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Why do blind people wear glasses when they can't see?

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EDIT: A day before I got this question, I was accosted by a conductor on a train for wearing glasses while legally blind. I was yelled at and shamed in front of my young children and thirty strangers. This is one of the many reasons I am upset about the issue in general. I'm not upset at the Quora asker. read more

Many legally blind people do have some vision, since being legal blind includes anyone with vision worse than 20:200 while wearing corrective lenses. 20:200 vision still allows people to see a fair amount, although not well by a long shot. read more

Some people wear glasses all the time. People who have difficulty seeing objects that are far away are called “ myopic" or “ nearsighted." This means they can easily see objects that are close to them, but when viewing objects in the distance, the image can appear fuzzy. read more

One, is that since they cannot see light, they won't blink or squint at sunlight and their eyes can get burned. Another is because their eyes may look strange and creep out people who see them. The most common, however, is to pair the sunglasses with a white stick to let people around them know that they are blind. read more

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