Important VISION Question Improvement?

Question

Can Myopia be reversed? The reason I am asking is because a close friend of my sisters who is 24 now and has been wearing glasses since she was 10 has moved from a -4.00 prescription to a negative -1.50 within the past year and a half

She said she has not done anything special, her glasses just kept feeling too strong, she went back to the optometrist and her prescription went down.

How is this possible, I thought that once your eye elongates it cant go back but apparently it is happening to my sister's friend...

I asked my optometrist, he said he sees it relatively often but doesn't really know why it happens...

my moms friend who is 36 has also recently had a prescription drop, not as severe just 1.5 diopters and has also done nothing

I want to recreate this effect for myself, im only -1.75 how could I do this!?

Thank all!

Answer 1

Vision improvement is common. There are many factors involved including diet, lifestyle, habits, stress, etc. etc. etc.
I once saw a patient who improved his nearsightedness from -4.00 to -1.50. His last eye exam had been 3 years previous to this one. He said the only thing he changed is that he and his wife had become vegetarians. Many people have vision improvement when they quit working at jobs in which they were working at a computer for 8+ hours per day. Many people go nearsighted from the use of computers and reading when it is done for the majority of their day. When they are no longer straining their eyes the vision improves. Many people over 40 experience improved myopia (nearsightedness) once they begin wearing bifocals because the bifocal lens relaxes the eye when reading and allows it to go back to its original shape. The eye muscles are no longer being pulled and strained which elongates the eye. On the contrary, people who go to medical school, law school or doctorate programs in which hours and hours of study are required are more likely to go nearsighted than someone who works in sales or a career in which not as much near work is required.
To recreate this effect for yourself I recommend you engage in a vision improvement program, either on your own or under the direction of a behavioral optometrist who specializes in vision therapy.
To find a doctor
www.optometrists.org
www.covd.org
www.exerciseyoureyes.com
-1.75 is not a very high prescription. You will do well with a vision improvement program if you are willing to do what it takes to reach your goals.

Answer 2

I'm this way, too, and have been since I was 10 years old. That was almost 40 years ago. The condition itself can't be reversed due to the curvature of the eyeball but you can improve your vision through laser surgery. One of the few advantages I have found from being nearsighted is that I have not developed the farsightedness associated with getting older. I can still see well close up without reading glasses.

Answer 3

Sounds very odd. Can't explain it all. I hope one of the qualified optoms on here will answer it.

But the older lady, yes that makes sense, although it doesn't usually happen until after 40. It's normal then for nearsighted eyes to "improve". After 40 people tend to become more farsighted.

Answer 4

The length of the eye is not the only factor in eye prescription. Refractive error is a result of the mismatch between the various refractive components of the eye including front and back curve of cornea, corneal thickness, front and back curve of lens, lens thickness, lens density, anterior chamber depth and posterior chamber length.

It is highly unlikely that your friend had a change in eye length, but she well may have had a change in corneal curvature, lens density or lens shape. These changes occur naturally, especially in the lens which continues to grow throughtout life.

You cannot make these kinds of changes happen in yourself.

Answer 5

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