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Is glasses harmful too besides correcting vision because once a person become myopic he is most likely to be getting a higher presciption than before?

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Dr. Ilan Cohen answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Glasses: The use of glasses cannot be harmful. You may get more myopic but it is not because of the glasses use.

Answered 11/19/2016

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