After watching BTN Episode #11, the segment 'Short-Sighted Kids' inspired me to think about how it would be like to be short-sighted, the pros and cons of studying in a 'glass-classroom,' if there is anybody in the world who is not long-sighted nor short-sighted, and if you can be both long-sighted and short-sighted.
Unlike most people that I know, my eyes have the condition 'Hyperopia', or in other words, I'm long-sighted.I can imagine myself being short-sighted, and that would change the way I'd 'see' things. I would be able to observe objects such as books more close up, which would be handy, but I wouldn't be able to see that far compared to the average long-sighted person.
In countries such as Hong Kong, China, and Singapore, there are
Unlike most people that I know, my eyes have the condition 'Hyperopia', or in other words, I'm long-sighted.I can imagine myself being short-sighted, and that would change the way I'd 'see' things. I would be able to observe objects such as books more close up, which would be handy, but I wouldn't be able to see that far compared to the average long-sighted person.
In countries such as Hong Kong, China, and Singapore, there are