I use computers all my waking hours, and thusfar I have perfect vision (and the other 4 members of my family all have glasses).\nI would like to keep it that way, but the best advice I've heard is to visit the eyedoctor every year.\nDoes anyone else have any good ideas?
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Using the computer might damage yoru eye sight. It might be because you are accomodating (using your eye muscles to see). Sok, your vision might get worse. USually people who study a lot and read alot their vision gets worse. However, soem people dont read at all and they are born taht way. There is NO REAL preventative eye care.  The only preventative eye care is to catch somethingearly so that it doesn't progress. THe eye doctor can't really stop you from not getting glasses. Its kinda going to happen AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET OLDER, you will need reading glasses. and there is nothing that you will be able to do to prevent it. TRUST ME!! I am in optometry school right now. THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT YOUR EYES FROM NOT NEEDING GLASSES. Sometimes it happens earlier than others, sometimes it doesn't. Bottom line, in order to see thne eye doctor on a yearly basis is not that you will not need glasses, is that your eye doctor can catch systemic diseases faster sometimes, because you can catch diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, etc, in the eye, and if you can see it in your eye, its in the rest of your body. The eye doctor can then tell you to go back to your physician and tell them to start you on some medications for your over all health, that in turn will help your vision from not getting worse, or the overall health of your eye. Dont be fooled though, there is nothing you can do to prevent your eyes from getting worse. IT WILL HAPPEN, kind of like you will die one day, you will need glasses one day its a normal process of aging.  So, just live your life, and dont worry about it, see your eye doctor to make sure your eyes are healthy. REMEMBER its more important to have healthy eyes, because if you have healhty eyes most likes you will not ever not see. And if your vision is not great, and you need glasses, the most important thing is that if your glasses can make syou see, that is important, as long as you can see 20/20 w/ or without your glasses, that is important. SOme people even w/glasses can't ever see 20/20.. \nSo, relax. and live your life, whats going to happen will happen.
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Okay... Pros and cons coming up!\n\nContacts allow a huge amount of freedom in your lifestyle - but you may need to play around with the different types e.g. one day lenses, 2wk replaceables, one month replaceables...  You will need to consult your opthamologist as to what will be best for your eyes.  \n\nNow...The longer your lenses last before they need replacing, the thicker the material used.  My eyes are very sensitive and I can only wear the one day lenses as the other ones are all too thick, so you may need to try a couple of types before settling on one choice.  Your opthamologist should be able to provide you with "testers" - one set (or strip for one dayers) of lenses in your prescription to try so you can see how your eyes react to them.\n\nIt will also depend on whether or not you have astigmatism in your eyes - this will make your lenses more expensive, especially if you get one day lenses.\n\nAlso remember that it takes time to get used to contact lenses - you're generally encouraged to wear them for only a few hours at a time when you first start out and slowly build up to wearing them full time.  It also takes a bit of time to get used to the feeling of poking yourself in the eye!  It's very easy once you get used to it, but it does take a little time to learn not to flinch or blink!\n\nHowever, the downside of contact lenses is that they can stop your eyes from breathing - especially if you get ones that you can sleep in.  It's very tempting to leave them in all day - and more often as not, most people do! - which can restrict the oxygen to your eyes and can cause problems.  However, I believe that the main problem is caused by the lenses that last for 30 days and can be slept in.  Soft lenses can also split on rare occasions - I've found it's more common in thin lenses.  But there is either a flaw in the lense to begin with, or you've rubbed your eyes REALLY hard!  They can some times pop out if you rub your eyes and cause your lense to slip out of place.\n\nAs for glasses... They allow a LOT more oxygen to go to your eyes, they are lot easier to care for than contact lenses. \n\nThe main downside is that you don't have as greater freedom of lifestyle - you can't wear sunglasses unless you're lucky enough to get a pair that has a clip on sunglass attachment, or get prescription sunglasses made or get those ugly sunglasses that go over the top of your regular glasses.  You also can't go swimming and see clearly, and sports are a little riskier if you get hit in the face!  \n\nGlasses need constant re-adjusting to keep them fitting to your face, but you can get bifocal lenses if you need glasses for both general sight as well as reading, where as with contact lenses, you'd need reading glasses as well.\n\nFor me, contact lenses are the best option as I work in catering and my glasses would be constantly covered in grease, dust and sweat - which wouldn't be very nice.  So, despite my sensitive eyes, I'm still better off with contact lenses.\n\nDepending on how old you are, it may be worthwile to investigate laser surgery.  From what I've found, it costs about $7000 (depending on your eyes personally) and gives you results pretty much instantly!  \n\nIt sounds expensive, but when you consider that contact lenses cost in hundreds of dollars (depending on the type you get) for a six month supply and that glasses can cost several hundred dollars for the frames alone and then still more to get your lenses cut and put in (and that's not including any tints or special coatings you may want!), $7000 works out to be pretty good in the long run!\n\nHowever, most doctors won't take anyone under about 23 years old. You need to have a long period of stable eyesight (however poor it may be!) for them to agree to your surgery and in most people, it seems settle down by then as the body has stopped growing etc.\n\nDepending on the condition of your eyes,
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Unfortunately it's not so simple as what foods to eat. You ear glasses because the lens of your eye does not focus light correctly on the retina. Like any other organ, the eyes will adjust to the lowest common denominator. If you put a cast on your arm, it will be much weaker when you take it off - if you don't use it, it gets weaker.\n\nThere is some research that suggests children who focus at a set distance consistently, say sitting in front of a TV that's 5 feet away for 2 hours a day for the first few years of their lives, grow up with difficulty focusing at distances other than the one they've hyper-practiced. Unfortunately this is not a proven fact, and it's findings don't exactly translate to adults who stare at computer screens, so take it with a grain of salt.\n\nWearing glasses will slightly weaken the eyes, and there is a good change your prescription will change over time. Part of this is the lens adjusting to the "crutch" of glasses, but most of it is the natural aging process called presbyopia. As you get older, your eyes are less able to focus to multiple distances - which is why most people over 40-50 wear glasses (even if just reading glasses).\n\nIf you're determined to reduce your dependence on glasses, there's always contact lenses and vision correction surger. The latter reshapes the lens of the eye to refocus the light correctly. I had this done 5 years ago and went from 20/400 and 20/500 to 20/20 and 20/25  - it was great to be able to see the alarm clock from my bed!\n\nHope that helps,\nOdd
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carotene is good for your eyes, like the old "eat your carrots" thing that people say will make your vision better, It might acctually help. Take your daily vitamin too.
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I suggest eye laser surgery. I had mine 5 years ago after wearing contacts for 20 years and it was the best money i ever spent. I understand that current technology even makes the procedure with instant results and no recovery time for a week like i had. And it is painless. Now if you dont like that option, remember that the eye is the most resilient organ in your body and heals the fastest when injured so there is no reason to be afraid to touch it. Once you get past that hurdle it should not take you long to learn to wear the lens...good luck
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yes!  my sister had lasik and has had all kinds of eye problems since then, going back for several follow up visits and now they say, oops, you might go blind in that eye but that's a risk if you look at the small print.  there was also a radio announcer in our area that had lasik and ended up having continual problems.  on the other hand, 3 other siblings had lasik without a problem.  there are alternatives if you have a stigmatism, but it's more complicated and the buy one get one free docs don't do it
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I had one as kid...\n\nThe sticky patches are best because they are uncomfortable to pull off. If you kid wears glasses also (i did), put it under the glasses, so it isn't as noticeable to his classmates/friends/family. \n\nTry to reward him when he wears it. Activities that strain the eye like reading, video games, etc. are good for helping his vision, and straightening his eye. Reward him with those. What kid doesn't like video games?
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1)  Exercising your eyes won't improve your vision.  Eye exercises are often prescribed by eye doctors for other eye problems, such as strengthening the ability of the two eyes to work together.  "Exercising your focus" will not do anything but take up your time and tire you out.  \n\n2)  There may or may not be an actual blind point.  Prescriptions have been known to go up to -40.00 or greater.  You probably wouldn't be able to get that into a contact lens, but glasses could be designed.
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carrots are very good for your eyes.\nBut there are things that you must do to protect your eye sight.\n1.) never set to close to the tv\n2.) never play/work on the computer without good lighting in the room\n3.) always wear sun glasses outside\n4.) never read in dim lighting
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hook 'em up with some headphones, windshield wipers and a computer that only you can see the screen on your glasses lens all while still seeing everything else normally. oh yeah, and put some bling on them
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I also had the surgery about 6 years ago now, so I imagine that technology has greatly improved since then. I really didn't experience any pain with the procedure, but it was a little weird. It worked great and is still working. Usually they tell you you can't do certain things for like a month afterwards while your eye heals up completely, but I suppose it depends on what type of surgery you are getting (they have different kinds now.) I'd say go for it. It's great not to have to wear glasses or contacts.
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Be happy with the eyes God gave you!! Most people want eye surgery so that they can SEE! If you're just going to waste all that money on a surgery that cant even be preformed, than you shouldnt have all that money in the first place.
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Hmmm well take care yours eye well that's the most important, avoid watcihng/playing or stond TV/Monitor for long peiod of time, when proper eye protection during certain harzard.  Avoid fatty food, fat = increase blindness.
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my ex did...he said he more so trained them. he stopped wearing his glasses little by little and started purposly focusing on objects until they became clearer. my eye sight is too bad to attempt that, it would take too long and id miss too much lol good luck though :)
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Screen savers help but i WOULD RECOMMEND antireflective coated lenses. Also get up and get away from the monster for breaks.  Better light  works the best.
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use an anti-glare screen. increase ur monitor's refresh rate. keep some natural scenary picture behing ur monitor. see that often. use some frops after consulting ur ophthalmologist if ur eye gets dried often. take rest for eyes every 1 hr.
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I used to wear glasses, but I got laser eye surgery and now I've got 20/20 vision.  \nThere are some down sides to laser surgery, so I would definately suggest looking into it before getting it done.  \nI had dry-eyes for about a year and a half after the surgery.  I also had trouble driving at night because my eyes would over-dilate when oncoming cars passed (due to their headlights).  \nThe surgery itself was terrifying, and it freaked me out.  I would never go through it again.  They suction your cornea, cut around the suction cup, flap it back, tell you to look at a red spot and not to move your eye (or it will screw it up), and then flap the cornea back over.  It's painless but it really freaks you out (and I took some valium beforehand).  \nAfterward, you learn that a hard blow to eye could rip your cornea off and blind you for life.  \nThere are lots of considerations that people need to know before going into the surgery.\nHowever, I have been happy with the results (especially after my dry-eyes and night-vision problems went away).\nI had to get glasses when I was in the second grade, and wore them for eighteen years.  I was near-sighted and if my glasses fell on the floor then I couldn't see them (I had to feel around until I found them).\nI am female.  27 (wore glasses until 25). Caucasian. Used to be a full time wearer of glasses.