How can I keep my vision from getting worse?

Question

I'm 15 and my eyesight is, well, kinda bad. I've been wearing glasses and contacts since I was 11 and my vision tends to drop a little every year. Are there any little things I could do to help my eyesight stop dropping?

Answer 1

It is normal for vision to get a little worse each year in your teens.  It should stabilize by your late teens or early twenties.  There isn't really anything you can do to stop this.  It's true that your eyes need vitamins, especially vitamin A, but as long as you eat a balanced diet, you'll get enough, and having extra vitamins doesn't do anything for your eyes.  Just make sure you get eye checkups every year to update your prescription and get your health checked out.

Answer 2

it could just be your body changing so there may not be much you can do. but you can try by only reading with lights on. keeping your contacts in for no more than 8 hours a day, wearing glasses when youre not wearing your glasses. just be careful with your eyes and you should be fine.

Answer 3

"1. Every home should have a test card.

2. It is best to place the card permanently on the wall in a good light.

3. Each member of the family or household should read the card every day.

4. It takes only a minute to test the sight with the card. If you spend five minutes in the morning practicing, it will be a great help during the day.

5. Place yourself ten feet from the card and read as far as you can without effort or strain. Over each line of letters are small figures indicating the distance at which the normal eye can read them. Over the big C at the top of the card is the figure 200. The big C, therefore, should be read by the normal eye at a distance of two hundred feet. If you can read this line at ten feet, your vision would be 10/200. The numerator of the fraction is al-ways the distance of the card from the eyes. The denominator always denotes the number of the line read. If you can only read the line marked 40 at ten feet, the vision is 10/40.

6. If you can only see the fifth line, for example, notice that the last letter on that line is an R. Now close your eyes, cover them with the palms of the hands and remember the R. If you will remember that the left side is straight, the right side partly curved, and the bottom open, you will get a good mental picture of the R with your eyes closed. This mental picture will help you to see the letter directly underneath the R, which is a T.

7. Shifting is good to stop the stare. If you stare at the letter T, you will notice that all the letters on that line begin to blur. It is beneficial to close your eyes quickly after you see the T, open them, and shift to the first figure on that line, which is a 3. Then close your eyes and remember the 3. You will become able to read all the letters on that line by closing your eyes for each letter.

8. Keep a record of each test in order to note your progress from day to day.

9. When you become able to read the bottom line with each eye at ten feet; your vision is normal for the distance, 10/10.

10. The distance of the Snellen test card from the patient is a matter of considerable importance. However, some patients improve more rapidly when the card is placed fifteen or twenty feet away, while others fail to get any benefit with the card at this distance. In some cases the best results are obtained when the card is as close as one foot. Others with poor vision may not improve when the card is placed at ten feet or further, or at one foot or less, but do much better when the card is placed at a middle distance, at about eight feet. Some patients may not improve their vision at all at ten feet, but at one foot. While some patients are benefited by practicing with the card daily, always at the same distance, there are others who seem to be benefited when the distance of the card from the patient is changed daily."

Answer 4

Do you squint  a lot? Don't squint.

Answer 5

A lack of a vitamin can cause your eyes to blur. Start taking a multivitamin and multimineral supplement. This will help your eye sight. Good luck!