Can you become blind if your eyesight gets worse each year?
Q. Ever since I was in second grade, I needed glasses. After that, every year I checked my eyes, my eyesight turned out worse. Back then it was 300 (or simply 3). I'm 15 years old now and my eye number is 600+.
At this rate, will I become blind young? I heard that my eyesight will find a steady place sometime later, but I don't want to be half-blind for the rest of my life.
I may get laser eye surgery though.
At this rate, will I become blind young? I heard that my eyesight will find a steady place sometime later, but I don't want to be half-blind for the rest of my life.
I may get laser eye surgery though.
A. During stressful times we can learn incorrect vision habits which squeeze our eyes out of shape and give us blurry vision. Because artificial corrections(glasses, contacts, surgery) do not deal with how we use our eyes, we can increase our prescriptions during other stressful times.
The reason why some people's vision seems to stabilize is that they finally learn how to deal with most of the stress in their lives and not let it settle into their eyes.
Increased prescriptions lead to more and more tension and strain on the eyes. This tension squelches circulation to and from the eyes. The eyes get starved of nutrition and are unable to get rid of wastes effectively. Note for most people this is not a malnutrition issue, because of the squelching of the eyes they can be eating very well and their eyes can still be starving and over taxed because of high prescriptions and incorrect vision habits.
More and more people are getting glasses younger and younger. They are increasing their prescriptions younger and wearing glasses for many more years. 70 to 90 percent of people who get macular degeneration, retinal detachment, cataracts, and other eye diseases have been wearing strong prescriptions for 20+ years.
Lasik permanently locks in the strain and tension of incorrect vision habits. It only lasts 1 to 3 years before vision becomes noticeably blurry again. For a few unlucky people the side effects can be very severe. Once you get lasik you cannot wear contacts again because the cornea is distorted.
The reason why some people's vision seems to stabilize is that they finally learn how to deal with most of the stress in their lives and not let it settle into their eyes.
Increased prescriptions lead to more and more tension and strain on the eyes. This tension squelches circulation to and from the eyes. The eyes get starved of nutrition and are unable to get rid of wastes effectively. Note for most people this is not a malnutrition issue, because of the squelching of the eyes they can be eating very well and their eyes can still be starving and over taxed because of high prescriptions and incorrect vision habits.
More and more people are getting glasses younger and younger. They are increasing their prescriptions younger and wearing glasses for many more years. 70 to 90 percent of people who get macular degeneration, retinal detachment, cataracts, and other eye diseases have been wearing strong prescriptions for 20+ years.
Lasik permanently locks in the strain and tension of incorrect vision habits. It only lasts 1 to 3 years before vision becomes noticeably blurry again. For a few unlucky people the side effects can be very severe. Once you get lasik you cannot wear contacts again because the cornea is distorted.
How long should I wait to get Lasik Eye surgery?
Q. I am 32 years old and I'm tired of wearing glasses and contacts. The last time my prescription was updated was back in 2008. Is there a "time frame" in which you need to have zero eye change?
Has anyone gotten it and regretted it later?
Has anyone gotten it and regretted it later?
A. No, there is no "time frame" associated with Lasik Surgery. Lasik is relatively safe but remember, as with any surgery, there is an element of risk. Go to a PRIVATE lasik surgeon that comes highly recommended (not to ones that travel around doing the surgery or work for corporations where profit is the bottom line). Do some investigating. Call other doctors in the area and see who they would recommend.
There have been people who have gotten it and had bad outcomes however these are rare. You could develop permanent dry eye and have to use drops all the time. You could develop a condition where light sources have "starburst" effects that will prevent you from ever driving at night. These have been reported.
A vast majority of times, it comes out really good.
ALSO, That being said, there is No Guarantee that you will come out of the procedure seeing 20/20. Anyone thinking that should not have the surgery. And, since you're 32, you probably have another 8 years before you're going to need glasses to read (bifocals) which Lasik cannot correct.
Weigh the benefits against the risks carefully.
There have been people who have gotten it and had bad outcomes however these are rare. You could develop permanent dry eye and have to use drops all the time. You could develop a condition where light sources have "starburst" effects that will prevent you from ever driving at night. These have been reported.
A vast majority of times, it comes out really good.
ALSO, That being said, there is No Guarantee that you will come out of the procedure seeing 20/20. Anyone thinking that should not have the surgery. And, since you're 32, you probably have another 8 years before you're going to need glasses to read (bifocals) which Lasik cannot correct.
Weigh the benefits against the risks carefully.
How long do I have to wait to get the lazer eye surgery?
Q. I really want lazer eye surgery, but my eyes WILL NOT stop changing! They get worse and worse every year! I'm hitting my 20's, am I too old?!
A. Most respectable Laser facilities require a few things. First, 18 is the legal age in most states because your eyes are still growing and changing up to that point. Second, they wait until you go at least one year without having a change in prescription. Lastly, the run multiple tests to ensure that you are a candidate for the procedure...some people have corneas that are too thin for the procedure. The actual average patient age for LASIK is 26...so you are not to old!!!
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