Is it ok to take my glasses on and off or best to leave them on?

I've noticed in the past few weeks that things have started getting
just slightly blurry. It started with computer screens and then menus
(at a distance), etc. So today I saw the eye doctor and got some
glasses. The prescription is for:

(+0.25) 50
(-0.25) 50

Two years ago I saw a different eye doctor but I didn't have insurance
at the time so I didn't get the glasses. The prescription from two
years ago was:

+0.25 (+0.25 10 degrees)
+0.25 (+0.25 170 degrees)

Can anyone tell me if these are similar? I have tried the transposing
algorithms but can't figure it out. I definitely see better with my
glasses so I'm quite happy. Well text is clearer and not blurry, but
it will take some getting used to.

My next question is about taking them on and off during the day. The
doctor told me not to do this, that if I put them on that I should
leave them on. Unless I am going to be away from the computer for an
hour or more I should leave them on. The doctor I saw two years ago
told me the prescription she gave me was for glasses for reading and
using the computer. I'm hoping I can use my glasses while using the
computer and reading at my desk (the majority of the day, probably 6-7
hours) and take them off the rest of the time (meetings, lunch, etc.).
Would this be OK? Any general rules here?

Thanks,
Michael

I just saw on the paperwork for my glasses that the company that made
the glasses converted the prescription to the following:

+0.00 (+0.25) 50
-0.25 (+0.25) 140

So now I'm really curious. The axis are similar to my old prescription
from two years ago (50 compared to 10 and 140 compared to 170), but the
first number is completely different. Could my eyes have changed in
two years? I hate the thought of the possibility of having glasses
that might not be the right correction.

Thanks,
Michael

I don't know about prescriptions and I think you need a professional to
answer your questions about the correction. But I can give my opinion
on your other questions. First, yes, it's possible that your eyes have
changed in the last two years. Eyes are constantly changing as we age.
This will happen whether or not you wear glasses. I don't believe that
wearing glasses makes the eyes worse. As for wearing the glasses
constantly, I think you should wear them when you need them. If you are
comfortable taking them off at certain times, such as when you are not
in front of the PC, then take them off. This will not hurt your eyes.
The only thing that could happen is that you may forget where you left
them and you could lose them. If you put them into a sturdy case, and
keep the case with you or in a particular spot, then you won't have a
problem.

If you are not feeling that the prescription you were given is correct
for you, then ask the doctor. They should be willing to answer your
questions. If not, find someone else.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I just saw on the paperwork for my glasses that the company that made
> the glasses converted the prescription to the following:
>
> +0.00 (+0.25) 50
> -0.25 (+0.25) 140
>
> So now I'm really curious. The axis are similar to my old
prescription
> from two years ago (50 compared to 10 and 140 compared to 170), but
the
> first number is completely different. Could my eyes have changed in
> two years? I hate the thought of the possibility of having glasses
> that might not be the right correction.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael

You're talking about a very mild spectacle rx and it's not that much
different than the original- to be honest I rarely even give an
rx for that mild a refractive error. It's very common to have
changes in two yrs. I'd just wear them part-time if it helps on the
computer.

frank

Thank you for your reply. I know my glasses are very mild, and two
years ago I didn't even get the prescription filled because I felt I
saw well. But then when you try the glasses at the dr's office and can
see perfectly it's strange to then go back to seeing things fuzzy. A
follow-up question: If, in your opinion, I may not really need
glasses, then will it hurt my eyes or make my vision worse to wear
them? I've heard that if one wears glasses that the eyes stop working
to compensate and become lazy. I'm not sure if that's true.

If it's not bad for my eyes to take them on and off, I would like to
leave them by my computer and wear them while using the computer and
take them off when leaving my office (meetings, lunch, etc.). This way
they'll always be by my computer and I won't lose them. I was just
worried that might not be good for my eyes after the doctor said not to
do that.

Thanks again, it's great to get opinions from this group.
Michael

BEST IS DESTROY THEM ALTOGETHER AND FAST

AND LEARN THE CURE WITHOUT GLASSES.

http://TheCentralFixation.com


(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I've noticed in the past few weeks that things have started getting
> just slightly blurry. It started with computer screens and then
menus
> (at a distance), etc. So today I saw the eye doctor and got some
> glasses. The prescription is for:
>
> (+0.25) 50
> (-0.25) 50
>
> Two years ago I saw a different eye doctor but I didn't have
insurance
> at the time so I didn't get the glasses. The prescription from two
> years ago was:
>
> +0.25 (+0.25 10 degrees)
> +0.25 (+0.25 170 degrees)
>
> Can anyone tell me if these are similar? I have tried the
transposing
> algorithms but can't figure it out. I definitely see better with my
> glasses so I'm quite happy. Well text is clearer and not blurry, but
> it will take some getting used to.
>
> My next question is about taking them on and off during the day. The
> doctor told me not to do this, that if I put them on that I should
> leave them on. Unless I am going to be away from the computer for an
> hour or more I should leave them on. The doctor I saw two years ago
> told me the prescription she gave me was for glasses for reading and
> using the computer. I'm hoping I can use my glasses while using the
> computer and reading at my desk (the majority of the day, probably
6-7
> hours) and take them off the rest of the time (meetings, lunch,
etc.).
> Would this be OK? Any general rules here?
>
> Thanks,
> Michael

Dear Michael,
Subject: Wearing glasses.
You will get two "opinions" about wearing a minus lens.
(As you said -- to make your distant vision sharper.)

Some MDs and ODs will attempt to avoid using a strong minus
on a young child. If the child's vision passes the 20/40 line,
they simply will not give the child a minus lens.

Other ODs have called the minus lens "poision glasses for children".

Other ODs will post "blasts" against the "second opinion" on this
subject. For the record, one OD in posts a statement to that
effect. Read,

www.chinamyopia.org

Medicine is the business of opinions. I would suggest use of
that mild lens --- only when necessary. Dr. Dave Guyton
(Johns Hopkins) says the same thing. Just be careful.

I am an engineer -- to make your judgment accordingly.

Best,

Otis

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Dear Michael,
> Subject: Wearing glasses.
> You will get two "opinions" about wearing a minus lens.
> (As you said -- to make your distant vision sharper.)

Ahem, Otis

This patient was prescribed plus lenses, not minus lenses

Dr Judy

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thank you for your reply. I know my glasses are very mild, and two
> years ago I didn't even get the prescription filled because I felt I
> saw well. But then when you try the glasses at the dr's office and can
> see perfectly it's strange to then go back to seeing things fuzzy. A
> follow-up question: If, in your opinion, I may not really need
> glasses, then will it hurt my eyes or make my vision worse to wear
> them? I've heard that if one wears glasses that the eyes stop working
> to compensate and become lazy. I'm not sure if that's true.
>
> If it's not bad for my eyes to take them on and off, I would like to
> leave them by my computer and wear them while using the computer and
> take them off when leaving my office (meetings, lunch, etc.). This way
> they'll always be by my computer and I won't lose them. I was just
> worried that might not be good for my eyes after the doctor said not to
> do that.

There is no harm in taking glasses on and off, you will adapt faster if you
wear them alot for the first week, after that it doesn't matter

There is no truth to the idea that wearing glasses will make your eyes
worse. The few people that think it does are referring to minus lenses for
distance, not plus lenses for near which you have.

Dr Judy
>
> Thanks again, it's great to get opinions from this group.
> Michael
>

>
> Medicine is the business of opinions.

No Otis, Medicine is a field where scientific reasoning is applied to the
treatment of the human body. Medical therapies are proven in scientific
studies, and then used to treat illness. If they are unsuccessful they are
abandoned. If better therapies are demonstrated through scientific
evaluation, they are adopted.

You keep trying to twist definitions and quotes around to support your
arguments. Is this what "engineering science" is all about?

Your unproven approaches would be at best be termed "alternative medicine".
Some might term them quackery.