Posted by notfred on December 22, 2006, at 14:44:38
In reply to Re: What Do You Do If You Develope A tolerance to Benz » Phillipa, posted by jimmygold70 on December 22, 2006, at 10:14:12
"Well, I can tell you that I have the same tolerance problem with my glasses. I strated with -0.75, now -3.5. I used to be happy with my sight before I had glasses but now I can't function without them. And I would probably shoot someone if he stole my glasses (-:"
I have seen this falsehood posted here b4. It is totally untrue. It is the natural progression of nearsighted/farsightedness to get worse with age. Glasses **in no way** effect the curvature of your eyes; that is the cause of nearsighted or farsightedness. This has nothing to do with
tolerance.With farsightedness the natural progression is to get worse till your 40's then to get better, however close vision then starts to degrade (you go nearsighted). I think the same it true for farsightedness.
A decade ago I was unable to afford an eye exam after I broke my glasses so I went without for several years. I was 20/80 at that point, 20/60 was the limit for requiring glasses to drive. Once I could afford the exam (3-4 years w/o glasses or contacts) I was 20/200.
Going without glasses causes eye strain as your eyes try harder to focus. That is why your vision goes funky for a bit if you take off you glasses. Your eyes take a bit to adjust to doing extra work to try to focus.
Going without glasses with significant vision deficiency (20/200 is pretty significant) for several years has caused my to loose quite a bit of focusing power. Forever. Thats right, eye strain can cause lasting damage. Corrected I can see 20/15 but it takes longer for my eyes to focus. It is a real problem with driving. All caused by not wearing glasses.
Consider the possible effects of your misinformation; lasting eye damage. Do not confuse cause and effect.
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