Fact or Myth: Do Glasses Worsen Your Vision? Eye Doctor Investigates
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ม.ค. 2021
- 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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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
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?
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!
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.
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.
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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 th-cam.com/video/xa9Qci04mPA/w-d-xo.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
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
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
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 am so happy that you told : above age 14 years if you not wearing glasses there is no problem. Thankyou madam
Thank you so much Dr. Rupa, your video really gave me a lot of peace and comfort now knowing everything you spoke about.
I was really wondering for this question. nice and well explanation , thank you.
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 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.😊
The best and most neutral explanation I had ever seen. Thank you so much for making this thing clear.
I am glad this could help!
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.
Thank you for the valuable information!
Thanks, very helpful
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 🥹
Thanks, you told me what I wanted to know. Very good articulation. Why do people need thicker lenses?
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?
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
Soooo helpful! Thanks so much :-)
Thank you soo much for this information!
I would love to know if there is any eye makeup that works for super super sensitive eyes? So far the only skin care that doesn’t bother my eyes is Annmarie skincare but I have not found any eyeliner, eyeshadow and especially mascara that doesn’t make my eyes watery , red and irritated.
Do you know what you're allergic to? Has the dermatologist done a patch test for you? That would be a great starting point! There are so many things that can cause allergies, even "natural" ingredients.
@@DrRupaWong no I have not. I will ask 🙏🏽
Thank you. Finally, a straightforward answer!
I am nearsighted.Can you please give me some advices on how to improve eyesight?
I always wondered if that was true! Thank you for explaining :)
Thanks for watching!
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!
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
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.
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!
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
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.
Wow my friends have always told me the opposite. Glad you clarified this topic for me! Thank you !
Of course!
@@DrRupaWong why don't you look into the Bates method? He cured people with all sorts of eye problems. His methods are curing my vision. In the last six months my vision has improved a lot with not wearing glasses and practicing his methods. And his methods aren't quakery, they're completely straight forward and scientific. How long will the eye doctors ignore the cry of people like me who KNOW their glasses have worsened their vision? Why are we ignored?
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
I have found that stopping my birth control pill 2 years ago has improved my vision(stopped due to migraines). I mostly used them for reading, long hours at the computer and night driving. Infact, for almost 3 months, I have not worn them at all, not even for these activities. My work-load on the computer has decreased dramatically, so maybe that's whats helping?
@Black Hole Thank you, and no, I don't wear glasses
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Thanks so much Caroline! I've got a ton of videos i'm editing right now!
thank you Dr. Rupa. i was scared, i thought if I don't wear glasses my eyes will get weaker.
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 eye specialist told me, since the cells in my lenses died (the ones that make your lenses bigger and smaller) I need to wear my multifocals 24/7 (except when showering, swimming or sleeping) or I am in danger of getting cataracts. But, why, when I take off my glasses does my eyelids feel stiff and feels like it wants to close?
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
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 TH-cam 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 don't know the english name for the eye condition I have (in Hungarian it is called "double vision" or "hidden strabismus"). It means that my brain struggles to properly allign the two images seen by my eyes (sort of like when you take off your glasses during a 3D movie). It is a genetic problem, half my mom's family has it, and we all need regularly (1-3 years) renewed glasses because the angle of correction needed changes (not for better or worse, not even in one direction). I wonder if it is something that would change regularly with or without glasses, or wearing glasses contributes to this change.
You talk about near and farsightedness in this video, but there are loads more eye problems that can be helped with glasses, how are they affected?
It's interesting about the brain thing for me even though I wish it wouldn't be hard to allow patience to have a medical exemption for tinted windshield as bright as these headlights are these days and glare I would think the states would be more lenient as long as the person can see out cause bright lights really bother me me and when If I wake up real early I can't have allot of light otherwise it's too much and I noticed tinted windshield help allot with not so much glare vs not having it maybe you can better explain this to me
Wearing your glasses does not make your eyes weaker. It makes your myopia (shortsightedness) worse.
Super interesting topic. Thanks for the info 🙌
Thanks for watching!
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
I can't see things far away so should I also wear them all the time or just while studying or watching TV
A month before the end of 6th grade, I could barely see the chalkboard. I got my first glasses in the summer before 7th grade. I was afraid to be seen in them. I used them only sometimes in school. Then I wanted the strongest glasses possible so I wouldn't have a choice about whether to wear them. Then I saw a copy of "seeing without glasses" by Roberto Kaplan, at my local public library when I was 22. I read it. I barely did the eye exercises because I was afraid I was only allowed to see using my prescription glasses. Then I got an eye doctor to give me glasses 80% as strong as I was "supposed to need". Then I went for a year using glasses almost none of the time. Then I bought a trial lens kit and discovered that in bright sunlight I could see with less lens power than my previous prescription. I bought glasses with that prescription, online. That worked for awhile but now my eyesight seems to be getting worse. My last doctor-given prescription was -5.25 left eye, -4.75 right eye. I am 39 now. With trial lenses just now, I can sort of see with -3.75 in both eyes and I can see well with -4.5 in each eye. Should I try improving my eyesight again or should i just acquiesce to buying and using glasses with -4.50 in each eye?
Yeah I suppose you are legally not allowed to tell me what to do but I won't tell the eye care industry police if you tell me what to do anyway.
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
I am gladful that my eyes is only partially shortsighted in one eye. I hate wearing a mask while wearing my glasses. But it does suck when my eyes get hurts from bright places.
Hi doctor nice to hear this information I want to know can a near eye sight er can drive car without glasses
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!
Question: when you go to the eye doctor can you request to correct BETTER than 20/20?
Yup i wear them and before i wore them it was kinda blurry but when i wore them alot my eyesight without my glasses are extremely bad
I am 77 years old and have worn contacts for 50 years but the question is what effect on my brain for not getting glasses until almost 9 years old to get negative 8 glasses. Is there a study on children of very bad myopia with no glasses the affect on their lives?
@RupaWong , can you talk about orthokeratology vs glasses for children
Sure!
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 th-cam.com/play/PLJIJBHsFiajB5sImFeJasWogax7FUM4tY.html
@@rahuljoy10 thanks 👍
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
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.
Thank u so much Doctor. But I had a question which I didn’t understand, I’m 12 right now but I wear thick glasses so is that like good or bad.
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
Can someone explain why a child with myopia eye's worsen if they do not get glasses? I thinking I understand why regular lenses make myopia worse, BUT why does NOT getting glasses make it worse? Our pediatrician told us wearing or not wearing glasses would not make our 4 yr olds eyes progress; only that glasses help one see better.
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
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??
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 :((((((((((((
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?
Thanks for this.
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.
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.
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😀
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.
At last i got this video.. Really helpful ❤️
Yay! Thank you!
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. :)
My eyes get worse every day how do I stop it? I want my eyesight to improve
This video has so little likes for how well it has been done
Hi Doctor I went to optometrist yesterday for contact exam but he said due to need custom contact lenses, he couldn't give my prescription and that I would need get the contacts from them for me to get a prescription. Doctor isn't the optometrist mandated to give me my prescription after all I paid 150$. Is you can please advise me. I found the contacts online for much cheaper yet his manager said I couldn't order these online. I am a -8.00 in glasses with very high astigmatism. The hard contacts are cheaper option for me then soft contacts.
What happens if have incomplete development of the eye? Does surgery like lasik or prk fix that?
I don't want to wear glasses but at 44 years old I wanted an Rx for contacts because I was hoping to get colored contacts. I just wanted them for very rare occasional use. I've never felt I needed glasses to drive and have never had an accident. My brain is so used to my nearsightedness that it's never been an issue. Since I have an astigmatism in both eyes I had to get special contacts and they don't make colored contacts for astigmatism in the U.S. anymore. They said maybe they would sell me some non-corrective colored contacts but only if I bought a bunch of corrective ones 1st. I asked if I could get contacts from Italy where they still make colored contacts for astigmatism. They said no. They also wouldn't even allow me to have my Rx so that I could order them elsewhere. Isn't this unethical?
I finally started wearing the corrective contact samples but although they make my distance vision perfect, now 99% of what I use my eyes for, close up, is terrible. I don't want corrective glasses or contacts. I just want colored contacts to wear maybe 3 days out of the entire year. I paid about $300 since I don't have insurance. Is my only option to start all over with another opthalmologist? Thank you! I'm very sad because I have very small eyes and before regulations got so strict I had non-corrective colored contacts and was so happy. They made my eyes look big and beautiful. I feel like the doctor didn't care about my self-esteem at all.
Can't just wear colored contact for cosplay? Do sure it is just easier since... you don't need corrective coloured contact?
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 😅😅
My prescribed power is -1.50D but i use specs of power -1.25D but using less power specs doesn't bother me till now....is it cause any damage to my eyes in future?
Actually no check endmyopia, it is advised to lower your prescription a little bit to avoid speeding up myopia
what to do for a prescription of -10 i had lasik but still theres 1.5 in my left eye how to do that
I think I might have myopia but I don’t want to wear glasses what should I do I’m 14😔😔
Before wearing spects , I told my teacher that I couldn't see small letters for escaping from writing long notes .This mam told my mom that I have eye prblm and was took to the doc, he said I have eye prblm and told me to wear a spects.After a few months later whenever I remove my glass everything started to look like a blur images . After that I couldn't able to remove my spects.Thats how I started wearing glass
That's kinda the same story with me. But I didn't know how to read so they thought I couldn't see. I wish back then I was able to talk properly and tell them that I can see I just don't know how to read
Doctors are trained to see the body mechanically, like plumbing. In reality the body is a complex of systems. Eyesight is a visual system that includes not just the eye structures but also optic nerves and brain receptors. Whereas glasses may not affect the eyes per se, the brain adapts to glasses, so it is possible visual acuity could be worse without them after a period of adaptation.
I'm getting old. Please help me. What can I do to get my vision back to my 20s when I'm 50 now???
I am 13 years old and I have a prescription of -1.25. Should I wear my glasses regularly?
I think the myth stems from parents having kids get stronger prescription strengths over time; they assume that the glasses make their eyes dependent and worse. But really, children's eye shape naturally grow over time, thus requiring stronger prescription. This is a good example that correlation is not causation.
This is what I've heard, is it true? Please correct me if I'm wrong!
Edit: please keep posting these myth-busting videos; I love em' !
EXACTLY! Correlation does not equal causation - such a central part of a lot of misinterpretation of medical information (as with Hilary Duff and her eye infection)
But why can't it be true? Correlation doesn't IMPLY causation, sure, but it can. No one can be sure without additional information that the glasses are not at least part of the problem. The phrase "correlation is not causation" works both ways. Why is it that one way is the correct one, but not the other way around?
Does 150 eye grade can improve or can have a clear eyesight? I need a help pls make a video for that thabk you. Thankful that i found this channel
That title, will cause a massive scientific debate.
Been wearing the same glasses for 7 years scared to get new glasses because I feel like it will make my vision worse. And now I’m kinda having a hard time seeing at night with my 7 year old glasses
At least go get your exam and see what they have to say. You can make a decision from there. Best wishes!
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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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
Most of the people are saying that wearing eye glasses won't improve vision and won't worse the vision. it just only let the eye to be at the same point