big deal, just a shame.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I have to grab something\u2014for example, because someone is handing it to me\u2014I sometimes miss my mark. Then I suddenly find myself clutching at thin air, even though I was absolutely sure I was reaching for the scissors, paperclip, banana, etc., that were offered to me. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of these issues are caused by a change in eye-hand coordination. Nothing serious\u2014just a bit clumsy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, the trend toward releasing more and more movies in 3D will pass me by. With only one eye, a 3D movie is like pearls before swine. Too bad for me, but that&#8217;s all there is to it.  <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unknown Persons<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then there\u2019s that awkward situation where strangers who don\u2019t know anything about me notice that I have to lean in really close to a computer screen to read something. What do you say in situations like that? I don\u2019t always feel like giving a whole explanation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, I suddenly heard myself say to a new acquaintance, \u201cI have to sit close to the screen because my eyesight is bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And with that, this last little hurdle was cleared as well. I can leave out the whole \u201cBlindian\u201d story and just keep this interpretation in. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From now on, my eyesight is bad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing more and nothing less.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This column also appeared on<a href=\"https:\/\/runningrita.nl\/column-blindiaan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Rita<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/runningrita.nl\/column-blindiaan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/runningrita.nl\/column-blindiaan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website <\/a>, also known as Blindiaan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been well over two years since I lost sight in one eye. The question I\u2019ve been asked most often over the past few years is: \u201cYou certainly can\u2019t see depth anymore, can you?!\u201d Actually, it\u2019s usually not a question\u2014it\u2019s more of a statement. We were once taught that you need two eyes to perceive depth, and most people still remember that. The obvious assumption is that if you have only one eye, you can no longer perceive depth. My answer disproves this misconception once and for all: \u201cI can still perceive depth just fine.\u201d    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6571,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_daextauttol_enable_tooltips":""},"library_cat":[112],"class_list":["post-6570","library_pt","type-library_pt","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","library_cat-kolommen"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library_pt\/6570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library_pt"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/library_pt"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"library_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library_cat?post=6570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}