Ah, I understand your confusion in what I'm saying.
Just to be clear, I edit format mostly. Or Pagination, or backgrounds, etc. I don't edit content, per se. I do that in MS Word.
Also, it's not that I'm incapable of seeing words, patterns, etc. It just doesn't stick from reading.
Part of what makes me good at my job is I don't have the data stick. This actually allows me to scan very quickly for errors that are important in my line of work.
However, it was frustrating, at first, for my boss to come over and ask me a question about something right in front of my face, and me have to concentrate really hard on what I'm looking at for him to just say "Line 5". (Using an Excel spreadsheet as an example).
It's as difficult for me to explain it as it is for a dyslexic to explain what they see when looking at words. I, lucky, or unlucky enough to know what they see, though it's just as impossible for me to fully explain it. You see, I have an anomaly. I'm dyslexic in one eye.
The closest I could explain it is for someone to look at their esc key on their keyboard and then comprehend what keys are where on the keyboard. It's like your focal point is seeing things peripherally.
The letters are clear enough but in no particular order. And they seem to lay on top of each other rotating which one is on top.
