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Does wearing glasses when your nearsighted ruin your vision over time?

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well i'm near sighted and i just recently got glasses and i wear them all the time, my other freinds whos also nearsighted and has glasses wears his only in class, n he claims that wearing the glasses continously ruins your eyes. i dont think that makes any sense cuz obviously when you take the glasses off, the immediate change in focus will make it seem like your vision got worse, but its been the same the whole time. and also why would a doctor prescribe something that is supposedly meant to help you, but hurting you in the process.

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  1. your eyes adapt to your glasses so in time you won t see very good without them i would rather see alright than see bad its up to you so don't be vain


  2. You've got it right !

    Your friend doesn't know what he is talking about, but was probably told that by his parents. Your friend's glasses are maybe not as strong as yours and doesn't need them all the time anyway.

    It's just a myth and misunderstanding that make some people believe that your eyes will get worse because of glasses.

    It's really surprising how many adults are badly educated about that too.

  3. yes wearing your glasses all the time makes something in your eye to become lazy and not work as much.  So when you take them off you can't see things as well. and thats coming from a person who found that out the hard way. id just wear them in class if i were you.

  4. Not wearing glasses when you need them does more damage to your eyes as they are being put under constant strain.  Perhaps your friend is just making up an excuse because he doen't like wearing glasses.  Some people believe that the eyes will get 'lazy' but that is not the case.  

    This is a quote directly from the eyecare trust:

    Myth: Wearing my glasses too much will make my eyes lazy.

    Fact: Although glasses and contact lenses can have a dramatic effect on helping you to see clearly, they cannot change the optical system inside the eye and so will not make your eyes lazy or stronger. However, when people get used to the improved vision they enjoy with specs/contact lenses, they are less content with the inferior vision they get without them.

  5. when you get glasses the prescription is strong so you can see far. so your eyes have to get use to the stronger prescription so i wore glasses for about 5 years and my eyes get worse. i dont really care because i just wear contacts

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