How to stop Eyesight deterioration?

Question

I'm 20 years old and have 450/450 vision. It just keeps getting worse every year. Is this ever going to stop? or is there any way to reverse it? I've been not wanting to go to the opthalmologist/optometrist as they will only prescribe higher graded glasses which will (as I read) even speed up the degradation of the eyes.

Answer 1

I had vision like you my entire life...couldn't even see the eye chart...yup...been there. I did notice that once I hit my early 20s my vision changes stabilized...they didn't get better...just didn't get worse. Unfortunately, there is no way to change myopia or hyperopia except through the use of glasses, contacts, or refractive surgery.

The use of glasses and contacts won't speed up vision deterioration. The main downside to keeping an old prescription in use is the eye strain...which makes you feel like your vision is getting worse...but it's only the eyes working harder to see through a correction that isn't strong enough...or too strong in some cases.

I would predict that in the next couple of years, you should start seeing a slow down in the rate of your myopia progression.

You do need to see an optometrist on a yearly basis with vision like this. We high myopes are more prone to retinal problems due to the shape of our eyes (lattice, retinal tears, detachments)...so we really need to keep on top of that (and that goes for after any refractive surgery too).

Best of luck to you. Take care of your eyes...there are options out there to the thick lenses (contacts and 2-3 years after stable vision there is refractive surgery).

Answer 2

Myopia progression usually stops between the ages of 16 and 25, sooner if female, later if male. Wearing stronger glasses as needed will not speed progression.

There is no way to reverse myopia.

Answer 3

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