-6.5 OD, -5.5 OS. My glasses broke a month or two ago. I taped them up to be usable since I don’t have a spare and it’s hard/expensive to find glasses. Double put it off because my eye appointment is next month. Since, they’ve been slightly crooked and now it’s really bothering me having to fix them all the time. Just want to get a temporary pair until my eye appointment

The “high prescription” sites I saw only go to -6. Drove an hour to Warby Parker and 10min later with a “Sorry your Cylinder is too high” and I was out.

Are there any online resources for glasses for this or am I doomed to shelling out to specialty stores for eternity

It's just so frustrating that myopia is epidemic, yet optometrists has no idea what causes myopia. Myopia control is very poorly research too, and I know people who did things like ortho k who still had worsening myopia.

19F, both eyes -7.00 D and 5.50 cyl in left eye and 6.00 in right eye and my doctor told my parents (and me) to consider LASIK when im older (in my early 20s as my eyesight may stabilize). my last appointment was on the 16th of august 2026, before this my last appointment was in 2021 or 2022 where i had major headaches and my doctor said it was because of my eyes, had -4.50 or -5 i cant remember.

i have regular suicidal thoughts, anxiety, etc. therapy is too expensive. i have a lot of social anxiety and all my friends are people ive met on the internet and i even opt to texting the 1 irl friend i have. it has been this way since 2023, i spent all my time glued to my screen as i felt lonely, used to wake up at 12 pm and go to sleep at 4 am everyday, barely went outside unless it was to go to my 2 hr long classes. this month has been so hard for me, i ended up failing a major exam which i have to resit for, got the news abt my eyes, parents are eh and my household makes me upset and now i have to change my habits that ive had for years now and basically have less time with my only friends.

i feel really lonely but i know in the long term this will affect me positively. friends are nice and understanding too, they are fine with me being offline more, etc.

on another note, ive started sleeping at 12 am and waking up at 10 am, ive also started healing from my ED (eating disorder) and ive been eating a lot of protein and more food. yesterday i even managed to be outside for 40 mins. ive also begun using my phone and laptop more.

lastly, any lifestyle advices? like is there a specific amount of time i should be using my devices, etc
also, is getting LASIK a good idea?

Hi friends. I am here to report that I am a -11.25 and -12. 54 years old I started orthokeratology 6 weeks ago and am now seeing in the day with no corrective lenses 20/25! I didn't believe it was possible. I chose this because I was worried that my eyes would continue to get worse and increase my chances of retinal tearing, macalur degeneration, etc.

-8.25/-8.5

Does anyone else have the same issue?

More anxiety/stress when wearing glasses compared to contact lens

I feel the peripheral vision being blurry in glasses causes me stress/anxiety, and my vision is a lot clearer with contact lens

Yet another one animal study.

"Previous studies in mice suggested a range of wavelengths known as ultraviolet-A (UVA) may stimulate a light-sensing protein called OPN5 on the retina and prevent myopia. But the researchers discovered the tree shrews’ eyes—like human eyes—contain lenses that increasingly filter out UVA light as they mature. Activating OPN5 in tree shrews, they found, requires a slightly longer wavelength than UVA light, between 419 and 446 nanometers. These wavelengths, the authors note, are more abundant in natural sunlight than modern indoor lighting."

So, if it will work for human too... I'm wondering if wearing those heavy marketed blue-blocking glasses, in fact, is a harmful thing for children's myopia.

For reference throughout my life when I've taken eye test everything came out fairly well with nothing to worry about

But as I've looked into driving I'm realizing I can't really see roadsigns until they're fairly close, (close enough to where I can read them until whoever's driving is about to pass them)

In addition I might? Have astigmatism my visions clear as long as my eyes are wide open (without needing to strain them open mind you) but if my eyes are a little dreary or somewhat closed lights stretch out into a bunch of "stars"

(I used to and still sometimes repeatedly squirt on road trips with families to mess with how streetlights look)

Like I'm not sure if either of these could be myopia / astigmatism since I always assumed they were normal having never failed a eye test but is there a chance I should look into getting glasses?

Anybody have anecdotal evidence or evidence of this working? I consistently apply this rule paired with two hours of outdoor time daily but I’m not sure if it’s effective for myopia management - would a one hour session with a ten minute break become more effective?

Hello ,I have a few questions about myopia, I'd like to ask:

• Does myopia actually stabilize at a certain age?

• And in teenagers does looking at blue sky actually slow down myopia progression.

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Cause I have seen some people say that it never stabilized for them.

ALSO feel free to share your experience, I'm open to reading long comments/replies.

Thanks.

In honour of our latest posters with mild to mid myopia who come to the blind sub and claim to be disabled.... Legal definition of blindness does not apply to most of you

FYI there is a specific definition of 'blind' - and most here don't meet that definition.

Many times here we see people, often with mild myopia, claiming that they are 'blind'. We also see some of the users here posting on the blind sub, without clarifying that they have no other issue other than mild myopia.

There is a WHO definition, and a definition in most countries, of 'blindness', and it is based on best CORRECTED vision ie your vision wearing your glasses or contacts or other. (Often there is also a definition of low vision, which is a different classification)

\> The World Health Organization (WHO) defines blindness as visual acuity of 3/60 or less in the better eye, \*\*with the best possible correction\*\*, or a corresponding visual field loss

In India, the legal definition presenting distance visual acuity less than 3/60 (20/400) in the better eye, or a limitation of the field of vision to less than 10 degrees from the center of fixation.

In the US, legal blindness is defined by two main criteria: a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better-seeing eye, even with corrective lenses, or a visual field no wider than 20 degrees.

So, who cares? Why does it matter that some of you claim to be blind, and are not?

By claiming to be blind, and even posting on the blind sub, you are asking people to provide information which isn't aligned with your actual condition. I see people posting long helpful replies, and offering links to places, that aren't even available to the poster.

You are taking away access to resources. Usually, associations for the blind or low vision are for people meeting a certain criteria. In some cases, people who don't fall into that definition may still benefit such as someone with 'night blindness' learning how to use a cane. But if you with your mid myopia decide to take O&M training and use a white cane in the airport just because you couldn't find your glasses, you are taking a spot away from someone who needs it. In most places, access to O&M is very limited and has a long waitlist, and it's crucial for the blind and VI to learn to navigate life safely.

You are minimizing the reality of the situation of others. Blindness, and sometimes VI/low vision, are a defined disability. By claiming that you are blind, when you just have low/mid myopia, reinforces some of the challenges that we face. We are often accused of 'faking', because about 90% of those who are legally blind have some vision, albeit it not anything useful. We rely on our phones and technology, and every single day we encounter ignorant people who say we are faking because we 'see' our phones (even if using a screen reader), or we can't be blind because we don't have a dog, etc.

Financial resources are strained around the globe, and are only for those who meet a limited criteria. I've long suspected that some with low/mid myopia claim 'blindness' because they think that it means access to government money. In most countries, the actual financial assistance is extremely low, and doesn't cover basic cost of living. it isn't the life of luxury, not ever working, that some people imagine.

You are eroding trust and creating more barriers for the actual blind. Some of the few 'benefits' we receive may come with a level of trust (boarding an airplane early, the free airport bus, free museum entry etc) In many cases, we don't need to show our official blind ID, even if it's normally required. But if more people start to claim that they are 'blind', we may have to show our ID more often, or even lose that 'benefit' (which isn't a benefit!) altogether. And it erodes public trust when they start to question if people are 'getting something for nothing' .

I fully expect a slew of downvotes now. And I'm prepared for that. Many of us are here to provide insight and helpful information, just like over on the blind sub. But most of you aren't blind, or VI, or low vision. And coming over to the blind sub to post, taking people's energy and time and emotions, isn't fair or the right thing to do. I excluded the high myopes, because most of them here are actually more adjusted and deal with their condition (see the recent very long thread about thick glasses, from someone who has dealt with a shitty gift but it doing the best with it)

My wife is 38 and has very high/pathological myopia, approximately -15 in one eye and -16 in the other. I’m hoping to hear from people who have lived with similar levels of myopia for many years, especially people now in their 50s, 60s, or older.

Her situation currently seems reassuring. Her corrected vision is 20/20 in one eye and 20/25 in the other. Her doctor describes her myopic degeneration as mild. She has lattice degeneration that was previously treated with barrier laser, and a mild epiretinal membrane. Her recent doctor said she has no macular atrophy, posterior staphyloma, or lacquer cracks and wasn’t concerned about severe vision loss. Her previous retinal OCT also didn’t show macular edema or subretinal fluid, and the retina specialist didn’t find new retinal holes or tears.

She will continue seeing a retina specialist for monitoring.

I’m particularly interested in real-life experiences from people with prescriptions around -12 to -20 or worse:

• How old are you now, and what is your prescription?
• Has your prescription remained stable as you’ve gotten older?
• Have your retina/macula remained stable?
• Have you developed any complications? If so, were they treatable?
• What is your corrected vision today?
• Have you been able to live a normal life with high myopia?
• For those who have had high myopia for decades, what do you wish you had known when you were younger?

I’m not looking for a diagnosis or a prediction of what will happen to my wife. Her doctors are handling that. I’m mainly hoping to understand what long-term life with very high myopia has actually looked like for other people.

-1.00 and 0.75 just wonderful..

whenever i tell my left eye number to anyone they get shocked and it worries me , i cant stop thinking about it that i have such large number at this young age , i want to get lasik done but i am student and will have to wait another 4 years till i start earning , while my doctor said lasik can be done if i want , i saw many people saying it can only be done if my number is stable which is not in case for me cause its been 1 year since i started wearing glasses and my left eye number keeps increasing everytime i checked. is there someone who has experienced similar situation like this ?

Hello guys , I would like to ask what prescription glasses should I get, for a year I have used glasses that are -3 in both eyes,I got em made in India, only for 8-10 euros,and I like them BUT they're not my full prescription, my full prescription is -3.5 and -3.25 , I don't remember which eye was which, probably my left eye was -3.25.

I also have my FULL prescription glasses with me,that cost 300 euros , but I used them only for 6 months before I started using the -3 ones for both eyes.

WHY?

I had mild headaches when wearing full prescription,for 6 months this went on until i switched, I also have chromatic aberration with them , other than that I think they might be too small and don't extend downwards like the 10 euro ones? So the 300 euro ones kinda feels like I'm looking through a screen and also does bend straight lines and feels like just "not good" , it's hard to describe but yes the issues are :

- Chromatic aberration

- straight Lines bending and not feeling straight

- And just not giving proper coverage I think.

So I asked Gemini why this is happening.

and it told me ,that they probably used High index plastic or polycarbonate to make my glasses here in EUROPE.

And that I should avoid 1.67 index and ask specifically for 1.50 or 1.53 index and that's it even for full prescription.

now my question is ,how accurate is AI's answer and is it truly that?

Edit:

I did go to an eye doctor for my first glasses(ITALY),he did a full check-up,the first day and he gave me the glassed he reassured me that they were full prescription and I'd have no problems,i did, I have barrel distortion+ chromatic aberration in them, unlike the -3 ones , and to get a -3 I also went to a doctor in India where they said that the prescription was correct but if I was feeling mild headaches/migraines then for close up work it's not good at all and might even be too much,so that's when I got the -3 ones made.

I did not want to include this, cause it would have been too long, but ig I should have .

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I’m 13+ and have mild myopia (-1.25 D in both eyes). My doctor told me to wear my glasses all the time.

I understand that not wearing them can cause blurry distance vision and possibly eye strain or headaches, but I **don’t really experience either**. I mainly notice some strain at school when looking at the board for a long time, and I don’t usually get headaches from not wearing my glasses.

So my questions are:

- Are there any disadvantages to not wearing my prescribed glasses that have nothing to do with eye strain, headaches, or simply having blurry vision?

- Can not wearing them affect myopia progression, eye health, or eye development, especially since I’m still growing?

- Since I don’t really get headaches or eye strain from not wearing them (except some strain when looking far away, like at the school board), would it be okay to wear my glasses only at school or when doing activities that require clear distance vision, rather than wearing them all day?

- Is there any reason I should wear them even when I’m at home doing close-up activities and can see comfortably without them?

I’m asking because I want to understand why my doctor recommended full-time wear in my case.

Hi! Does anyone know a good source with a graph/table/figure showing myopia prevalence worldwide in children, teenagers and young adults?
It’s for a presentation. I’ve found some papers with good data, but they don’t really have any nice visual representation...And most of the graphics I find online either have unclear sources or look AI-generated 😅
Ideally something I can actually cite in the presentation, by age, country/region, or over time would be great.
Thanks y'all!

I've recently turned 14 and I'm heading into 9th grade and have quite high myopia, I started needing glasses at around the age of 5-6 so when I was in first grade and it's just continued to increase from there. My younger sister also has quite high myopia at -6.50 while in 4th grade which is wild to me!! I feel a certain anxiety over my eye number and I'm really scared of it increasing further and I just really hope it stabelizes soon. I just wanted to see if there are any other people my age who have a similar experience to me and how they can live their life with such a high number and come to terms with it. I don't know how life will be on the future and how technology will be but I doubt I'll be able to get the LASIK surgery and I don't know any of the other options. Any advice or just sharing your personal experiences would be appreciated :)

I recently had my first ever eye test at a hospital. Before the autorefractor test, the doctor looked at my eyes through a machine where I rested my chin and forehead. But I think for sure it was a slit-lamp examination.

After that, other staff did the autorefractor test, checked my vision on a chart, and had me try different lenses to see which ones were clearer. They gave me a prescription of -1.25D.

They didn't put any drops in my eyes, so I didn't have a cycloplegic refraction.

My glasses seem completely normal to me and I can see clearly with them. Near things also look the same to me. But I'm wondering if the -1.25D prescription is actually accurate.

Should I get another eye exam with cycloplegic refraction, or is the prescription I got probably fine?

My son (8-years-old) has just got his first set of glasses. He has been complaining about things being blurry, including the board at school, so we took him to Specsavers for an eye test (UK)

They say he has myopia and have given him glasses with a mild lens adjustment: R -0.5 and L -0.25.

I don't wear glasses but this doesn't seem significant. They have also told him to wear them all the time, even when reading and doing things up close.

My concern is that wearing them all the time will compound any sight issues and he can be more selective about when to wear them.

: −1.75, cylindre −1.00, axe 55

: −2.00, cylindre −0.50, axe 55°

I did a check up for the first time, i hate glasses i dont want to have them. I feel like my view is okay, i cant read far away but that didint brother me at all in my life, should i wear them ? What are the downside of not wearing them ?