Pros and Cons of wearing glasses...

I am over 40 and don't wear any glasses. I can see fine and don't get
any headaches. I noticed that lately my eyes strain when I try to read
something closer than 1 foot. I read magazines, newspapers, and
computer screen just fine.

I recently got my eyes checked by an eye doctor (due to pressure from
family members). I read all the letter fine in the test, but the doctor
determined that (using a computerized machine) I have 0.75 power in
both my eyes and recommended glasses.

I bought a couple of pairs of glasses and there is no doubt that when I
wear those glasses, I can read much clearly.

Here is my question. If I start wearing glasses now, does my sight get
worse? I am wondering whether reading without glasses gives my eyes
enough exercise and slows it down from getting worse quickly.

Thank you for your time.

You will get to profoundly contradictory answers. I would suggest
understanding them as the "majority opinion" and the second-opinion.

Skark> Here is my question. If I start wearing glasses now, does my
sight get
worse?

Otis> If you mean that your refractive STATE will adapt to that lens
--
If you wear them all the time -- they will.

Skark> I am wondering whether reading without glasses gives my eyes
enough exercise and slows it down from getting worse quickly.

Otis> The second-opinion suggestion would be to keep them off
unless absolutly necessary.

Just one man's opinion.

Otis







skark...@gmail.com wrote:
> I am over 40 and don't wear any glasses. I can see fine and don't get
> any headaches. I noticed that lately my eyes strain when I try to read
> something closer than 1 foot. I read magazines, newspapers, and
> computer screen just fine.
>
> I recently got my eyes checked by an eye doctor (due to pressure from
> family members). I read all the letter fine in the test, but the doctor
> determined that (using a computerized machine) I have 0.75 power in
> both my eyes and recommended glasses.
>
> I bought a couple of pairs of glasses and there is no doubt that when I
> wear those glasses, I can read much clearly.
>
> Here is my question. If I start wearing glasses now, does my sight get
> worse? I am wondering whether reading without glasses gives my eyes
> enough exercise and slows it down from getting worse quickly.
>
> Thank you for your time.

You will need reading glasses if you want to see clearly from near. You
probably needed readers since your late 30s but have been putting up
with blur and eyestrain. Lots of people do that as they hate facing the
inevitable.

"(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>
> You will get to profoundly contradictory answers. I would suggest
> understanding them as the "majority opinion" and the second-opinion.

Please disregard Otis's postings. He is not in the medical profession and
not in any position to give medical advice

Thank you!

Allen

On 12 Aug 2006 21:15:29 -0700, "Ace" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>You will need reading glasses if you want to see clearly from near. You
>probably needed readers since your late 30s but have been putting up
>with blur and eyestrain. Lots of people do that as they hate facing the
>inevitable.

I doubt it. The 30s is very young for presbyopia. More like the late
40s or early 50s.

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> I am over 40 and don't wear any glasses. I can see fine and don't get
> any headaches. I noticed that lately my eyes strain when I try to read
> something closer than 1 foot. I read magazines, newspapers, and
> computer screen just fine.
>
> I recently got my eyes checked by an eye doctor (due to pressure from
> family members). I read all the letter fine in the test, but the doctor
> determined that (using a computerized machine) I have 0.75 power in
> both my eyes and recommended glasses.
>
> I bought a couple of pairs of glasses and there is no doubt that when I
> wear those glasses, I can read much clearly.
>
> Here is my question. If I start wearing glasses now, does my sight get
> worse? I am wondering whether reading without glasses gives my eyes
> enough exercise and slows it down from getting worse quickly.
>
> Thank you for your time.
>



Welcome aboard Flight 40 to Presbyopia. I realized I was on the same trip
one day when I was around 41 and completed a lot of close-in detail work
with a fine paintbrush. Everything became increasingly blurry the more I
worked. Couldn't figure out what was happening. I suppose now it was just my
eyes trying to focus up close, but getting exhausted from the effort because
the lenses just wouldn't accomodate anymore.

About those first corrective lenses, I remember the first time I put on some
OTC reading glasses. I was sitting at a bar and suddenly the grain in the
wood had detail like I hadn't seen for quite a while.

And about that idea of reading without glasses to give your eyes enough
exercise: I "exercised" my eyes like that for over forty years straight. It
didn't help.

Cheers,
mC

MykalCrooks wrote:

> Welcome aboard Flight 40 to Presbyopia. I realized I was on the same trip
> one day when I was around 41 and completed a lot of close-in detail work
> with a fine paintbrush. Everything became increasingly blurry the more I
> worked. Couldn't figure out what was happening. I suppose now it was just my
> eyes trying to focus up close, but getting exhausted from the effort because
> the lenses just wouldn't accomodate anymore.
>
> About those first corrective lenses, I remember the first time I put on some
> OTC reading glasses. I was sitting at a bar and suddenly the grain in the
> wood had detail like I hadn't seen for quite a while.
>
> And about that idea of reading without glasses to give your eyes enough
> exercise: I "exercised" my eyes like that for over forty years straight. It
> didn't help.
>
> Cheers,
> mC


Yea its funny how many presbyopes go in a blur at near. Many actually
need readers in their mid to late 30s but have enough accomodation to
still somewhat see and read from near. Vainity and denial cause them to
put off readers till they can no longer see worth squat from near. You
mentioned you hadnt seen details in wood grain for a while, this means
you had trouble seeing clear from near for years before you gave in and
got readers.

If I werent myopic, I would also get readers for any extended reading
and possibily for eating meals where I need to see the details in my
food. I dont tolerate any blur from near because all my life I had
perfect near vision. I am used to blurry distance vision so am not
picky there, most myopes arent either.