Is something wrong with my eyesight?!


Question:

Is something wrong with my eyesight?

I can't recognise faces at all. If someone drasticly changes their hairstyle, I have almost no idea who they are. It is esspecially hard to follow films, I always get the characters mixed up. I'm even worse with photos. I don't wear glasses. I have no other problems with eyesight.

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2 weeks ago
Ok, scared by the brain-tumor/mental problems answer. Jeez, my hearts thumpin away now.


Answers:

That sounds like a facial recognition problem. Not a lot of people have it, but the numbers are probably higher than the statistics show, since most of the people who have it won't report it or won't know that something is wrong with them.

You can learn to compensate for this though. You might have to memorize some of the features (like haircuts, clothing style, or distinct facial features) about people so that you won't make as many mistakes with identifying people.

I doubt it is a brain tumor like the person above me suggests. I think you would be having other problems like bad headaches. Maybe you should at least go talk to a doctor about this problem just to make sure there is nothing else, but it is probably just a recognition problem.




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