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Subject: From 20/10 to Myopia
Category: Health
Asked by: rjgag-ga
List Price: $12.00
Posted: 04 Jan 2006 22:49 PST
Expires: 22 Jan 2006 19:29 PST
Question ID: 429325
I am an 18 year old male now attending a tech college. I am starting
to show signs of myopia. My vision use to be beyond perfect. Like my
grandfather I have 20/10 in my left eye and 20/15 in my right eye.
Actually I had this vision. Two years ago it started to change. I
suddenly had 20/15 in both eyes. I returned from the eye doctors a few
weeks ago horrified. My vision is now 20/25 in my left eye which use
to be 20/10, while in my right eye I now have 20/20 rather than my
former 20/15. My grandfather never lost his perfect vision until he
reached his mid sixties. When he did his left eye failed much faster
than his right eye. He never did much reading or close work till he
reached that age. He was a watch man in the navy and a mason in his
youth. I however am loosing my vision and showing signs of myopia much
earlier than him. I noticed the difference in my vision before I went
to the doctor both times. Now can I feel it getting worse all the time
(it?s not in my head). I looked online for many causes. I believe it
is because of close work. Until recently I use to never do schoolwork,
(I was one of those kids that got A?s with out trying) or any other
close work for that matter. During the past two and half years I have
been glued to my laptop. I use it all the time, at least 12 hours a
day if not more, in class to take notes, to do homework and business.
I have read in many places that getting minus glasses is the worst
thing you can do for myopia. Only a few websites suggested getting
plus glasses when reading for extended periods of time to prevent
myopia. Even fewer suggested pinhole glasses. My questions are: How
can I revert my eyes back to their original super perfect vision? If I
continue to do so many hours of close work will my myopia get worse,
or does vision only worsen after say loosing about 15 (as was lost by
my left, dominant, eye). Is it a bad idea to wear reading glasses when
working for extended periods of time to prevent myopia? Will I then
develop farsightedness or a dependence upon them instead (honestly I?d
rather put on glasses when reading than when playing sports)? What
about pinhole glasses? And finally why did I have such great vision,
were my eyes farsighted, was my lens just very flexible or do I have
lots of extra sensors in my eyes?
Thanks a lot.
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Subject: Re: From 20/10 to Myopia
From: frde-ga on 05 Jan 2006 05:00 PST
 
Keeping your eyes fixed at one focal distance damages your eyesight.

Reading is one method and computers are lethal.

There are certain tricks that I've heard of that are supposed to
counteract the problem, one is looking away and focusing on different
things, and another is some form of Indian eye yoga.

Personally I find that my sight improves noticeably when I am in a
bright environment and well away from computers.

Supposedly contact lenses help (although I'm wary of them) as they
encourage your eyes to attempt to shift focal length.

In your case I suggest that you pin an eye chart on a fairly distant
wall and try to read it every so often - if it becomes easier after a
bit, then you'll know that you are on the right track.

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