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A member asked:
When you start wearing glasses, do your eyes progressively get worse?
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Generally not: Glasses are designed to improve the focus of the eye and improve clarity. Sometimes patients who start wearing readers feel that their near focus becomes more difficult and to a certain extent this is true. But eventually, readers become essential whether glasses are used initially or not.
Answered 9/28/2011
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Glasses: No. Glasses correct your vision. It is a common myth that glasses make your eyes worse.
Answered 10/31/2012
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