Fact or Myth: Do Glasses Worsen Your Vision? Eye Doctor Investigates
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Does wearing glasses make your vision worse? Does not wearing glasses make your vision worse? Which is true? Dr. Rupa Wong, ophthalmologist investigates both and gives you the the truth about wearing glasses.
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Thanks Dr Wong
I have myopia since 2012
I never wear my glasses regularly
I only use my glasses while watching TV or in classroom.
And my numbers haven't changed.
After watching this video i am confident that i don't need to wear them always.
What is your prescription number?
If it doesn't weakens your vision, why you have to change every 2 years? In 20 years you're almost blind without glasses.
My vision actually got slightly better when I stopped wearing glasses
Thank you so much Dr. Rupa, your video really gave me a lot of peace and comfort now knowing everything you spoke about.
When i take my glasses of my eyes feel relaxed and the pain goes? I mean why does that happen?
Because your glasses are too strong. Listen to yourself, not the optometrists that need their pay
@@J_X999 Yes, in MY naked eyes 👁👁, there is much greed in optometry! I'm so glad I have PERFECT EYESIGHT & I've never had or needed glasses! 🤩
that means your eyeglasses are for worse vision than you have (meaning theyretoo strong)
I get headaches when I wear my glasses. My correct prescription should be even stronger but my doctor didn’t want to give me such a high prescription. My glasses don’t even help they are so bad.
@@KoolKukumber Oh, I used to work with a woman who wore glasses, and she used to ask me and my eyes 👁👁 to read notes on the computer to her (I've never had or needed glasses). And she was wearing her glasses! That's how bad her eyes were!
I'm 14 and I'm having a hard time looking at far objects. Because of the pandemic, I've been inside my house 24/7 and I've been staring at my screen most of the time. I just started noticing that my vision got blurrier and it's been a while. Is it because of the screen? I don't know if I need glasses but I'm too afraid to ask my mom to take me to a doctor. What should I do? This has been bothering me for a while now. Can you help me? It would be nice if you see this. I need help.
Same happened with , i had the perfect vision but due to online classes my eyes got worse and i was also scared to tell my parents as tell scold but i finally told them as it was getting worsen day by day so i think you should also tell them
I am experiencing the same thing to! I never imagined myself having glasses these past few years but then this pandemic happened and I got soaked up in gadgets most of the time and now my vision has become blurry when I look far and I also don't want to tell my mom that I need glasses but Im stuck in this situation that I need it to get a driver's license 🥴 this sht is making me crazy asf
So, the key is to give your eyes a break such as when you look at close distance activities such as computers, phones, books, etc. I would say you should give your eyes a minimum of 10 minutes break for every 1 hour of close distance activity. The break means looking at far distance things and not continuing to look at the phone, computer, etc.
@@japhethfaustorilla4867 So, the key is to give your eyes a break such as when you look at close distance activities such as computers, phones, books, etc. I would say you should give your eyes a minimum of 10 minutes break for every 1 hour of close distance activity. The break means looking at far distance things and not continuing to look at the phone, computer, etc.
The things humankind has done to other animals is horrific.
I always wondered if that was true! Thank you for explaining :)
Thanks for watching!
when i go to sleep without my glasses and wake up my vision come back for like a few seconds.
Thanks for the great information, Doc.
Wait you're a Wong? I thought you're Italian/Spanish/Latina. 😁
Goh-Chan here btw.
From my experience, glasses worsen vision. I just start wearing glasses recently, about three weeks ago and i jist noticed that my vision is getting worst as i cajt even read things show on the television without having my glasses on. Maybe there is no science to back this but there is a lot of experiences.
I'm so sorry your vision is getting worse. It is common for our vision to get worse as we age. Thank you for being here!
@@DrRupaWong Wtf is wrong with you, why are you saying "it is common for our vision to get worse as we age" We are not talking about years we are talking about three weeks. Stop promoting this bullshit, I myself need glasses. Since i was 12 i havent used them (im 21 now) and my eyes went from -3 something to -1.5. Wearing glasses makes your eyes lazier. Eyes dont worsen significantly over 3 weeks "dr" wong
Is it bad that I get really anxious about my eyesight. Im very near sighted but I usually don't like wearing my glasses because I feel to weird with them. What do I do?
You could try contacts if you do not like glasses. Thank you for watching!
Hello, I've been wearing eyeglasses for two years now and I always wear it everyday since my vision is very blurry. Lately I experience headache every four hours and I need to take a nap to lesses the pain and at the end of the day my eyes are always tired. I just want to know if this has something to do with my glasses or my eyes are just getting worst?
Hii mam! I am 18 years old
My eyes prescription is
Right eye
Sph - -0. 75
Cyl - -1. 50
Axis- 25
Left eye
Sph- -1. 50
Cyl- -1. 25
Axis- 70
My doctor advised to wear glass whole day but i don't want it i only want when I'm in class room. Is it necessary to wear glasses whole day?
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Ive been wearing glasses since i was 6 or 7 and im that type who never removes it.. The reason was cuz i use gadgets a lot, people around my age also do the same but they dont wear glasses... My eyes are currently blurry that i could only read words about 4 inches away from my eyes. Are there any tips so i can get my eyes back to normal??
🤣 Might as well be asking a potato salesman if potatos are good for you, of course he'll say they're good for you.
Exactly. I hope people realise that glasses fuck your eyes up. Cause it's true. I know first hand so many others do too
Maam,can you please reply me.i have shortsightedness and iam wearing glasses for continusly 6 months.my mother has stronger power than me.but she don't wear glasses.but when we both look at a same object from same distance my mother can see better than me .why? Is anything bad with my eyes?sry for my bad English hope you give a reply
i can see clear with glasses but my vision became more worst then before
I’m getting my glasses today and your comment made me terrified 😂
I have nearsightedness i can see things close up clearly. So if i dont wear glass when i am reading or watching things close will it effect badly on me. Cuz i wear glass when i am Out to see fr things clear? Plzz ans am so afraid 🥺
But why does my script continue to go up
Everybody warned me that if I got glasses I would never be able to read without them. So for years I resisted. But eventually I got glasses and they were exactly right. Now without them I can’t read anything.
I also regret wearing them. Me and my sister both had about the same vision when we were young. I thought I was doing the right thing by wearing them. She didn't. She is still doing fine. My vision is a lot worse than her and on top of that my undereye circles are way worst than hers. I need a full coverage concealer and she doesn't...
What is your power right now?
@@Rwissam1987 Try face yoga for the dark circles
Specs is helpful to reduce ur myopia but if u depends on specs Everytime it will worst ur sight remember only wear specs for driving or any long sight don't use when doing things closer
Same
Wore contacts for 12+ years. Started taking walks in the park without contacts in/glasses on. After 4 months my eyes have improved 2 diopters. -6 diopters to -4. The eyes are something that more research needs to be done on. Research conducted by people without monetary incentives.
Eat more carrots 🐰🥕
Maybe I should try that
Exactly
Same mine dropped 2 as well
same i just wear them at school to see the board
Take your glasses off and your vision will be blurry but just wait a while and you will get your old vision back.
Your brain basically uses your blurry vision and makes the image clearer.
I just got new glasses for astigmatism. When i take off my glasses, my vision is worse, but really, that is how my vision always was, my brain just enhances the image.
Keep your glasses off for a while and your brain will kick in again
I stopped wearing my glasses six months ago and started practicing the Bates method and my eyesight is so much better!
I have myopia since I was 13 years old and I never wore glasses and my eyes are of -3.25 and -3.5 (I'm 15rn)It is way mild than my friends of the same age who started wearing glasses when they just had -1.75 D and now there vision has worsened too much(-6D).the glasses Shops from where you buy your glasses want you to renew your glass every year,so they would give you more powerful glasses to induce myopia by increasing your prescription by -.25D and would say that it will decrease headaches.
@@NituSingh-hy5hi the same happened to me, getting new glasses only made my vision steadily get worse over the years...what's wild is I can still see out of my very first pair of glasses when I try them on, why did they keep giving me a stronger prescription????... The Bates method is 100% working for me and I am never going back to wearing glasses!!!!
@@Su-krosLily have you heard about active focus?
@@NituSingh-hy5hi no, is it like central fixation?🙂
My friend stopped wearing glasses last year since she was just at home.
Her vision improved she took an exam and the scored better results
wha really?? does she have myopia ? and also may i ask if she always use gadgets? please answer i kinda need help because im 14 with high myopia (-5.75) while when i was 10 i only have (-3.00) and i wear glasses throughout the year.. Please please help
Don't change prescription glasses so often, because in my experience that worsen the vision!!!
I was at one point that, when I didn't find my glasses, I was panic to not finding it.
When I start using my very first glasses my sight got better!
All the time when you go with the optometrist they give you more prescription that you need, and that makey your vision worse every time!
That's from my experience, now I can see a lot better!
@@dean_cadancex6277 I did it it works
Worked for me though I didn't stop completely but I reduced wearing and my prescription decreased
@@omedina1956 same here, whenever I wear glasses with the right prescription for a while, I can literally feel my eyes being stressed and becoming more elongated. If I take it off, the stress just vanishes.
You might be saying facts now, but it is hard for me to believe things that are the opposite of my experience.
My eyes improved after I stopped wearing glasses.
Same here.👍
I drive 18 wheeler's. Never hit anything backing up. Ever since I got glasses I hit 2 things. Lost my confidence. When I take them off and back up I feel confident. Thats why im here.
@@jerald3231 Sorry for that! with the amount of information today, the controversary and the financed by "someone" who make the product, No one can still have confidence anymore in any "scientific study or experiment"
I started having to wear glasses because I made the mistake of trying on a classmate's prescription glasses 😭😭😭 Worst Mistake Ever.
@@mmdmmj1 what is that mean?
The reason why ophthalmologists would say that it's just a myth that glasses worsen our eyes is that everyone would stop buying glasses and doctors would lost patients. Hence, no money 🤪
Yes, I know many people who wear glasses and their eyesight has worsened whereas those who don't wear them have nice eyesight.
What they should do is make glasses or contacts that work like braces and actually heal your eyes
@@KentPetersonmoney it’s called lasik
I went to the eye doctor who also happens to sell glasses and they did a test on me and recommended glasses but i know i dont need any. They just want to sell you glasses.
FRFR! they want so much money when i buy glasses theyre sooooo expensive BTW having eye issues is a disability! Theyre literally robbing us, and no u dont get help with the payment even tho ur basically 😂disabled. Its unfair but its a market thats rly profitable and no one talks about it, bc its
Hi Dr. Rupa,
I must dispute you on solid scientific grounds.
As a superior ophthalmologist, medicine is your total life.
But in engineering science, you are just wrong.
If you place a -3 Diopter lens, on the normal eye, it becomes -2 diopters more myopic in nine months.
Our "nearsightedness ", is always self induced, as a scientist.
( Technically it is a control system. )
That means, that prevention is possible, if the mature person, will wear a +2 diopter for all close work, when he is a 20/50, on his Snellen.
Then slowly, he will get his Snellen back to 20/20.
The minus lens makes your refractive state, even more negative, always.
Tragically.
Even you use Atropine to prevent accommodation, on your children.
Good answer
Ok you are right. I wear glasses and I wonder why each time o visit my option the lens has to be increased for adjustment.if the glases don't weaken the eyes why do they have to increase lence after evert two years? Kindly communicate I need some help
Myopia is usually caused by having a too long eyeball or too steeply curved cornea. Glasses can't affect those directly, they can only affect the muscles that control the lens of the eye.
I have a question man my astigmatism is mild
It’s like this
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.75
My astigmatism is very mild and my issue is light glare, starburst and halos and the way light looks is different than before
Do you think if I wear glasses it’ll get worst ?
Also note that I’m not far sighted or nearsighted and can see very far or super close
What do you think ?
@G E T R E K T This is the camera myth. It is not science.
I am 19 years old, my doctor recommended me to wear glasses of -2.5 2 years ago, but I never worn glasses. although far objects are little blurry but I can manage everything without it. Everyone was saying not wearing glasses can worsen eyesight, Now finally I can live in peace without glasses.
Love from Pakistan 🙌🏻🇵🇰
Just do active focus trust me it works it helps your ciliary muscles to retract and elongate the lens back to normal
@@Abhi-qm3jj can you please help how to do that
Your lucky I was forced to wear glasses from a young age then I couldn't stop wearing them but I've now had enough and finally stopped wearing them. I'm done with glasses
@@musichealseverything9801 I think this is what Abhi 10 is telling ruclips.net/video/xa9Qci04mPA/видео.html
I'm 20 years old I also have myopia eyes num is above 4 point and my both eye's sight have different number but myopia I don't want to wear to wear does it makes me blind if I don't year I'm so worried
I started wearing glasses when I was only 3 years old, when I was 14 I stopped wearing them. I tried to use contact lenses but I eventually quit them. At 18 years old, when I went to my regular eye appointment doctor said there wasn't any need for me to wear glasses. I think if you stop wearing them your eyes will learn to adapt to the environment.
What was your lens power at 14 ?
@@hkaysyedhazique1291 I don’t quite remember but not great. I had hypermetropia, which is not as progressive as myopia, you should always consult your doctor about your eye treatment.
@@amenx1143 thank you
@@amenx1143 hyperopia decreases with age. I was also prescribed plus lenses when I was 3 years old and never worn it. In school I could already see perfectly. Now I am 29 and have -1 since I was 20. I didn’t wear my glasses and it did not get worse.
I didn't wear glasses and improved my eyesight. Wearing glasses is like you are training your eyes to be weaker and even if it doesn't affect you, it will still affect your next generations due to your genes of your eyes adapting to glasses.
@Black Hole No, I don't wear glasses. And if I have to watch either of them (pc or mobile) for a long duration of time then I close my eyes for short periods to give them some rest; just like you let your muscles rest during weight training.
@Black Hole You're welcome.😊
Yes glasses do worsen your vision and I'm living proof of that. When I first got my glasses I was able to see but then a year later the glasses wasn't working and I felt I needed a higher prescription but then I said to my self I'ma stop wearing my glasses then my vision reversed slowly within a year my vision started coming back but I can't see things far it's blurry but I no longer need glasses for seeing things close like before now I can't see things far without squinting
My eyes improved after I stopped wearing glasses. -1.50 to -0.50.
How long does it take to recover?
Is it true??
Really?
@@cyberwizard1010 it took me 2 years. But you will see improvement after 6 months
@@madeinheaven8768 Yes
My prescription in jan 2021 was -0.75 I had a slight astigmatism and only used them for looking at the board in class… long story short I lost my glasses around may. I didn’t think it was a big deal and therefore didn’t tell my parents cuz I knew I’d get into trouble lmao. However with me constantly squinting and struggling to see in class I got to a point where it was just impossible to see. I went in for my new appointment bc it had been a year. I jumped from -0.75 to a -1.75 and have been told to wear my glasses all day. I’m not sure if that happened naturally or if me squinting caused damage to my eyes …
I just made my glasses and my prescription is -0.8 and i have a slight astigmatism . I just want to wear it when i watch my phone or TV and i don't want to wear them all day , so is it ok if i wear them only for that. Or will it make my eyes vision worse?
And I'm 19 yrs old.
@@HtooAnkWin Jake Steiner have a RUclips channel all out reducing myopia.
@@TheShumoby just followed the channel I really appreciate it.
Thank u so much for the info ❤️
I’ve been wearing glasses for years now
I’m 51 I’m waiting to pick up my very first pair. Guess that’s why I’m watching this video
I'd love for you to talk about leaking/watery eyes. My Mother, Sister and myself all produce excessive tears (not from crying). We figure it's allergy related, because it appears to be seasonal. Any info on why this happens, is it something to be concerned about and possible treatments. Thanks.
Im interested in this as well! I just figured it was normal for me 😅 i catch my eyes crying by themselves when im laying down lol
Sure - lots of reasons for tearing - allergic conjunctivitis and even dry eyes can cause it as well!
Hayfever. If it happens seasonal than it's most likely to be hayfever.
Of course a minus lens causes mild nearsightedness, to get much worse.
The time for prevention, is before the child's Snellen goes below 20/50.
A critical life time choice.
I am so happy that you told : above age 14 years if you not wearing glasses there is no problem. Thankyou madam
I'm sure youre right but it's just that in the last 2 years it seems like my sight went from perfect to trash. I'm 48. It doesn't seem like an even decline timewise.
Doctor just liked your comment and didn't even respond. Lol weird.
A few months ago I started wearing 1.0 magnification computer screen glasses when using my laptop because I was seeing a little blurry, and now my vision has got worse 😕.
Same happened with me now what we should to do to get back our eyesight .
@@IslamicscholerVoices-qb7cg You can pray to Allah 😁...I don't know man
Wearing your glasses does not make your eyes weaker. It makes your myopia (shortsightedness) worse.
Yes glasses do ruin your eyes, You need glasses because your eyesight is bad.......... Wearing glasses adjusts your eyes to the lenses you're prescribed........... Take your glasses off after a year of wearing them.......and you can see worse than before your prescribed any glasses
Thanks Doc, just curious, what is your view on corrective laser correction that ommits the use of glasses. And why don't people opt for it?
Hi ,I am 14 year old and i have prescription of 0.75 in my one eye and 1.75 in other for myopia
Do i need to wear glasses while reading or are glasses necessary ? Please tell.
Hi! I'm not a doctor or anything, but after wearing glasses since I was 12 my vision is a lot worse. 6 months ago I stopped wearing glasses and started practicing the Bates method and my vision has improved a lot! Bates book 'Perfect eyesight without glasses' is available for free online and you can also watch Nathan Oxenfelds videos about it here on YT
I am nearsighted.Can you please give me some advices on how to improve eyesight?
It is crazy how what western medicine teaches eye doctors are the exact opposite of what people experience first hand. I have read story after story of how specifically children should not wear glasses and those who are prescribed them that don't wear them later are shown to no longer have a prescription needed where children who did wear their prescription glasses had to keep them for life. I have experienced my vision become dependent and even used tests to confirm. I stopped wearing my glasses and years later my vision has mostly improved yet an eye doctor would tell me to wear them which would put me back again. Do you think people who look at the same signs from the same distance before and after glasses are just lying that they used to be able to see it better before they got glasses ? No. That is silly. Also, children who are indoors most of the time need glasses in time. Let your children get sunlight. Their eyes need it. Sungazing is corrective. Western medicine is corrupt and bought out by Rothschilds.
Do not let your kids stare at the sun...come on guys that's just so dumb I can't even imagine why people are liking this comment.
Dr. Rupa explained how the changes to the shape of the eye and/or muscles causes the vison distortion that glasses correct. This is a summary of scientific findings that you never address.
Your experiences with not using glasses and that improving your vision is most likely due to the phenomenon of 'accommodation'. This does not mean your vision actually improved. It may seem like it did because your brain and eyes are straining to see more clearly. This is not good for you and does not actually lead to lasting changes in vision. It's how the brain is accommodating with the stress of trying to see clearly. Natural vision does not improve your vision and studies show this.
I think rational people should not look at the "story after story" that you vaguely reference and rather look at the decades of research. Farsightedness (Hyperopia) can be outgrown but nearsightedness (myopia) cannot. Kids need glasses to help them possibly outgrow or deal with the changes in vision. If not, this can cause permeant problems. There are many variables in play and usually stories do not give the full picture. So, you can have a story where one kid outgrows their glasses but one doesn't, but you'd be comparing apples and oranges due to one kid having different genetic or physical differences. This is why we should rely more on science than an assortment of stories, because scientific tools of statistics and causality analysis can actually find what the reasons behind some change are.
I write this for the kids. If you're a grown adult and want to experiment on yourself and believe this stuff, then have at it. The kids usually don't have a say in the matters of their parents. When they're young enough they believe their guardians know what's best for them and have their best interest at heart. Even when they're teenagers and can think mostly for themselves they still don't have the legal independence to make decisions for themselves, such as making doctors appointments or getting glasses.
Don't experiment on your kids over what you read on the internet. Work with PROFESSIONALS that have DECADES of clinical experience and have seen THOUSANDS of patients. No clinician is perfect but its hell of a lot better than staring at the sun.
Your message is dangerous because you're directly talking to parents ("Let your children get sunlight. Their eyes need it. Sungazing is corrective"). Some will absolutely be gullible enough to fall for this stuff. Hope I can a decent enough counternarrative for them to atleast look at the scientific principles and studies behind eye research.
That is so true I remember as a kid when I was in my room I used to be able to see the clock very clear the hands on it and the numbers and then after wearing glasses I wasn't able to see it properly. I wish I stopped wearing glasses sooner
Yeah its interesting. I had an interesting experiance too. At 45 I relised i need reading glases, so while I was on holiday in Lithiania i went to check my eyes.
Turned out my vidsion is just slightly off, so I need something +0.75 to +1 Now whil +1 would give me the perfect visio, the optician suggested to consider =0.75 first as long as i need them just sometimes and not for very intense reading . So i ended up gettin +0.75. And they were fine in 98% of time. I could not read these microscopic letter on some tiny items.
Now coz i was so happy with them i decided to get another pair of specs for my work. I do work in the UK which means i had to see an optician in UK.
Long story short- the optician ordered me +1.5 glasses o_o . Same vision , different country and different optician.
Im still using my +0.75 glasses for over a year now and i don use +1.5
About the first part
Me and my friends both started wearing glasses the same time when we were 8 or something she didn’t like to wear glasses and I always wanted to wear glasses for clear vision
She lied to her parents and didn’t wear glasses at school and later stopped wearing glasses she’s not wearing them anymore and can see very well
I do with a very high power which worsened my vision overtime
Don’t know about the science behind this but hard to believe that glasses don’t make vision worse cz it clearly did on me
@@disurigihansa2618 it clearly does for everyone, your not the only one. It's just a money making scheme. The more you need glasses the more they profit. And I just think it's horrible that they would make money out of people's vision, when it's like a major physical down fall of someone. Loosing your vision isn't a small thing it's a major one and without it, it can make your life very hard. Which is why I have stopped wearing glasses partly and I feel so much better nowadays.
I've been wearing glasses for 45 years. I totally disagree with you that wearing glasses "Does not affect your vision!!" Doctors and opticians like you are WRONG! Opticians always tend to advise us to prescribe glasses to give us perfect vision. DON'T do that. If you do that, your vision will weaken over time! From my life experience, it is best to prescribe glasses slightly LOWER than your perfect vision. OTHERWISE it will make your eyesight worse EVERY single year you go visit your optician. An over prescribed glasses stimulates the muscles opposite of what our eye muscle needs to focus, wich cases worse vision. Under prescribing glasses helps us exercise our eye muscle to improve our vision.
Yes, I agree with you. Because if people think logically they will understand that if glasses were to improve eyesight as they give perfect vision then our eyesight shouldn't become blurry as when we are a baby mostly we all have a perfect eyesight. So if our perfect vision goes down then this means that having perfect vision doesn't help in improving the eyesight.
Should wear or not
Because when since I wearing regularly my eyesight getting weak n number is increasing
Pls reply
Love from India
I was an optician for over 35 years and as such I remember fitting a young girl or boy with their first pair of glasses to correct their myopia. Their first glasses were usually very weak. About a year later I would see them again and their eyesight had deteriorated more and they needed an increase in their glasses. With each increase they of course were wearing their glasses more and more often until they were never without their glasses anymore. I never, ever saw anyone needing their prescription reduced. Considering that you have been an ophthalmologist for twenty years and have never needed glasses until this year is amazing. All the reading and studying your eyes were doing should have had you wearing glasses long ago as a nearsighted doctor. So you have been extremely lucky to have had very good vision, and still do, for so long. I'm sure the prescription you now have is very weak and mostly just to relax your eyes doing close work. But lets' see what happens to your eyesight when you next examine your eyes. I'm betting that since getting your glasses you are wearing your glasses a little more often each month. aren't you? I'm also betting that you're going to be needing an increase in your glasses. At some point you're going to get tired of putting on and taking off your glasses and you're going get progressives so you can keep your glasses on all the time. You may or may not need a prescription in the upper segment. By the way, your patient's are going to trust you more if your wearing glasses yourself. I should also add that you look good in glasses. Have you ever wore non-prescription glasses just for fashion?
Do contacts have the same effect too ??
So i dont see the board clearly on the last bench of class
I have no glasses what should i do stay partial blind for life or wear glasses
@@funclub6862 I think they do, but you should first get your eyes checked or the contacts might make your eyesight bad
Hi Jim,
As pure science, you are 100% Correct.
I wear a plus to go from 20/50, to 20/20, and keep it there!
I had the same issue. I didn’t think I needed glasses when I was younger, but we’re prescribed some for near sightedness. Ever year my vision would get worse and worse. I finally got PRK to correct that. 10 years later. I was told by a Dr that I would need reading glasses. Ever since I have had trouble reading things close to me line my keyboard and monitor. After giving it up for a few weeks I was able to read the keyboard again.
I didn't lose my 20/20 until 47 and that is with a lot of reading and studying and computers and only needed 1.75s at 56
Is there any way to just make our eyes stronger at all? Without having to use glasses
🤨
contact lenses and eye surgery.
I knew a guy who had eye surgery....got older, sneezed one day and his eye popped out. It was just hanging there. Really gross
@@latosa18 oh my fucking god. i feel so sorry for the guy, i'm too shocked to even say anything.
@@latosa18 he had lasik eye surgery?
Thank you for explaining!! My eyesight started to suffer when I was 12 and I’m 13 right now. I am really worried and scared to be honest. It got me really depressed and traumatized. What should I do about it? It would be really nice if you’d answer! Thank you again.
In several studies, 2 hours a day of outdoor time has been shown to be effective at stabilizing nearsightedness. So try that! It's free! There are also eye drops and contact lenses. I have videos on both of them in the Eye Health Playlist.
Please visit myopia is mental youtube channel playlist I cured my myopia
@@rahuljoy10 can you send it's link
@@_AMARNATHM ruclips.net/p/PLJIJBHsFiajB5sImFeJasWogax7FUM4tY
@@rahuljoy10 thanks 👍
I find this false. I just started using reading glasses a few months ago. Yes they greatly improve my reading. But now I can’t even see the letters on my desktop keyboard.
I got my eyesight improved without the use of glasses. It indeed is false. She is just saying about some research but not showing any website or papers of research.
@@samyakchhajed I stopped wearing my reading glasses for over a weak, and I vision has improved. Now the letters on my keyboard aren't blurry anymore.
@@DJGENOTYPE Nice, it's good to hear that😀
Ive never met not one person!! Not one. Who had better eye vision after wearing glasses. No one. Every time someone takes theyre glasses off they can hardly see anything. Worse then ever. Glasses are only good for ppl w serious eye problems. Not poor vision.
So true , it's been two years now since i went to the eyedoctor with my sister he gave me -0.75 prescreption and my sister -0.25 i got my glasses and i started wearing em every single day my sister didn't get them at all she was okay with her vision one year passed and i felt like my vision got worst and i couldn't even see clearly with my glasses i went to my doctor and he gave me -2 prescreption which is bad my sister who didn't wear glasses her vision stayed stable and she doesn't need to wear em and here i'm i got stuck with glasses :(
@@sianagehenna145 i know. It sucks that most people don’t pay attention to what glasses do to your NATURAL EYESIGHT. Its not good but they make money from telling you to wear them EVERYDAY because it makes you dependent. You’ll buy glasses or contacts for the rest of your life as your natural eye sight diminishes more from wearing them. To the point you cant see any dam thing when you take them off!
Hey people , but when you search google also says the same " glasses dont make eye worse" , im 29 im nearsighted since 10 inherited in my father , I never wore glasses till now like my father 55 and still can see even not that clear but can live life ok, im planning to use glasses gladly i read your comments thank you ,
This video is life saving thank you so much ma'am 🙏
@@Baba_Yaga96-ly4om thank you for watching!😊
When I wore glasses for the first time, I couldn't see shit without them. Seriously, on the same day I started wearing them, my sight got noticeably worse. I could see normally before, but reading things from afar was difficult.
It can definitely seem like this is occurring. Actually, it is just your brain/vision adjusting.
@@DrRupaWongyour wrong, the glasses are the cause of his eyesight getting worse. You are forced to say this, dont spread false information on these people
Your eyesight will naturally improve and get better as you stop using glasses and start focusing more on your eyes on a daily basis, for example going for walks really is the best thing to do.
What about using an eye patch on one eye to try to strengthen the other eye? One of my eyes is worse than the other, and I have a friend that has a lazy eye (or something that's long term, not a recent injury) who said he changes the patch to the good eye sometimes to help strengthen his bad eye.
Same, my left eye is double of my right .. I don't know what to do
@@toshikadwivedi7850 me too
Thanks for sharing this information. It would be wonderful if you did a video on cataract surgery. The why behind its needed, what to expect during the surgery, risks, consequences and recovery time.
On my list to film next month! I just did one on eyelid surgeries (blepharoplasty) and plan on doing the same thing for cataract surgery
Im 15yr old and i have really light myopia around -0.2-0.5 so should i throw my glasses ?
Definitely not!
Finally I know why my eyes were blurrier than before. I was freaking out today when I took of my glasses and couldn’t even see A THING EVERYTHING WAS BLURRY!!! but thanks I now know why my vision has being going worse these days!
Thank you so much! Now I can wear my glasses with confidence. I guess it was my brain telling me the glasses were making my eysight worse.
I don't mean to burst your bubble but have you heard of hiperopic defocus, no? Well glasses do make your eyes worse.
@@J_X999 I guess some people can find solace in hyperopic defocus and axial elongation XD
If you got the glasses, don't use to often or you are going to regret later if you got a prescription glasses keep it, don't change any more because changing glasses often you get very rough astigmatism.
That's from my experience!
I started from bifocals glasses and now my far vision is affected really bad!
cuz it is making it worse lol
Do you take medical advice from someone who profits from you being sick?
I do not profit from others being sick. I am a doctor. I profit from making people better!
People are just used to having shitty vision. Thats what happens when you dont wear glasses
monkey story bothers me so bad 😢😢😢😢😢 but i know that s how it goes, thank you anyway
glasses have destroyed my eyes, terrible. dont do it
I have double vision when looking to the side and I just got glasses that correct it and now when I take off my glasses it's very hard for me to look around even looking straight gives me double vision now and it did not before
You can't leave glasses once you use them, because you're eyes depend on them, they just confirmed it when she made her claim 2:07 in the video but she keep saying it's not true when in reality it does.
Definitely does make it more worse cause I remember before wearing glasses I used to be able to see the clock in my bedroom and then after wearing it for a little while when I was a kid I was no longer able to see the clock on the wall properly
I’m -4.25 dctr told me to do lasix surgery and he said that my eye power is very high it’s -4.25 in the right eye and -2.5 in the left eye I’m very scared I denied for the surgery but he gave me lifetime glass of very high power to wear😭
Will not wearing glass worsen my condition and make me blind😢
@@lingamete2978I stopped wearing glasses six months ago and started practicing the Bates method and my eyesight is better! I highly recommend Bates' book 'Perfect Eyesight without Glasses' it's available for free online! It's changed my life!
@@lingamete2978Bates hated glasses because he found that they always worsened the vision. The only reason why we still have glasses today is because the established eye doctors rejected Bates.
The question is how do you make monkeys need glasses
Mahalo Dr Rupa, for your clear cut explanation. Yes, I do wear reading glasses too...still can see clearly in distance....so use my reading for close up work, reading....sure wish I had teachers like u in high school..!!!
Stay safe b well👏👏👏💕💕💕
Thanks Abigail! You and I are what's called latent hyperopes.
I have a cousin who has refuses to wear her corrective lenses whether it be glasses or contact lenses. She has needed them since 2016, but she has not worn them since she first got them because according to her, she does not like to put things over her eyes. That is an attitude you can't have if you have poor vision. It is something you can't take lightly because your eyes and your head are going to be in a lot of pain. The side effects are not worth it, and that attitude has to change when she is going to start driving. For people who have poor vision and do not like to wear their corrective lenses and refuse to wear them, suck it up. You can't just choose not to wear them when you need them. You'll make your eyes work harder, it will lead to negative side effects, and if your vision prescription changes over time, that is just going to make the side effects worse. Don't be a fool and just wear your glasses or your contact lenses whether you like it or not.
I know it can be hard when our loved ones do not take their health seriously. Sorry, Ethan! Hopefully, she will wear them while driving.
I feel sorry for you. One for your cousin who probably isn’t doing the the things that will allow him to get his eyes back to clear vision WITHOUT glasses, and one for you who believes that people that are myopic remain like that permanently and can’t improve their vision. people improve their vision. Suck it up
miss I don't know what to do. I am 12 year old and my eye doctor said that I don't need to wear glasses but in school I might need them to see the board, my mom bought me glasses for board but i didn't wear them because boys in school were making fun of me. Now, almost 10 month later after that my eyesight became SOOOOOOOO blury I cant even see my own mother but i don't want to tell her anything because she will take my phone away :((((((((((((
The people I laugh at are the ones that take their glasses out too read something then take them off then put them back on to read some more then take them off then put them back on again lol just keep them on.
I can't see things far away so should I also wear them all the time or just while studying or watching TV
I had eye surgery when lasik first came out Dr. Yee did it. It’s been about 20 years now. Had 20-10 vision when pau. Now my vision is not as good while watching tv was wondering if it’s possible to get lasik again?
no...try icl
Maybe because of aging?
@RupaWong , can you talk about orthokeratology vs glasses for children
Sure!
My daughter is 10, and she is high myopia with astigmatism. When she went to the eye doctor last year at age nine her prescription was a -8.00 in her left eye and -6.75 in her right eye. Her left eye jumped 2.25 diopters in one year and her left eye jumped 1.50 diopters, I think. She's been in glasses since she was five, and her second optometrist put her in contacts at age six to try and slow down her progression. The last eye doctor put in her notes that she had +1 elevation, with apical vessel branching in her left optic nerve. He told me she would lose the peripheral vision in her left eye. He told me why, but I don't remember. He also said if I don't remember why not to worry about it. NY question is should she be seen by a pediatric ophthalmologist or is it fine for her to just keep seeing an optometrist? Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.
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Primate studies, REFRACTIVE STATES, from birth.
First: I totally support your use of Atropine, on your children, to prevent entry into myopia, before they are actually nearsighted (negative state, for the normal eye).
In fact these primate eyes, show that our eyes are highly responsive to their Average of Accommodation - in both directions.
I know this is never taken seriously, in medicine, but as an Engineer, I take this objective science, very seriously.
Even this data, suggests that we should be very careful with long term close work.
But I also know that the only approach that will ever work, is "reducing accommodation for near", by using Atropine, while the child still has 20/20 (positive refractive state).
It takes a wise mind, to accept the need for prevention, while your child still has 20/20.
The "reasons", are in those primate experiments - in my engineering opinion.
SO EXCITED IVE FOUND YOUR CHANNEL
Thanks so much Caroline! I've got a ton of videos i'm editing right now!
This is incorrect. I had lasik 20 years ago and fixed my vision, but recently it started getting worse again. I had glasses for a few years that did improve my eyesight, but I could still see well without them. 20/20 without glasses, 20/15 with glasses. My vision decreased a little and I got a new perscription a month ago that was uncomfortably strong. And now, yes I can see better with the newer perscription compared to my old glasses, but I can no longer see any of the things that 1 month ago I could see and do clearly without any glasses. That isn't a distorted memory, it's a blurry fact.
Idk if ill be able to get a reply now, but i recently got my glasses with -2 power in my right eye and -0.5 in my left eye. i really don't want to become dependent on my glasses or wear it for forever . so m so worried about it. do i have to keep wearing the glasses for lifetime? also i can see pretty well without my glasses
Personally I would try going without the glasses especially if your correction power is that small. As someone who has worn glasses for over 25 years I think that glasses do make your eyes more dependent and thus continue getting worse. I’m curently -8.25.
Also, my sister always had perfect vision....and when she was about 35 they gave her a slight prescription glasses and she said it's gotten a lot worse and she now needs to use them instead of just sometimes like in the beginning...
dont wear your glasses when u do near work (if u have myopia)
ever thought about why only humans wear glasses. no animal wears them. how come?
In 60' they made an experiment with animals, they put minus lenses (myopia lenses) on animals and all of them developed myopia.
Then they put plus lenses on the same animals, all of them recovered from the myopic state.
Interesting question to ponder! Thanks for sharing.
I appreciate you being here!
Dr. Rupa, whats your thoughts on high prescription causing strabismus? Specifically using a distance pair too much for near activities?
Hi Dr. Rupa, could you please explain in one of your next videos why do they use vaseline after surgeries (ptosis repair, for instance), and is it safe around your eyes? Also, can you use it for eyelashes? Thank you!
It's likely not Vaseline but erythromycin ointment (antibiotic) which feels a lot like Vaseline!
Thanks 🙏🏻 really helpful information
But i have questions if my sphere was -1 in right eye and I decided not to wear glasses and i have astigmatism 0,5 on both eyes so should I wear glasses for only the astigmatism or it's okay without glasses
Q2 i study on iPad use it for more than 10h so it is helpful to make glasses for blue light only or not that effect 😊😊
Sorry for long question 😅😅
BS!.... I and my son no longer wear glasses after a high prescription from natural vision exercises. I wore glasses for 20 years my sight got much worse when I started wearing them every day, also from sunglasses.
Please people do not listen to these eyewear sellers, especially for children. Eyes just need to Relax! Glasses destroy eyes, listen to Meir Schneider. Broken legs repair, but you need to ditch the crutches!
Your brain likes clearer vision so in other words your eyes get worse ... smh unbelievable
you are taught to say all those things so, i don't blame you if you're saying wearing glasses doesn't deteriorate your vision strength.
What’s your opinion about blue light glasses?
They just came out with the first randomized study on them and it showed no effect. But the study was small and only looked at 2 hours of computer use and most of us are on devices for way longer. If you like them, wear them, but i never tell patients that they have to rush out and go buy them.
I'm 14 (well 13 and 11 months) and I have bad headache and sometimes difficulty in reading things from a far. should I get glasses or should I train my eyes to get used to the environment?
Hello! Please inform your guardian of these issues and ask them to take you to see a doctor. Thank you for your question! :)
Reading glasses causes your eyeball to stretch to adjust to the light being focused in the eye. This is called axial elongation. When your eyeball is stretched it causes your nearsightedness to worsen.
Yeah. Glasses make our eye sight worse
Hehe
I still do have a question that the blurry image we see after removing the spectacles is temporary or permanent or what,like as you said it is just the brain which forces us to wear the glasses.
for this question we never get rply..............................................if rply came whole things change
My power was -1.25 about three years ago ..i wear glasses occasionally that's why my power was same till now i think..but after purchasing crizal lens i tend to put them oftenly and without them i am feeling my vision got worsen over the time
Hello, I am 14 years old. Doctor has recently advised me to wear specs. I have a confusion that should I wear my glasses all the time or only sometimes when I need it. Please answer and guide.
That's exactly what I want to know,did u get your ans?
Yes, wearing glasses might not worsen your vision but also won’t improve it. however, stopping to wear a glasses can improve and cure vision loss, if not competely, but your eyes will be much healthier and stronger than any person wearing glasses 24/7 every single day. Speaking of experience.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences! Unfortunately, some people can not drive or do other necessary tasks without wearing their glasses.
@@DrRupaWong I know, and there’s nothing wrong with wearing them when it’s needed!
I also wear glasses myself, but i try not to put it on all the time, only when it’s necessary. :)
Thank you for this! I started wearing glasses when I’m on the computer this year. It freaked me out! xx
Believe me, I was right there with you!
My personal experience, i stopped wearing them for 6months, i went from -2.00 to -1.5 whn i ran out of patience and went back for a pair. There is also the reading glass industry. Just like the medication they put you on that comes with 1000s of side-effects that they’ll recommend you to buy more medications to fix.😄. So better do your research and do what you feel is right. Just sayin’…
Dear Dr Wong, I just want to tell you that I appreciate all your videos, I learn so much. You are dynamic, you have a great personality, to make a long story short, I like you. Keep up the good work, we need people like you. Live long and prosper Mrs Wong. From a wearer of glasses from Québec city.
So nice of you. Thank you so much. If you ever have any videos you would like to see just let me know!
I went to the optometrist for the first time in over two decades, aside from the wishing I could take them off and be fine, I’ve noted my headaches are gone and clarity is much more pronounced than it used to be, I very much was causing myself undo eye strain because of my astigmatism that I didn’t know I had, I am looking into contacts but it makes me feel good knowing they’re helping. I thought I had good vision, I thought I was fine and now that I see how bad it really was but I was just used to it, I’m glad I got them
She didn’t even bother to read and reply 🥹
Do eye exercises help restore your vision? Do you need to stop wearing glasses while you're doing them?
Unfortunately there's no scientific data to show that eye exercises can improve your vision or lessen your need for glasses.
Don’t listen to her... there are so many testimonials right here on RUclips of people correcting their vision doing multiple types of exercises. Search and SEE...
@@lucidmonkey3591 yeah I did some exercises I found online for less than one month and even my ophthalmologist got surprised because my eyesight improved...
@@Rwissam1987 Can you say what exercise you did and does it decreased your glass power of eye
@@Rwissam1987 What excercises you did?
Dose a magnifying glasses cause certain individuals pain and strain to the eyes 👀
Old, wrong info. Needs update with 2022 latest on myopia progression.