needing one's eyes checked

Blurry world ahead

A joking way of saying someone has failed to see something obvious or has made a poor visual judgment.

If you miss a glaring sign or call an ugly thing beautiful, someone might say you need your eyes checked.

The phrase implies the error was so blatant that only impaired vision could explain it.

Related

double vision · screen time · dry eyes · ophthalmologist · eye chart · squinting · prescription glasses · light sensitivity · headaches · aging · getting older · UV protection · reading glasses · vision test · blind as a bat · contacts · LASIK · bifocals

Opposites
perceptual accuracy (figurative)

needing one's eyes checkedobservant

Noticing things readily

sharp-eyed · eagle-eyed · perceptive · hawk-eyed · keen-eyed

Family

needed, needing, eyeing, checks, checked, checking, checker, checkers

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G