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A 22-year-old female asked about a 18-year-old female:
can wearing glasses with a prescription of -0.25 when you have 20/20 vision damage your sight?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jon Fishburn answered
Ophthalmology 30 years experience
No: Your prescription is rather weak and not required if your vision is 20/20. Your uncorrected vision won't prevent you from seeing 20/20 either. If your rx was just a bit stronger, you'd be blurrier without glasses. Night time vision brings out the blurry vision more, and therefore you may like this slight visual improvement. Either way, wearing your minimal rx won't harm your eyes.
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Dr. Andrew Dahl answered
Ophthalmology 55 years experience
No: It will not structurally change your eyes.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Is it true that wearing glasses will actually worsen your vision when you start wearing them?
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Dr. Pavel Conovalciuc answered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
No: My personal example - i've worn eyeglasses for 13 years without significant change in my vision or prescription. If a worsening change occurs, it may be due to the worsening condition or natural aging that is age related.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Could wearing glasses harm your vision?
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Dr. Yale Kanter answered
Ophthalmology 61 years experience
Glasses: Wearing the correct spectacle lens correction does not harm your vision.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
How do you tell if your vision has improved if you're always wearing your glasses?
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Dr. Alan Mindlin answered
Ophthalmology 50 years experience
Vision: Regular examination by the same person who can track your prior exams by the medical record in front of them.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
If you are near sighted, is it possible for your vision to improve without wearing glasses?
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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered
Ophthalmology 52 years experience
Unlikely: What you are implying is the common perception that the wearing of eyeglasses will cause a need for them to increase. The eyes will do the best whether or not the need for eyeglasses is corrected. At your age the most significant change will be presbyopia, the need for near vision correction as one advances over age 40.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Can you get better than 20/20 vision when wearing glasses?
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Dr. Amin Ashrafzadeh answered
Ophthalmology 24 years experience
Many can!: It is very possible to have patient see 20/15 or even rarely 20/10 vision with glasses! but it all depends on the individuals eyes and how healthy they are.... Some people have stronger eyes than others!
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