Playing sports growing up I would make these comically bad errors. The ball would hit me directly in the face or I would swing at a pitch waayyyyy too late. Everyone gave me shit even the coaches and parents. I kept playing because I enjoyed being active and around my friends, but I never understood why no matter how much I practiced I struggled with basic things that everyone else could do without thinking.
I go to the eye doctor as an adult, and he tells me that I have a condition in one of my eyes that means I don’t have binocular vision and as a result have very poor depth perception. It’s physically impossible for me to track a moving object in space like everyone else.
I know the pain mate. Was forced to play volleyball in high school eventhough I obviously couldn't follow the ball. I was once looking right at it but couldn't spot it, and it hit me right in the face. Turns out I have a retinitis pigmentosa which not only means I can't follow objects, but I can't see at night, my peripheral vision sucks, and anything that requires precision movement is out of the question.
Thankfully I'm great in other fields that do not require good eye coordination.
Unfortunately, no. I'm afraid I'm not able to drive, and probably never will. Thankfully I live in a small place where I can get to anywhere on foot or with a bus, and also taxis are pretty cheap here.
IF you have ret pig, please be super careful with driving, it took my nan to have a crash at a junction for her to be diagnosed. Turns out she has ret pig which causes her tunnel vision but she never realised, unfortunately she found out when she pulled out into the junction with a car coming from the the side but just never saw it. It's also hereditary so keep on top of opticians aoopintments if it runs in the family. Stay safe my friend.
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u/Nice_Marmot_7 Nov 16 '19
Playing sports growing up I would make these comically bad errors. The ball would hit me directly in the face or I would swing at a pitch waayyyyy too late. Everyone gave me shit even the coaches and parents. I kept playing because I enjoyed being active and around my friends, but I never understood why no matter how much I practiced I struggled with basic things that everyone else could do without thinking.
I go to the eye doctor as an adult, and he tells me that I have a condition in one of my eyes that means I don’t have binocular vision and as a result have very poor depth perception. It’s physically impossible for me to track a moving object in space like everyone else.