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starlicious asked in HealthOptical · 1 decade ago

Will my eyesight worsen with or without glasses?

When I first got glasses (I'm slighty nearsighted), I found that when I took them off, my eyes seemed worse for a little while. But then someone told me that if I don't wear them, my eyes will get worse permanently. I'm confused!!!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    no, neither of those are true.

    if you are nearsighted and you have the correct Rx, then with the glasses ON you will see better far away, and with them off you will see worse far away. thats it. there are no long term benefits or risks with wearing them more or wearing them less, no matter what people tell you. when you have them on you see better. thats it.

    whether or not you get more nearsighted is not related to how much or how little you wear your glasses. you are either going to get more nearsighted or you are not, regardless of how much you wear them.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Princeidoc is right!!! Lol this question once again... to save myself the time I have retrieved one of my previous answers to the same question :

    Whether you wear your glasses or not your vision will progress naturally as usual. It is normal for eyesight to change over time and whether you wear correction or not will not change this. Sometimes when you wear glasses and then take them off your vision may seem worse... but that is just because you are used to seeing better. Wearing your glasses will help reduce the strain on your eyes.

    When you wear glasses the lenses are the power required to bend the light onto your retina so you can see clearly.

    Wearing glasses does not make your eyes stronger or weaker they just help you see

    If you took your glasses off for awhile you would obviously not be able to see as well and eventually you would become accustomed to it. This will not make your eyes stronger at all!

    Eyesight naturally changes over time especially during adolescence... The reason why you have trouble seeing is due to the shape or size of the parts of your eyes! If you are nearsighted your eyeball is too long... if you have hyperopia your eyeball is too short.. if you have astigmatism your cornea/crystalline lens is shaped more cylindrical then spherical! Wearing glasses does not change the anatomy of your eyes!!! :)

    Hope this helps a bit hun :)

    P.S: I was surprised that I had it in me today!!! But now I have no hair left LOL

    Source(s): Optician :)
  • 5 years ago

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    Source(s): Naturally Improve Vision 20/20 : http://improveeyesight.uzaev.com/?zAAL
  • 1 decade ago

    ***ILovemyson** I have officially pulled out all of my hair....LOLOLOLOL

    Listen to Princeidoc and Ilovemyson. I've answered this type of question like 7 times already. I don't have it in me anymore today!!!

    Source(s): Certified Optician
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    without

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