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Can prescription glasses worn all the time with wrong strength have -ve impact i.e make eye sight worse for a 4 yrs old? he is near sighted.

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Dr. Clarence Grim
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Glasses eyesight: Can prescription glasses worn all the time with wrong strength have -ve impact i.e make eye sight worse for a 4 yrs old? He is near sighted. ANS: no but will difficult to use.
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