Glasses Prescription

[support_bae]

Kind of a stupid question but do you think it's worth it to have glasses on these prescription?

R -0.25
L -0.75

Optician said I wouldn't benefit much from glasses. I think if I do get them, I'd only be wearing them for some activities like driving for example.
Anyone with similar prescription wear glasses?

 

[Loosecannon]

I am on:

-1.0
-0.75

Just got a little worse, but I really notice the difference when driving / cinema.

 

[Energize]

I'm on -.75 and there is a big difference. Just buy a £5 pair from the market stalls.

 

[Captain_Slick]

Whilst we're on the topic.

My prescription says:

Sphere Cyl Axis
Right 0.5 0.25 90
Left 0.8

And the rest is crossed out. Can't really make sense of it.

 

[Destination]

Medical thread
but usually it is best to corect astigmatism
and anything 0.5 and over should be corrected also.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

I'm on -.75 and there is a big difference. Just buy a £5 pair from the market stalls.

Whilst that may work out for the OP, it's not generally great advice.

Optician said I wouldn't benefit much from glasses.

Take this advice or try another Optometrist.

 

[Dev2]

Yes, for watching tv, driving and anytime you need good vision beyond 30 feet. When going for a pint or cooking dinner leave them in your pocket. If your eyesight starts to deterioriate this trend can sometimes continue with age don't wail till your -1.5 or 2. You'll slowly miss little things like small leaves and brick edges.

Don't get prescription sunglasses till you hit -3 though. Too expensive.

 

[t3kno_tr0n|c]

all my mates said that one of their biggest regretts was to have glasses.

they said that their eyes jsut got weaker and weaker over time.

 

[Sherbs]

I am -1.0 and I notice a difference.

 

[Energize]

all my mates said that one of their biggest regretts was to have glasses.

they said that their eyes jsut got weaker and weaker over time.

It's a myth that glasses make your eyes worse.

 

[Dev2]

all my mates said that one of their biggest regretts was to have glasses.

they said that their eyes jsut got weaker and weaker over time.

Probably because once they begin to deteriorate it can and does continue. Some people reach a sort of anti-plateau but not everyone. I can't see how glasses are harmful to a persons eyes.

Environmental factors can play a role but it tends to be genetic.

 

[Destination]

all my mates said that one of their biggest regretts was to have glasses.

they said that their eyes jsut got weaker and weaker over time.

An absolutely massive scientific survey being carried out in Korea/Japan showed just the opposite, and failing to accurately correct led to faster deteoriation of vision. The difference was so starling that they actually stopped the investigations ahead of schedule on ethical grounds. Your friends eyes would have continued to fail anyway.

 

[t3kno_tr0n|c]

It's a myth that glasses make your eyes worse.

REally?

Better tell that to everyone whos eye muscles have got weaker over time, and now have irreversible sight issues.

 

[Captain_Slick]

REally?

Better tell that to everyone whos eye muscles have got weaker over time, and now have irreversible sight issues.

You mean everyone who's eye muscles would have gotten weaker over time anyway and now have irreversible sight issues regardless of the fact that they wore glasses?

 

[Tikkabhuna]

I used to be -0.5 and -0.75 and wore glasses when I was in class reading the whiteboard. If you feel like you need them they get them. If you're fine as it is you probably don't need them.

That said. I know some people who have got them and been amazed at how clearer their sight is.

 

[Lopéz]

REally?

Better tell that to everyone whos eye muscles have got weaker over time, and now have irreversible sight issues.

This isn't caused by wearing glasses.

 

[Energize]

REally?

Better tell that to everyone whos eye muscles have got weaker over time, and now have irreversible sight issues.

No need, they can just read the dozens of scientific studies instead.

 

[Kennysevenfold]

I'd only be wearing them for some activities like driving for example.

That would make me buy them tbh.

 

[Pav89]

I have -0.5 and -0.75.

Since I got my glasses, my confidence has shot up. I can now see people's faces in the distance and not accidentally avoid people, I can see details of leaves, brick edges.

Basically, everything looks HD, used to look SD, so I pretty much leave glasses on when I leave the house.

 

[Dave85]

I hate my glasses with a passion. But my eyesight is borked. My left eye is perfect and my right eye has got Astigmatism and is lazy and really short sighted cant remember the number but it was bad. So if I use my right eye all writing is blurry unless im 2 inches away but without my glassed my left eye does most of the work and all is fine.

But when I put my specs on my brain doesn't have a clue what to do now the right eyes working so it swaps between them and is generally annoying as hell. Optician said it could be a year before it learns to use both i was ummmkay.