How much would you wear glasses?

Question

If someone is very nearsighted in one eye (-3) but not so much in the other (-1.50) would they need to wear their glasses all the time because of the difference? What would the side effects be if they didn't?

Answer 1

I wear my glasses all the time and have since 1st grade, I'm 14 now and have since acquired somewhat of a nerd status though :-( because my eyes are both so dramatically different. 1 eye REALLY SUCKS and the other sucks but not nearly as much.

Answer 2

I doubt you could drive with that level......

Answer 3

Do not use the word "very" to describe a minus 3.  It's not very strong at all.  Ask people who have minus 8 or more.

For your question, it would be foolish to go out of your way to get a headache from eye strain.  You stated:  "their glasses".  If they have glasses from an eye doctor, it's understood that one lens corrects for the -3 and the other lens corrects for the -1.50.  With that said and the amount of discrepancy between the two, glasses on:  no headaches/eye strain - glasses off:  headaches/eye strain.

If this is a VANITY issue, people look less attractive squinting all the time than with glasses.  Or they seem more in their own little world than usual because they can't observe or comment on the world around them.  

Get contacts and be done with it.

Answer 4

This really depends on the individual's comfort level with blurred vision and how well the brain can fuse two different images together.

My right eye has normal vision and my left eye is plano -1.50 axis 50.  Astigmatism blurs vision at all distances so everything viewed with my left eye is a little blurry and missing some detail.  

I am comfortable performing near tasks without wearing my eyeglasses or contact lens.  I am using the computer right now without them, but if I decide to watch the TV that is about 8 ft away from me or drive I choose to wear eyeglasses/contacts.  If I look out into the distance without correcting my vision, I will see a clear image and a blurry image which will sometimes result in a nasty headache because my brain has trouble processing the two images.  I also have depth perception problems when my vision is uncorrected.

I was able to go without correcting my vision for several years.  I was prescribed eyeglasses when I was in my teens and did not start wearing corrective lenses until I was around 30 years when my right eyestarted having difficulty compensating for my left eye and started having the problems described in the above paragraph.

If I had that prescription.  I would wear them for activites requiring good distance vision, but would have to see how well I could perform near activities without correction before I would decide if I wanted to wear them for near work.

Answer 5

u should because if u dont both eyes will get worse so i recommend wearing them all the time

Answer 6

You can really wear them as much as you like but you should always wear them for driving. I have -2 and -3 and now I wear contact lenses and have great vision. I didn't wear glasses much (till I got contacts and my prescription went up) but now when I don't wear my contacts I really miss being able to see 20/20. You'd be able to read, although you may get a headache after a while from the different focus I know I did, but watching tv or movies and generally seeing most things at a distance wouldn't be very sharp. If you didn't wear them you'd probably just get a headache but you wouldn't go blind.

Answer 7

No! Glasses SUCK!

Answer 8

Well, for one you probably couldn't see a darn thing without your glasses. Two, it is likely that the weaker eye at -3.00 will become weaker still, which is not a good thing. Wear the glasses.

Answer 9

Being that nearsighted, you will find that you may need your glasses for any distances beyond arms length.  But when reading, you already have the built in mechanism for allowing them to focus up close without needing the glasses.  So you may find that they are useful for driving, watching television and amazingly even clearing up the screen at the movies.  There won't be any side affects other than your eyes may tire more easily and become fatigued from straining to see things that are blurry.  Most likely, you are restricted on your driver's license but if one eye is a -1.50, you may "squeak" through without them when reading their eye chart.  Good luck!