Why can't I see stereograms, and other visual pecularities of my own?

Question

I am extremely far sighted w/astigmatism. I wear plus 15 afacic (did I spell that right) lenses (no, I'm not 80, I'm 28).

I've never been able to see stereograms, and lately I've been noticing while reading, that the longer I read, the progressively smaller the text appears and I have to keep looking away and focusing on something farther away to make the text size appear normal. Also, for some reason, this tends to happen while I'm on stage, and trying to read flute music (unfortunately, you can't exactly spend the time to focus on something else while playing.

I'd like to be able to see stereograms. Any ideas on what might be causing this?

Answer 1

maybe you're diabetic and your blood sugar keeps changing and affects your vision.

Answer 2

I realize this is a very old post, but having severe astigmatism and finally having discovered a trick to see stereograms, I thought I'd share my experience.

I have a different angle of astigmatism in each eye, but I found that that if I tilt the image 30° counterclockwise, it overrides the restriction of the astigmatism.

Tip: Look for a Stereogram with dots, squares, rocks, et cetera, in a row and when you tilt he image to some degree they should form a perfect slope. When you find the correct angle, stop and hold. You will sense something weird is happening. Next, slowly return the image to level and soon after the image should pop. Voila!

Exaggerated as it may sound, with my eyesight, it felt like I had a new set of eyes.

Good Luck!