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    The test that determines how to tell if you need glasses

    Updated:20 Jul 2017 12:08 PM | Posted by
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    If your eyesight's been a bit poor lately and you're wondering how to tell if you need glasses, you’re in luck – a group of students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created an optical illusion to test for vision impairment. 

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    So before you call the optometrist, position your head about 30 centimetres from your screen, then check out the picture below.

    eye test picture
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    Do I need glasses?

    Now, is the person you see Marilyn Monroe? If yes, you may want to book that appointment.

    Do you see Albert Einstein instead? Chances are your vision is in pretty good nick. 

    ASAP Science explains the read glasses test: "Depending on how well you're able to focus or pick up contrast, your eye will only pick out details. Up close, we're generally able to pick up fine details like Einstein's moustache and wrinkles. But as the distance increases, or if your vision is poor and creates a more blurred image in the first place, your ability to pick up details fades away."
     

    Did you see Albert or Marilyn? 

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    78 Member Comments

    ThisIsMe 27 Jun 2019 1:56 PM

    LOL I saw Albert BUT this test is for if you are long sided obviously and if you need glasses for computer work/reading. I don't my glasses are for driving I have no issues seeing things up close.

    onlyoni 18 Jun 2018 6:35 PM

    Surprisingly a year after my first comment I can now see Marilyn, which would indicate that my vision has deteriorated.

    josella432 22 Jul 2017 2:49 PM

    Dude that's so cool! And yes, I saw Marilyn.

    AndreaJW 20 Jul 2017 4:20 PM

    Glasses off Marilyn and glasses on Albert

    Belle88 17 Jun 2018 7:40 PM

    Me too! Hehe

    Beautybabe140194 20 Jul 2017 3:42 PM

    Loved this article. I saw albert up close but then got my boyfriend to move the screen away and I saw Marilyn Monroe, crazy. Good test as I am short sighted.

    duality 19 Jul 2017 11:59 PM

    Omg that's so cool! Lucky I only saw Albert!

    Simonja 19 Jul 2017 10:17 PM

    Wow there is truth in this - without glasses I saw Marilyn and with them on I saw Albert.

    onlyoni 19 Jul 2017 9:31 PM

    I can only see Albert Einstein with and without my glasses. I can't see Marilyn at all no matter what I do because that moustache keeps jutting out at me.

    Temporary Princess 19 Jul 2017 9:11 PM

    I feel like this is a totally random article, but it did make me giggle!

    blackkittykat 19 Jul 2017 8:55 PM

    I always wanted glasses, and a decade ago that dream came true :) I love having glasses.

    Mayy 19 Jul 2017 7:40 PM

    LOL! Glad to know that my eyes are in good shape!

    sunjeanie 19 Jul 2017 4:49 PM

    Haha - if I cross my eyes I can see Marilyn! I see Albert otherwise. But I do need glasses for long distance.

    freaky 19 Jul 2017 10:59 AM

    OOh I can see it if I squint! Thats really cool!

    freaky 19 Jul 2017 10:48 AM

    Im lost without my glasses especially for studying. Even though I have bad eyes, I couldnt see Marilyn

    Hayley644 19 Jul 2017 7:16 AM

    Recently got my first pair of glasses, I only use them for work in front of the pc or if I'm reading at home.

    misfortune8 19 Jul 2017 1:41 AM

    I read voraciously & always have, & usually in dim lighting which is supposed to be bad. In just over a month I'll be 51 - I saw Einstein straight away! Phew!

    2663anne 18 Jul 2017 5:36 PM

    Am I the only one pushing and pulling the screen closer and further away? I only see Albert so thats cool

    Gilded 18 Jul 2017 3:14 PM

    I'm short sighted so I see Einstein but I do wear prescription glasses as my vision is blurry when I look at things further away like watching TV, etc.

    Yohanna 18 Jul 2017 3:09 PM

    Love this!

    I see Albert clearly....then closed my good eye and looked with Lazy one, wowza! Smiling woman (as much as I could pick up with the laziness of my eye). Fascinating =D

    maggieball 18 Jul 2017 2:53 PM

    woah. I have to do a vision test for my next licence and was worrying about it, but I do see Albert. Maybe I’ll be okay. (not sure this is entirely reliable though!).

    clearcrystalwater 18 Jul 2017 2:29 PM

    That's a relief! I saw Albert!!

    TheUglyDuckling 18 Jul 2017 2:21 PM

    I saw Albert, however I am short-sighted so it was to be expected. Of course I will see him if my face is up close to the screen. I can't see much of anything if I am further away.

    Chicklet 18 Jul 2017 2:10 PM

    How fascinating! I see Einstein, and I know from having a recent eye test that my eyesight is good.

    Miss19 18 Jul 2017 1:42 PM

    Even without my glasses it looks like Albert Einstein

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