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Doesn't this prove that glasses/lenses ruin your eyesight?

by batter 4y ago

R0b0t1 4y ago
They do. Not just for me, but for many Americans in some study I found previous, and many people I've talked to. However there is a conflicting Philippine (iirc, or Malay) study that concludes the opposite. Most go with this latter study, though both are likely correct, myself having experienced the former. Having explained this to my optometrists they will take me seriously and give me most any prescription I want, though unfortunately I don't exactly know what to do. I just make sure I have dedicated outdoor glasses and limit screen time with them. I avoided wearing contacts for a while due to this but also other concerns. I think this may have limited my romantic success somewhat, at least at the time. In retrospect contacts with readers may have been the better option. I keep holding out for LASIK but don't know how much longer I should.
- yourapostasy 4y ago
  > I keep holding out for LASIK but don't know how much longer I should. I think the Holy Grail should be eye surgery that is a permanent fix. Current options wear off with age (and not that many decades at that), and then you are back to corrective lenses. There are usually very few who can qualify for another surgery later in life...and then it wears off again anyways. It's a consumable elective surgery that consumes the benefit and the body, so in my opinion it is a net loss over the long haul.
  - nsonha 4y ago
    Any source for that they wears off? I've never heard it
    - 411111111111111 4y ago
      From my understanding of lasik, it basically just etches the lens on your eye. Must people need different lenses over the years, so it's inherently a temporary fix. And one that comes with the risk of going blind and is almost guaranteed to come with various sight issues a few years after the operation such as having more issues seeing in the dark ("night blindness") etc. Wearing contacts comes with it's own risks however, so if glasses aren't an option for the patient, LASIK isn't that dangerous. I could've gotten the operation for free (paid by my insurance) but decided against it, as my superlight glasses really aren't that bad and the risks just weren't worth it to me.
    - automatic6131 4y ago
      It doesn't wear off, however as the eye muscles weaken in old age, you become farsighted. This is why you have to wear glasses again.
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johnisgood 4y ago
They do ruin your eyesight. There is an experiment you can do: if you watch your screen without glasses for an hour (make sure you do not watch it from up too close, the further away you are the better, let it be a bit blurry but still readable), a weaker pair of glasses will work, too.

Doesn't this prove that glasses/lenses ruin your eyesight?

by batter 4y ago

Doesn't this prove that glasses/lenses ruin your eyesight?

They do. Not just for me, but for many Americans in some study I found previous, and many people I've talked to. However there is a conflicting Philippine (iirc, or Malay) study that concludes the opposite. Most go with this latter study, though both are likely correct, myself having experienced the former. Having explained this to my optometrists they will take me seriously and give me most any prescription I want, though unfortunately I don't exactly know what to do. I just make sure I have dedicated outdoor glasses and limit screen time with them. I avoided wearing contacts for a while due to this but also other concerns. I think this may have limited my romantic success somewhat, at least at the time. In retrospect contacts with readers may have been the better option. I keep holding out for LASIK but don't know how much longer I should.

yourapostasy 4y ago
> I keep holding out for LASIK but don't know how much longer I should. I think the Holy Grail should be eye surgery that is a permanent fix. Current options wear off with age (and not that many decades at that), and then you are back to corrective lenses. There are usually very few who can qualify for another surgery later in life...and then it wears off again anyways. It's a consumable elective surgery that consumes the benefit and the body, so in my opinion it is a net loss over the long haul.
- nsonha 4y ago
  Any source for that they wears off? I've never heard it
  - 411111111111111 4y ago
    From my understanding of lasik, it basically just etches the lens on your eye. Must people need different lenses over the years, so it's inherently a temporary fix. And one that comes with the risk of going blind and is almost guaranteed to come with various sight issues a few years after the operation such as having more issues seeing in the dark ("night blindness") etc. Wearing contacts comes with it's own risks however, so if glasses aren't an option for the patient, LASIK isn't that dangerous. I could've gotten the operation for free (paid by my insurance) but decided against it, as my superlight glasses really aren't that bad and the risks just weren't worth it to me.
  - automatic6131 4y ago
    It doesn't wear off, however as the eye muscles weaken in old age, you become farsighted. This is why you have to wear glasses again.

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johnisgood 4y ago

They do ruin your eyesight. There is an experiment you can do: if you watch your screen without glasses for an hour (make sure you do not watch it from up too close, the further away you are the better, let it be a bit blurry but still readable), a weaker pair of glasses will work, too.