Can your vision be corrected by not wearing your glasses or contacts for a few weeks?

Question

A friend told me that a few years ago he wore glasses but then stopped wearing them for a week and his vision returned. Has this happened to anyone else?

Answer 1

What is needed is more research on this.

Why don't you leave your glasses off for a month or so and get back to us?

Answer 2

It will depend on why the vision needs correcting in the first place. There are exercises one can do to strengthen the muscles of the eyes. Very important in this day of computer screens and vision focus at the same distance for long periods of time.

If high blood pressure had caused swelling of soft tissues, including the eyes, then lowering blood pressure might improve vision- happened to me, I wear my glasses much less these days thanks to retiring and no more work stress!

http://www.rebuildyourvision.com/

http://lifehacker.com/361899/improve-you...

http://www.visionsofjoy.org/home.htm

There are some items that are controversial, so it is a good idea to research what you are about to do very well, and work with your doctor if you have any vision impairment.

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Answer 3

Maybe, but rarely!

I just heard that happened to some elderly people: change from short-sighted to long-sighted. They can read without glasses when they old !

Answer 4

not really. it depends upon your sight. if it is high no chance but if it is very low there might be.

Answer 5

No, definitely not.

Answer 6

Nope! Definitely not. because by  wearing glasses or contacts improved you vision & they are not going to correct your vision whether you put them on or not... cause glasess & contacts r built to improved your vision not to correct  it... :O

p/s : unless u can find an unknown SPIDER species to bite u and then u too can become like PETER PARKER  and become THE NEXT SPIDERMAN... Muahahahahahah... :)

Answer 7

for me....no....sometimes i dont wear my glasses because it disturbs me while im dancing and i need to take it off when i'm swimming and my eyes get worst...the grade gets higher...so wear glasses as often as you could

Answer 8

This is not a simple question.  There is a minority of eye doctors who claim that certain eye exercises and the application of certain modified prescription lenses will reduce your need for glasses.  They have yet to provide data from a study having an accepted design.

Interestingly there is recent data to show that your visual system is capable of changing the way it processes information.  Your ability to read smaller letters may improve after performing certain exercises without wearing corrective lenses.  Though significant, the study did not show HUGE improvements.  The study appears to support the idea that neural adaptation will allow improved functional vision particularly in people who experience blurry vision after receiving bifocal lens implants during cataract surgery.