I used to believe I had really good eyesight before I got glasses. I thought the blurry specs were bacteria. Oh, yes, when I was 8, I could see bacteria.
A childhood belief about eyes

others believed things like this
- When i was younger i thought germs and bacteria were the same size as me— Tasha
- I used to believe that people who wore glasses were blind and could only see when they had their glasses on. Anon
- I believed that the word optimistic was something to do with opticians and being happy with your eyesight.Anon
- I used to think that Stevie Wonder was Ray Charles son. Must have been the glasses....— beatrix
- I used to believe that if you were blind you could wear glasses and you'd be able to see again— Jane
- I used to believe that people who wear glasses did had a second brain!— Onessa