Nearsighted vs Farsighted - What Does it Mean to Be Nearsighted?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

❓ Eye Health QOTD 🔴 Are you nearsighted? Are you farsighted? Do you wear glasses, contact lenses or have you had corrective eye surgery?

[@7ab3tha]

I'm nearsighted and have astigmatism. I also have lattice degeneration and have had multiple retina detachments. My eyes hate me. 😢

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

@@7ab3tha Sorry to hear about the retinal detachments...Scleral buckles?

[@7ab3tha]

@@DoctorEyeHealth laser photocoagulation. I'm lucky my specialist is really nice and so is his assistants. They treat me very well.

[@GnomeGardeners]

Presbyopia here. My glasses are now +2.75! I’m trying something new that is exciting. Please consider doing a video on this topic. I wear one +2.5 Alcon Daily contact on my left eye to correct. Took some getting used to the whole contact lens wearing thing, and a little headache and eye fatigue but I’m adjusting. Is there a lasix surgery that can permanently make this correction? Would you suggest it? I’m enjoying your videos and learning a lot. Thank you. -Hilary

[@AnthonyAndrews0128]

I have one eye farsighted and one nearsighted. I do have reading glasses, but only if I need them, not a permanent, everyday thing. By the way, I have no idea how I discovered this channel, but it's very informative and I'm glad I subscribed :)

[@monohanie5778]

I kinda feel comfort seeing people having the same condition as mine. I always feel like sht with these eyes

[@MspcapitaI]

Thank GOD u have eyes 👀

[@mxrky8383]

@Flawsomebxrry xd no it isn’t she just tryna get u to stop using eletronics

[@droxy8171]

Me too

[@EM88005]

​@@MspcapitaI3 years late, but god doesn't exist. 😂

[@MspcapitaI]

@@EM88005 3 years later iam still alive 🤟🏻

[@Blue_Azure101]

The plus side of being nearsighted is that everyone looks better instantly since the airbrush/blurring effect filter is permanently in the eye lolololol

[@pewdavid3338]

Yeah ... When it gets to -5 everyone is ghost

[@Noah-nc5ey]

Hey well at least we can see our phones better without glasses even though most of us still wish we could see far

[@Farme-ng8im]

Pewdavid yeah. My prescription is currently at -5.25(right eye) and -7.25(left eye) and everyone is just a colorful blob when my glasses aren’t on.

[@Blue_Azure101]

Pewdavid gives a new twist to the movie ‘sixth sense’ doesn’t it? 🤓

[@minecraftthat7094]

exactly lol

[@kadieanna9165]

I'm near-sighted. This is a way better explanation than during my recent annual eye exams. Thank you!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

You're welcome! I'm glad it helped!

[@aprilsnow5516]

I think it's the easiest to follow description I've ever heard too. I appreciate that!

[@shellyhunt4910]

lol right

[@adarmarcus7168]

I have high myopia: -7.00 on the right and -6.50 on the left, as well as a little bit of astigmatism. I've been wearing glasses since age 9 and have primarily worn contact lenses since age 11 (I'm currently 17). As someone who needs vision correction all the time in order to function, I really value not having glasses on my face all the time.

[@ferdelancee]

I'm -5.75 on my right and -6.25 on my left. I'm really considering lasik surgery even though I'm afraid. I would enjoy not to have glasses on me all the time too.

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Do endmyopia and wearing full minus up close is obviously worsening your vision.

[@R3cce]

@@ariskava Soft contact lenses get more uncomfortable with high powers, such as high myopia.

[@adeola1]

I'm long sighted with astigmatism. My vision has become worse over the past few years, where everything is blurry - especially when I'm tired and at night time. Your videos have really helped me to understand my issues. Thank you!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

So happy to help! As somewhat reviewed in the video...farsighted individuals need to engage their eye muscles to see clearly at distance and they are more likely to experience eye fatigue from using the muscles all day.

[@Akira3kgt]

It sounds like you need stronger glasses.

[@sweetpickle57]

I’m nearsighted, need my glasses for watching TV, driving or shopping. But can see really well close up to read, computer work and crocheting. At my recent eye exam I had my script written to accommodate this. The distance correction through the top of the lenses, the lower with no correction to see close up. Getting use to the transition still, so far so good 🤓👍🏻

[@iheartluvs]

I'm nearsighted and I wear both contacts and glasses. I can still read even tiny fonts but if it's few feet away from me, it's all a blur

[@vadim292]

You are very lucky to be able to wear contact lenses. I can wear lenses for no more than 2-3 hours, I have very dry eyes, so I always wear only glasses, for me this is the safest.

[@STRANGELOVE652]

You should get a checkup. Maybe your eyesight has changed ?

[@uniquecargile5311]

@@vadim292 try taking slippery elm bark its helps over all dryness

[@vadim292]

@@uniquecargile5311 I will definitely use your invaluable advice. Which hand should you take in the right or in the left?

[@tentcentsofcinnabar]

We kinda do the same

[@InnocentOrangeJuice]

I just found out I need glasses so I am learning everything I can about it. I am slightly far-sighted (r +0,50 l +0,25) but it is my astigmatism in my eyes that gives me headaches and sore, tired eyes every day. Thank you for making these videos so I can learn everything my eye doctor didn't tell me

[@joyceelmer2178]

Far sighted. 73years old. Had Right Eye Cataract surgery 12/18/19 and going for Left eye 1/8/20. Can’t believe how much right eye improved, and now can’t wait for left eye to be done. Thank you for your videos.

[@yellow_jellow]

bro's 73? nah bro nobody ain't listening to you.

[@Krissyhippie198]

This video really helped me out. I’m nearsighted with a astigmatism.

[@actuallyceri]

I'm farsighted (I wear contacts), so this video was really interesting to me! I'm currently living in South Korea. Fun fact: you might be surprised to find out that hyperopia is extremely rare among the Korean population; and as a result, many opticians here really aren't able to accurately prescribe for it at all. I was given prescriptions between +0.25 and +2.75 by various eye doctors last time I needed a check-up, and was even told by two different opticians that I have presbyopia. I have had glasses for farsightedness since I was 14! I've entirely given up now and just get my eyes tested when I visit my family back home! 🤣

[@와이낫-r1r]

Im korean and farsighted. I have the same problem as you. I think its because everyone here is nearsighted... Im comfused what glasdes I should wear :(

[@swardab]

Wow they're quite lucky aren't they? 😲 I'm farsighted too..🤓

[@swardab]

@mim3 ohh.. it would be quite tough for u😕

[@BriEva13]

I'm farsided in one ehe

[@brianpolley7084]

Presbyopic since about age 46. Now need decent lighting and 1.5+ or stronger to read most normal-sized text. A privilege of getting old, just like my baldness and graying goatee. ;-)

[@melw3778]

I'm severely near sighted (-12.00 in both eyes) with astigmatism. I'm in my mid 40s and my vision has never stabilised. I go to my eye test every 2 years but no one has never mentionned anything about "myopia control". I think opticians here are more concerned with selling glasses than eye health. Great video, thanks!

[@otiebrown9999]

Correct

[@BS-gk8jr]

Hey! I’ve worked in the optical industry for 7+ years. My sister who is 17 has a -8.00-2 so basically -10 combined and I’ve only heard about myopia control in the last couple years. I guess it’s been around but had very little info, I wish this was known to me as well for my sister but now that she is a bit older it’s harder to correct. I have recently fit kids with the glasses / contacts - they are much pricier than normal lenses so if your local optician is only interested in making $$ they’d be interested in this as well

[@seikibrian8641]

6:43 "We call that 'presbyopia,' which is literally Latin for 'old eyes'." * Greek + Latin. The "presby-" part comes from the Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros), meaning "elder."

[@marcospintor1333]

I’m far-sighted and watching this on my phone without glasses is already giving me a headache 😂😂

[@Roses4TY]

Bro same here

[@deepakdevellore]

Same here ! Headache shit is real real

[@vrec2966]

Same here😢

[@HollyLetson]

I'm nearsighted, and have astigmatism. I wear glasses for it.

[@ariel7024]

Same!

[@emil.jansson]

Not me I have perfect vision, ok I have a litte farsightedness.

[@Dakenzzi]

@@joystick396 i can't believe how low your iq is.

[@emil.jansson]

@@joystick396 So true!

[@Dakenzzi]

@@joystick396 why did someone hurt you so bad poor thing....

[@Isabel6194]

Farsighted, asigmatism. Also some kind of double vision issue. Got glasses 2 weeks ago, at the age of 27. I didn't know it's not normal to see "beams" coming out of lights in the dark, or to see letters on a screen semi-double.

[@magnolia_mahoney]

LOL I thought those things were normal for a long time too! I’m also farsighted with astigmatism, and finally got an accurate prescription a year ago

[@KibaRanger_Kou]

Shortsighted here. I work in IT so I ever only needed glasses for driving and things like that. I made the jump to contact lenses a month or two ago now and it's incredible to see things so clearly. Contact Lenses is definitely the way to go for me. EAGLE EYE.

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

No don’t do that because then you’re stuck wearing the contact lenses the whole day EVEN FOR CLOSE UP FOR THE WHOLE WORK DAY. Wearing minus lenses for closeup will literally give you so much more myopia.

[@vladimirpereira2009]

I'm nearsighted and been wearing corrective lenses since 2005 ( 7 y/o), it runs in my maternal side of the family since I have many cousins and aunts with nearsightedness. Sometimes I wanna remember the feeling of what it is to see clearly without glasses

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Do endmyopia

[@marianngello]

Hi from Greece 🇬🇷 I have myopia (near-sighted) but only on my left eye ! I have 6.75 degrees and I can't wear glasses ! Just tried lenses today for the first time and you really helped me ! Keep up Doc 😁🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thank you for watching and the awesome comment! Yes, a large difference between the two eyes makes it hard to wear glasses. Contact lenses or refractive surgery often makes a good option.

[@polar1over2_5x6]

puffiolee puff same

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Do endmyopia

[@TheodoraViolet18]

I'm actually nearsighted in one eye, and farsighted in the other. Just wondering how often this condition occurs and how does it happen? Is it typically genetic? Maybe more of a nurture type situation? Currently wear both glasses and contacts, but tend to wear my glasses more due to allergies. I was actually told by my doctor that contacts are the better option as they correct the condition better than glasses. Thank you!

[@megaJBCM]

It's called Antimetropia just like me.

[@aashuandi2310]

oh my right eye is normal but i think im nearsighted in my left eye i think bc if i try to see something a bit far with my left eye it dosent come as clearly as my right eye but if i see it up closer then ill clearly see it , but it isnt irrataing me and i can see its not entirely blurry to the fact i cant make out , its only blurrier than my right eye and sometimes i cant make out couple words clearer with my left eye. i can see normally with my eyes its just my lefy eye is a but blurry. but idk

[@rajeshnaidu]

@@aashuandi2310 Hey Andi, i have the same problem, does your problem still persists?

[@aashuandi2310]

@@rajeshnaidu yea , i dint tell my parents yet bc im still not ready , but ill tell them soon just not now , till then ill try my best to keep myself healthy.

[@injustice5814]

@@aashuandi2310 are you still under 20 because nearsightedness can increase if you don't wanna tell your parents fine go to any lens shop ask them for power check it's free at most places.. once you get results if it looks worse then it is and time to go to an eye doctor just rule out some things.

[@DIYYALL]

I just had to purchase both far sighted and reading glasses. This was very helpful. Thank you.

[@deepakdevellore]

Can you explain further ? Why both ? Ain’t both same ?

[@juliebaxter7501]

Wow I am learning so much Thank you! I've been nearsighted since about 12 and my daughter was a few years younger when she needed glasses for the same.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Yeah I got lucky with the nearsightedness too. I guess I could thank my mother as well. Genetics does play a factor in it. There is a increase in nearsightedness rates among children and it is theorized to be because of increased lifestyle demand on near tasks (phones, video games, school pressure, etc)

[@juliebaxter7501]

that's a shame that lifestyle is now a link. I meant to comment about the eyes changing size at adolescents that was very interesting Love all the info you share look forward to your next video!

[@bernicedouse524]

I lost my glasses 4months ago . im nearsighted. My optometrist told me if i drive i said no he said thank god 😂😂😂 we both but im glaucoma suspect for right now . went to see a specialist but they say i was born with a large optic nerve .

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Sounds like your getting some excellent care!

[@chivalrynik3064]

Is that physiological cupping? My doctor also suspected glaucoma but never told again that I have glaucoma

[@chivalrynik3064]

My cup disc ratio is 0.79 do I have to worry?

[@larnacaLCA]

Just got my first glasses. Tht doctor is soooo cute

[@KirstenTulloch-y1x]

I have been so confused about what exactly is going on with my eyes since starting to wear glasses so very much appreciate your clear and straightforward manner of explaining. I was told I needed glasses for reading and my computer work. So that is all I wore them for! Then I started getting tired eyes when taking them off. Went to my eye doctor who retested me and said my prescription had changed so got me different lenses. Man did I struggle with those!!! Like being in a fishbowl!!! Went back to my eye doctor who asked me if I had been wearing my first glasses all the time. I said no, just reading and computer. I said I didn't think I was meant to wear reading glasses outwith those times....to which she told me they are not reading glasses, you have a distance issue!!! This blew my mind as I have 20/20 vision (she checked) so clearly something is going on. She told me, "eyes are complicated!" I am now considering contacts for full time wear and your series on those is super helpful. Thank you.

[@Waterliliy1616]

i was farsighted, had reading glasses from age 9 to 24 but last year that changed i'm now nearsighted with astigmatism

[@emil.jansson]

Waterliliy wow bad luck.

[@Waterliliy1616]

@Projectile Live i have bad migraines and they are what caused this to happen

[@Seamlady]

I have only one good eye. The left is a lazy eye and corrective surgery did not work at 20 yo. I had eye exercise at age 6 to 7 years to strengthen the right eye to 20/30. I have 7 eye disorders and it is hard to fit glasses on me. I have read and done a lot of eye education. YOU have explained eye problems the BEST I have ever seen. I have been going to specialist for over 60 years and I have learned more from you in one hour. Thank you sir.

[@wiilover07]

I'm 31 and I might be nearsighted. I will have to go to my eye doctor soon because everytime I'm trying to read text on TV all the letters are blurry and when I go up close to the TV it's in focus.

[@BurwellFamily2022]

I just got an eye test today and I’m farsighted and I was wondering what it was and I’m glad I watched this video

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Happy your found it! How was your experience having your eyes tested?

[@BurwellFamily2022]

Doctor Eye Health It was different because I never had my eye tested before, my parents noticed before I did. So I decided to go get them looked at. It hurt a bit, because I straining my eyes to see. But overall it’s was a new experience.

[@shcheerchic1011]

Farsighted gang represent ✊🏼

[@LitReese_]

🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@EmmyTheDon]

Like it’s a gift😩

[@ivoneray1472]

I am 46 years old and I'm nearsighted. I had cataract surgery ( lens replacement surgery ) at the age of 40 and when I was 44 I had the laser surgery. My eye doctor joked that I had the vision of a 85 year old. My mom had cataract, too, and also both of my maternal grandparents, so I believe in my case it was hereditary.

[@MRusso99]

I am far-sighted and need to see my eye doctor sometime this spring. Haven't seen him in almost three years. Blurred vision. And I know I have a cataract. I love your videos.

[@lwolfstar7618]

I'm far sighted, and glasses really help for close things because when I'm using electronics or reading etc too much, I get eye strain and painful strings of mucosa. The thing that really surprised me was that with them on, print etc is smaller much so much clearer, I often joke that i now see in 4k lol

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

it is funny how minus lenses do often make things seem smaller.

[@emanuels9275]

I haven’t been to the ophthalmologist in over 7 years, and just went today and I’m 19. I went because I was feeling a lot of strain on my eyes and getting headaches, and it was getting harder to read and drive at night partly because of the bright lights. So I went and the ophthalmologist said I needed glasses because I was nearsided. So first time getting glasses cool experience 👍

[@vadim292]

I'm already used to it and have been wearing glasses since grade 5, now I have -4.25.

[@reginaldcopperbottom1738]

@@vadim292 how are you doing? Thank God I was able to recognize it at while I am at -1.25 and in 7th hrade

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Do endmyopia

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

@@vadim292 do endmyopia

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

@@reginaldcopperbottom1738 do endmyopia and DON’T WEAR GLASSES FOR CLOSE UP I’m -1.25 and I’m not wearing anything rn & I used to be -2.25 or worse 6 months ago. I actually can’t wear my sports goggles/glasses because they’re too strong asf & even have some cyl correction. But yeah you have to know what you’re doing, learn active focusing, learn endmyopia, and even then, blur adaptation isn’t good. So only wear them for distance and eventually start reducing a bit when you know what you’re doing.

[@isokane9726]

I had perfect or good vision all the way up to 15, I randomly woke up and my eye sight became blurry and has been that way ever since?

[@honeyko2019]

I'm nearsighted and astigmatism And it's hard because you can't see people face if there smiling on you in a distance.

[@vadim292]

I've been wearing glasses since grade 5 and I'm already used to it, I can't do without them, now I have -4.25.

[@tanyajanvier4538]

I have that problem to I can't see faces at a distance bugs me.

[@vadim292]

@@tanyajanvier4538 Even with glasses from afar, I don't really see faces, but I recognize people by their walk. Lol

[@tanyajanvier4538]

@@vadim292 lol...sometimes I do.

[@silvanafrancis4157]

Same here it’s so frustrating ... Glasses/Contacts is Mandatory (I’m Nearsighted & have Astigmatism )

[@BloodyShrimp]

I am far sighted but I didn't realize until recently. I always had conspicuous veins on my eyes since I was little but didn't think much of it. I decided to have my eyes checked by ophthalmologist recently and I turned out I had +2.25 and +1.50 but after I was given special eyedrops it revealed that I have +6.00 and +5.50 farsightedness. My ophthalmologist said she has never seen someone with eye muscles to self-correct such a big defect.

[@RealAnthonyHowell]

What eye drops were those? Was the correction instant or over the course of a few months?

[@BloodyShrimp]

@@RealAnthonyHowell I was given cycloplegic eye drops. Correction wasn’t instant and not even over the course of a few months. I’ve been switching lenses to stronger last 3 years. Right now my lenses are almost at the required prescription.

[@juanmorales9538]

Two questions: are you wearing color contacts? And what do you recommend to do to stop my myopia from increasing?

[@cristiantabor]

Is hard to believe but that's actually his natural eye color!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Haha yes thats my natural eye color! Best things for slowing down myopia include spending less time indoors and on near vision tasks, including considering other options such as multifocal contacts or orthokeratology. Otherwise, parts of the eye will continue to grow and may influence your prescription over time. How nearsighted are you?

[@juanmorales9538]

I think I’m 2.25 in both eyes, When I got my glasses I had like 1.75 but then a year later they told me that it increased.

[@RepaidChalice37]

This gave me such a better understanding of my little brothers prescription! He is pretty farsighted with an astigmatism and it’s insane that he basically had to learn how to look again without using his crystalline lens as such a crutch. He basically had to re learn how to write his letters because he (from what his ophthalmologist told us) basically learned from muscle memory and never fully grasped the way letters looked. It’s interesting to see how wearing glasses has bettered his life 😁. I too am getting glasses soon (Im slightly nearsighted so only I need them to drive and correct my astigmatism)

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Yeah definitely don’t wear them up close & try wearing them as little as possible. You should probably also drop the cyl (astigmatism) all together if it’s less than a diopter especially because you don’t want to be down to the final diopter of myopia (or starting, so just eliminate it and don’t worsen it) with something cumplicated like cyl or different eye strengths. Also, just learn active focusing and endmyopia and do it. You probably just have pseudomyopia rn anyways, so your ciliary muscle is in up close mode from looking up close too much, so go outside, practice distance vision, do active focusing, etc.

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Wrong cumment nvm that’s for myopia

[@MartinNeep]

I always wondered why my weak far-sighted prescription makes such a huge difference in relieving eyestrain and yet I still see fairly well without them? I guess it helps those muscles to relax a little? If I have a sph of +0.50 but a cyl. of -0.75 x 145 - am I still considered hyperopic in that eye?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Well you would technically have what is called mixed hyperopic astigmatism. Not too common. The spherical equivalent is almost Plano. But I would say yes, you are just very slightly hyperopic.

[@boblablaw4857]

thanks for explaining farsightedness! I've always been frustrated because my vision was excellent, yet I needed glasses. At one time, my right eye was 20/15. I figured since I could see so well, that I'd be a good candidate for eye surgery. Was told by a doctor that some doctors might let me do it, but that I should probably never get it done because my cornea is too thin. Wasn't too concerned, except now that I'm older (36), my vision seems to be getting worse quicker. I assume it is due to the lens growing :(

[@King-yk5tl]

Doctor prescribed me + 0.75 for right eye b and + 0.25 for left eye but I can see nearby object clearly but have slightly difficulty in focusing far written letterz from my right eye😢 I am confused I have nearsightedness or farsightedness

[@vadim292]

When the ophthalmologist prescribed my last glasses, more than half a year had passed, I couldn't get used to them for so long and I had a headache with them at the end of the day. I'm so happy. that after about a month everything passed and I was able to get used to them, now these glasses have become my best friends for me, with whom I do not part and always wear them.

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

If you’re nearsighted, take them off for up close and also just do endmyopia

[@Myrnateatro]

Thank you! For the first time I understand farsighted.👍👍👍 I have presbyopia and farsighted. I wear gradual (¿progressive?) eyeglasses. 🙂

[@RickyM323]

When I was 25 I was getting home from work and just wanted to chill and watch TV and had some blurry vision. Like most people I thought by the end of the day my eyes get tired and blurry. One day I was driving at night in the rain and began having a panic attack thinking I was losing my vision or something because everything was at its worst I’ve ever seen. Went to an eye doctor and turned out I have Astigmatism and a bit Farsighted. Crazy how mild my prescription is but I have trouble seeing words on my phone or subtitles or sometimes even people’s faces. So I just keep my glasses on all day. Can anyone relate or am I just weird? I’d like some feedback..

[@emy4113]

nah same happened to me at a moment i couldn’t se anything on my phone i thought i was getting blind 😂 but i was recommended to use glasses daily cause i have a little high astigmatism and i’m far sighted

[@TheBakingDiva]

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[@N1BNfilms]

Good overview of refractive errors. I have had hyperopia with astigmatism all my life but did not know it till a military eye exam at age 20. School nurse eye screening does not catch hyperopia, see a proper eye professional. Might have done better in school if I had been caught earlier. Now in my 60s and have had cataract surgery on both eyes. Still wear glasses but surprise was the right eye ended up with Simple Myopic Astigmatism post surgery. Glasses give me almost 20/20 acuity which makes me happy.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Excellent new Bruce! Happy you had such good success after cataract surgery. SO TRUE about the eye screenings too 💯

[@hannahgentile5829]

Thank you for this video. I'm nearsighted, and I do wear glasses. When you explained how people who are nearsighted can see very well up close, while objects at a distance are blurry, I was thinking - yep, that's me. Is nearsighted more common in people than farsighted ?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Right now about 30% of the world is nearsighted..but its projected to be up to 50% by 2050. Largely due to lifestyle changes (nearwork demand, phone use, computers, school pressures, etc) Will have future videos addressing the topic.

[@jeraldenablana4855]

Until when do we need to use glasses for nearsighted? Am asking for the time frame. Thanks!

[@Akira3kgt]

@@jeraldenablana4855 There is no certain time frame to correct your nearsightedness. If your far vision is blurry, then you can use glasses to correct it.

[@jeraldenablana4855]

@@Akira3kgt Thanks! Great help!

[@ninacardoza2005]

Nearsighted. Currently wearing contacts for the past 3yrs. Before that I was wearing glasses for 14 yrs and before that contacts for 1 yr and before that glasses for 6ys. So basically I've been in corrective wear since around 10yrs old lol.

[@Ash2theB]

My mom is farsighted and I’m nearsighted. My mom has glasses for computer but she wears them when watching tv at times she had to get cornea implant surgery because she was hit in eye as a kid. I started wearing glasses when I six, I prefer contacts bc of astigmatism it help exercise my eyes vs my glasses.

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Do endmyopia

[@kylel2576]

I'm nearsighted astigmatism. Just got contacts cuz I figured I wouldn't be able to pass the dmv eye exam. My eyes aren't that bad but after wearing the contacts the world looks so much clearer. It's funny though that family and Co-workers look much different now. People look older to me than they had before.

[@MrMSS22]

I had a mild myopia of -2.5/-3.25 dpt spherical equivalent which just got corrected using newest generation laser surgery (small incision lenticule extraction = SMILE) and got 20/20 vision 3 days after it, regressing to 20/15, which was my best corrected visual acuity before. Advantge= no flap, thus less dry eyes and no other flap associated risks.

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Dayem bro you should’ve done endmyopia but Ig it’s too late for that now

[@yasnaastorga7152]

Great video! Can you do one on lazy eyes? I’m farsighted with astigmatism +5.5L and +1.5R and to be honest I stopped wearing my glasses at 13. I’m now 30 and wear contact lenses occasionally. (They make me feel dizzy sometimes) My vision has improved over the years without wearing glasses, my left eye is still pretty weak though. Anyway I would love more information on amblyopia and if there are ways to help improve as an adult? As a kid I hated the eye patch so I refused to wear it, my optometrist said since my eye doesn’t turn out and that it’s not too noticeable that the surgery would not be worth it for me. It’s always been my biggest insecurity when having eye contact during a conversation wondering if the other person can tell or not.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey Yasna! Sorry for the late reply. YES I will get a whole series on amblyopia (lazy eye). If that is your pic in the photo then please dont ever feel insecure about what you look like! Usually the only people that notice small eye turns are eye doctors haha.

[@yasnaastorga7152]

Doctor Eye Health haha yes that’s me! :D Thank you for the reply I look forward to your videos.

[@void_presence]

I've been wearing glasses (far-sighted) since I was 8 (I'm now 44); at the time, the eye doctor said to my mother 'he CANNOT read ' even though I had been for years, and kept insisting that I could not read. hehe Now of course, I cannot read without glasses.

[@svenshrempf]

Karma

[@Theurgicnick]

Far sighted here, +1.25 diopters on my contract lenses, only just gone to contact lenses as before my need for glasses as per this video was just for reading or long distance driving where as now I need multi focal lenses or two pairs of specs. Which just isn’t for me, so went down the contacts route, ps. I’ve also watched your video on contact lenses for beginners. It was so much help for a novice like me.

[@kiinyussuf2880]

Does that mean a nearsighted person has to wear their prescription glasses/contacts to prevent eye from stretching and diseases?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Some studies suggest wearing glasses has a protective effect on reducing the rate of myopia.

[@YounesKeraressi]

@@DoctorEyeHealth and please how about eyes exercices or some natural solutions like aloe vera or honey ?

[@nazaannew524]

Can we cure it by lasik surgery at age 13

[@Akira3kgt]

@@YounesKeraressi Eye exercises, or real prescribed vision therapy, does not help with true myopia but can help with some hyperopia and can help with binocular vision problems. "Natural solutions" will not help...

[@Akira3kgt]

@@nazaannew524 LASIK surgery is typically not done until 18 years old.

[@Angela-Louisa]

I often get asked if I'm short or long sighted - I'm neither. I have a condition called Macular Oedema. Born with congenital cataracts, I've had alot of surgery on my eyes. Recently, underwent corneal graft #3 on my right eye. Honestly, if my vision could be corrected by glasses or contacts, I'd jump for joy!

[@mbea1367]

Could you do a video on extreme farsightedness. My mother's correction for reading was about 1300+, where as my is only about 600+. I've never really had my vision explained to me, since I've worn correction lenses since about of 1. I'm in my early 60s now, will my farsightedness get worse as I get older.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That would be a good idea. High amounts of farsightedness means the eyeball is small and essentially the eyes powers are not strong enough. At a young age, kids can try to flex their eye muscles and accommodate through it but when the power is more than +3.00 it can start to force the eyes to turn together. Often putting kids at risk of strabismus and amblyopia(lazy eye). Thank goodness they caught it when you were so young. As hyperopes age, the lens inside the eye grows and because the eye is small, there is a risk for angle closure glaucoma.

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Did you mean to put a decimal point there and say +13.00 and +6.00, so +13 and +6? Because right there, it basically says plus 13 hundred and plus 6 hundred

[@mbea1367]

@@nabranestwistypuzzler7019 I got the decimal point wrong. My mother's correction was about +13.00 and mine is +6.00.

[@bun04y]

when I was younger I had better than 20/20 vision, but once I hit mid 40's I started becoming farsighted. I wear readers +1.50s most of the time, I switch to +2.00 when I am sewing. I got talked into trying continuum (I think that's the term) glasses because I spend a lot of time in front of a computer, the problem with those were I had to wear them low so that I could look over the top for distance and they were too heavy for that. So I wear readers at the end of my nose like an old lady. sigh

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thats totally OK with me haha. My mother is a librarian so it works out. Have you ever heard of Half Eyes? they are an older style of frames where they are made to sit lower so the frames dont have to sit on the tip of your nose. Maybe you can still find them .

[@Akira3kgt]

I think you mean progressive bifocals. And if the Rx is correct, you should not have to look over the glasses. They should work well at almost any distance. If the progressives don't work well for you, you should go back to your eye doctor and tell them.

[@echoesofsilence22]

I'm a student, and have some troubles in reading from books. I think I have hyperopia. I also have eye strain and headaches when I read books/work on my computer for too long. Does this mean that I have hyperopia? It's not very bad but it feels quite uncomfortable. Please assist.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hyperopia can cause increased demand for reading and near work, but the external eye muscles can also have a role in that the eyes may not be converging or diverging correctly. Best to see a local eye doc and see if glasses can help or if orthoptic exercises can help

[@Mirandak107]

I’m farsighted and can’t see anything without glasses. I was also given an astigmatism and an eye turn(esotropia I believe it’s called) but the eye only turns when there is no correction so you can see it when I don’t have glasses or contacts in

[@gryph01]

I started using reading glasses in my 20's and had to start wearing glasses for distance in my late 40's. Although the world is slightly blurry at a distance. Would love to fix to my distance blurriness since I hate wearing progressives. My optometrist said corrective surgery for distance is not reliable.

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Do endmyopia and there are also some endmyopia videos on presbyopia

[@Ladykyra101]

I wonder with blindess if any of those mechanisms that focus light and communicate it to the brain don't work properly? 🤔

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Depends on the cause of blindness but there are many signals that pass to the brain through the eyes that do not give eyesight. such as a persons sleep cycle for example.

[@Ladykyra101]

@@DoctorEyeHealth wow, thanks for replying Doc. Wasn't expecting it. Cool! 👍🏼

[@Ash-di4fv]

im nearsighted and I still don't wear glasses yet..im still waiting for them

[@bluewaters3100]

I wear magnifying glasses ..have no money for eye glasses.

[@BiggieSmokes187]

@@bluewaters3100 lol

[@rich1051414]

When I was younger, I was far more nearsighted than I am now. If the lens hardens with age, why would it be easier for me to focus as I age? I am 35 years old now, and my prescription has dropped from -1.75 to -0.75. (I also have a lazy eye which is worse, but it has also improved). When I was younger I also found it impossible to get stereoscopic vision effect cause of my lazy eye, my brain just discarded the information from that eye. Stereoscopic vision returned as I aged as well.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That all sounds amazing! Pretty unusual. Why was the "lazy eye" lazy? Was it due to refractive means or due to an eye turn? There are many factors involved in determining the prescription and honestly without knowing your exact eye health and history I dont think I could fully elucidate the changes you have experienced. There are actually great reports improvement in eye teaming and stereoscopic abilities, particularly with vision therapy.

[@rich1051414]

@@DoctorEyeHealth It wasn't turned, just weak. Never open as much as my other eye, and it never could focus as well. I don't know what it is called, I am no optometrist :P

[@Akira3kgt]

@@rich1051414 Sounds like you were over-prescribed with the -1.75 and your real Rx was -0.75. Happens all the time...

[@GOODERKIND]

I am far-sighted but this morning asI was trying to read the small print on a bottle everything became super clear and I could read all the tiny words! It only lasted for a split second but it was amazing! It startled me because for a split second everything became a little brighter and all the words came into focus... OMG! Crazy!! How? Why?

[@nas10iris]

Just bought reading glasses. I can see far with corrective lenses but to see up close I have to remove my glasses... It's a new thing and i thought I needed bifocals but I tried some and it was horrible. The reading glasses help me when I am wearing my contacts. -8.5 is my prescription!

[@thecerealfix]

I’m far sighted and wear glasses at night and contacts during the day. Been wearing glasses since I was 5. When my eyes relaxed, one would go inward. Now I’ve seen the same sign in several of my kids-all far sighted. Biggest pet peeve: people assuming that I can see things clearly in the distance. Nope. Far sighted to me means that I can just see distant things better than near sighted people. I can function, but it’s still blurry.

[@selenatania]

I'm nearsighted, i wear glass and contact lenses. Every year my eyes changing. In 2017 my eyes was Left -4.50 AND Right - 5.50 and in 2018 L - 4.50 R -5.00.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

The flip flopped! Nice

[@manoramajyotshna]

what contact lenses are you using ? any contact lenses can be used ?

[@Farme-ng8im]

Is it a bad thing that the vision in my left eye is so much worst than my right eye. The prescription in the left is -7.25, but the one in the left is -5.25. My mom thinks that it isn’t good because of how young I am. I am only 15.

[@suzanahas4740]

Finally..I got it! Thank you for your clear explanation...

[@Dr.Faran.Ophthalmology]

Excellent video doctor. Keep up the good work.

[@rowanessence]

Cool video. I'm nearsighted. I'm curious about contact lens care? I have a really bad habit of leaving my contacts in for days...

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Some contacts are approved by the FDA for sleeping in, however, it still increases the risk of infection. Have you ever had a corneal ulcer?

[@PaulHojda]

I'm farsighted. I need +3 lenses or glasses. I can see perfectly clearly without correction, but after a few hours, i get eye fatigue. Any possibilities for laser operation? I heard it's more difficult to correct farsightedness than nearsightedness

[@lollosmino_6486]

I think that to correct nearsightness they burn a bit of your cornea with a laser because that should be the part that stretches and makes the eye longer. For farsightness i have no idea but i suppose they replace something in the eye

[@Jillian1stJohn3-9-10]

I am farsighted. The first pair of glasses that I got were over $300 and they gave me a severe migraine the first week, so I never wore them again. I have been wearing $1.00 readers for the last 12 years. I get headaches everyday from the pressure on my temples.

[@tess_little1122]

I went to the ophthalmologist last week and apparently my right eye is nearsighted so I’m trying to find informations about myopia since I’ll start wearing glasses this coming week 🤧

[@otiebrown9999]

If the refractive STATE of your normal eyes is positive, you get a positive lens. If your STATE is negative, you get a negative lens. Only if your refractive state is exactly 0.0 Diopters, do you avoid getting a PRESCRIBED LENS.

[@matthewalexandersayers4470]

I'm both nearsighted (right eye) and farsighted (left side) and have suffered from a congenital nystagmus from age 4.

[@KristinaSandnes]

Could you talk more about binocular vision disorders and problems because of it? I’m nearsighted and have a binocular vision disorder, so I struggle with focusing, consentrating and I have bad coordination. I used to have strabismus, it’s better now. Because I didn’t get help as a child, my eye doctor told me it’s basically too late to fix it, but I can make it stop getting worse by using prism glasses.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Really good topic to cover Kristina! Yes. I hope to have a whole series on binocular vision, amblyopia, eye turns. etc. Thanks for watching!

[@droxy8171]

Can someone explain this to me my both eye is nearsighted but one sees little bit better at far away things

[@juliesgaming4]

This help me to understand how can I wear my glasses as a Farsighted with astigmatism the doctor prescription is +2 for my glasses. I wear my glasses with anti-radiation, when I get Headache and blinky eyes when too much focused on the computer and cellphone.

[@BlahBlahDrone]

I'm far-sighted and find it very frustrating. I absolutely hate the fact that I need to depend on glasses or contact lenses. Is there any treatment that can fix it?

[@tommarais3299]

This video helped me to accept that Im a nearsighted or myopic person.

[@ishnualah]

Hi, I have not wore any glasses before, recently I noticed that when I'm reading something near for some time e.g handphone, when look back at something in the distance I see things unfocused. It is not blurred but slightly a doubles/has shadow. It takes a while to go away. Sometimes may feel dizzy.

[@ericaroka]

I’m scared because I’m 10 and when I watched another video that you could go blind if u have myopia and my right eye has myopia well idk yet but I’m pretty sure because when I close my left eye from far away It’s blurry and when my finger is right in front of me it’s not and when I open both eyes and I can see properly and I wear glasses and when I wear glasses and close my left eye my vision is ok but I don’t want to go blind and I do eye exercises from KZbin but my eye sight in my right eye is kind of getting is worse because when my finger is like 1m away from my eyes it’s blurry so I’m scared 😭😭😭😭

[@erixgarcia5166]

I use -2.75 i actually take of my glasses to read better, im a barber and i see the head infront of me on ultra 4k once taking off my glasses. Do i have miopia

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey thanks for sharing! YEs, when you are nearsighted or Myopic, taking the glasses off makes things up close seem super sharp. The glasses help for distance but make things look slightly small when looking up close.

[@erixgarcia5166]

@@DoctorEyeHealth ive been thinking of lasik, but I just cant imagine living with our glasses, since i was 6 i used to wear em already >_< ,,, btw i appreciate your time, be safe and happy wishes ^_^

[@stephanierando3477]

Isn't it also true that people who are farsighted also have a tendency to be eagle eyed at a distance? I have hyperopia, and I have a hard time focusing on things that are close to me. I use reading glasses. My eye doctor said that my distance vision (20/15) is associated with hyperopia.

[@legohistorytube.3148]

I'm Nearsighted and also have Strabismic Amblyopia which you probably already know is very frustrating for me, Also I wear glasses

[@camrynhunter6969]

Hi my mom is having anxiety and I think it has to do with her high blood pressure. Is their any way to help calm her nerves to help her vision

[@ExplosiveBrohoof]

Why does divergent light balance out perfectly for someone who's myopic? Why isn't the focusing power too strong just like it is for light coming off of objects at a distance?

[@shelphinb1621]

I’m from the UK and I have extreme myopia since I was born, hereditary through my dad. Started wearing glasses when I as 3 and contacts when I was 12, though now in my 40s I can’t wear them anymore as they dry my eyes out too much and I spend more time popping eye drops than anything else. My current prescription is around -22.5 in both eyes. I also suffer with haemorrhages in both eyes since I was 25. I would love to learn more about Myopia, eye surgery etc if you can help, thanks

[@moondust2365]

I'm nearsighted. Not sure by how much since I can't really get it checked, let alone get glasses, but it's still fine for the most part. Things farther away than 6-8 feet tend to blurry, but not super blurry. Like, if I was looking at a TV screen with text at that sort of distance, as long as it's say a presentation that at least follows the 7x7 rule, I can read it perfectly fine. But if it's at that distance and the text is quite small, like if you put two paragraphs, I can have a hard time. If it's five paragraphs, I'd have to try and *really* focus my eyes, or simply go closer in a bunch of cases (especially at school during recitation). Also, if say if I'm at a mass, a school program, or a concert, I can't really make out the face of the person talking unless I'm in the first 10 rows. Also, just by closing either of my eyes, I can kinda tell that my left eye is blurrier than my right eye, but I'm not quite sure.

[@emilymcnees7045]

I'm farsighted with astigmatism in both eyes, same prescription in right and left. I wear glasses when working, reading, watching TV, and driving at night.

[@bowieknife]

Can anyone tell me if I should wear my glasses for short sightedness when I'm doing things that are close up (eg. Reading or using my phone)? I can see things clearly that are near me but blurry when further away (more than an arms length).

[@andrewkirkley2439]

I got my first contact lenses today!!!!!

[@Mr.Inman14]

When I started wearing my glasses at 13 I was told to wear them like when I need to see things far away or whatever so eventually I started wearing them all day and my eyes adjusted so now I have to wear prescription sunglasses when driving.

[@Chillman666]

Another excellent and highly educational video, dr. Allen. As a myopic viewer, I really appreciate it. I have an off-topic question. Do you know or think if there is or could be a connection between allergic conjunctivitis and eye floaters formation? I am asking because I have acari allergy and I had runny nose and red itchy watery eyes which resolved on their own. This happened several times for short time intervals (about 15 minutes). I just wondered if this condition could be a cause of my floaters besides the natural aging of the eyes. I am going to visit allergologist, whom I have previously gone to, and treat my chronic nasal congestion which makes sleeping difficult (I even thought I had sleep apnea, sinusitis, or problem with the nasal barrier but I went to otorhinolaryngologist and he said everything is fine). However, I am curious how bad can allergies can affect our eyes. I am sorry if I bore you with my story. Best regards, Momchil

[@Akira3kgt]

There is no connection between floaters and allergic conjunctivitis that I have ever heard

[@YasaswiGomes]

I got farsight recently after being online daily. It's not important how I feel but what I'm planning to do about it. First, cut off sugar, and social media. That's what I suspect will help

[@PiggiesnPuppies]

So I was wondering if you could explain accommodation issues? I’ve been told I am farsighted and that the muscles of my eyes over tighten and over relax causing a delay in my vision. I can see without my glasses it just takes about 30 seconds for my eyesight to switch between distances, my glasses just help stop that delay. Does this make sense? Hoping you could explain it better. Thanks!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Everything you said makes perfect sense. When someone is farsighted they have to use their eye muscles inside the eye to flex the crystalline lens to focus light for them. However, this can put strain on the eye muscles. Some people naturally have difficulty engaging these muscles and we call that accommodative insufficiency. At a young age (below 40) the coordination between the brain and the eye muscles can be trained through vision therapy, however at we age the crystalline lens gets thicker and eventually starts to crystallize and harden, as this happens, the ability to focus becomes more difficult and can cause a lag in the ability to focus at different distances. Eventually leading to the total loss of accommodative ability. Thats when people start wearing bifocals/reading glasses etc. How old are you now?

[@geraldl1401]

Myopic since age11....about a year ago ,presbyopia set in with a reduction in my far correction...yay!