r/myopia

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.

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 ?

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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.

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?

Forgot to mention that i’m turning 20 in a couple months! I keep seeing contradictions about this and i’m confused. My prescription is -2.25 and -2.5 and recently was told to stop wearing contacts. I wear my glasses but only when i really need to because i don’t like wearing them. I would wear them to work, class, or at home but not with friends or when i’m out.

Will this encourage my eyes to grow and make my vision worse? I don’t wear them when I am walking around the city or doing something fun that doesn’t involve needing to read anything. I notice it is slightly more exhausting but it’s still worth it for me personally.

It’s definitely a blurry world out there but i can still get by and it’s safe, I’m just concerned about my eyes getting worse because I can’t do things like practicing the 20 20 rule while on my phone- since looking far away without glasses is pointless? because it doesn’t relax my eyes i guess

Can someone pls let me know their take

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.

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 :)

So, do see blurry from far, i got glasses for 1st time.Now far away things look fine but close things look minimized or small.I mean how do i manage this.So mostly i remove my glasses

hey i hope everyone is doing good

(age 29)

my case is a little bit struggling i had pain around my eyes for about 9 years from now i dont have headache but just pain in my eye muscles, the pain start from the second that i open my eyes in the morning and it doesnt go away and i have photophobia. i am a hyperope i have +2 in my right eye (non dominant eye) and +1.25 in my left eye with a moderate astigmatisme, i did all the scans on my eyes my brain everything is normal (thank god) eye pressure is normal , no keratoconus, no uveitis, nothing, ii ve been living with this pain so long we never knew what was the cause , last year a doctor saw me and she did the pen push up thing and she found out that my right eye deviate away and i cant hold convergence (convergence insufficiency) any more and i had an exophoria of 12 for near objects. i did vision therapy with an orthoptist we did 10 sessions + exercices at home and at the end the convergence was good at its maximum yet the pain didnt go away no improvement and the exophoria become 8. this year and for the first time a doctor used a cycloplegic test and we fount out that i have a +4.75 in my right and +4 in my left so i thought this is the cause of all of my pain i was accommodating too much this may be the cause so when i tried the new prescription only +4 and +3.5 not full correction, it was really hard to adapt it was so strong even after one month the distance look blurry and pain was still there but like 95% of my photophobia went away. i saw the orthoptist lately and she evaluated my exophoria and she found out that it increased to 18 because plus lenses causes the eye to drift outward and if i kept adding more plus to get to my full correction my exophoria will increase and it may make my convergence harder one day.

when i cover one eye and i see with only one all the pain and photophobia disappear.

the exophoria is only at near, for far things i dont have it.

now i dont know what to do should i go with the full correction and wait until the vision becomes clear and see if the pain will disappear and what about my deviation will it increase

and thank youu all if you have anything to advice me with

: −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 ?

Yes – it's for real and I have proof … ME!

I'm male, a retired engineer going on 79, nearsighted approximately forever, and have worn contacts for the past 45 years. My most recent prescription is (was?) -2.00 and was significantly higher when I first got glasses in 7th grade. (I probably needed them much sooner.) I've had many comprehensive eye exams – and yearly after turning 65. Never any problems, very mild prescription adjustments over the years, and switched to multifocal lenses several years ago.

Here's where it gets interesting: A few weeks ago I began noticing that my distance vision sometimes seemed a bit "off". On Aug. 4, while watching TV in bed with my glasses (the only time I wear them), noticed that the vision in my right eye was definitely worse than the left. Not drastic - just worse. Then, while watching TV a couple days later I realized that the blurriness in my right eye wasn't because my vision was getting worse … it was because it was getting better! Thursday morning, Aug. 6, I only put a contact in the left eye and discovered I could see just as well out of the right eye without correction! To say I was surprised is a huge understatement, and for the next couple days only put in the left lens. I jokingly told my girlfriend that I just needed the left eye to catch up to the right eye.

Concerned about this rapid vision change, on Mon. Aug. 10, I made an appointment for an exam the following week. My previous eye exam was nearly a year ago; and while I might have put it off another month or more, it seemed only prudent to seek professional evaluation sooner. (I asked, but was told it wasn't a medical emergency.) Meanwhile, while watching TV a couple nights later, and taking my glasses off and on, I thought that my left eye might be changing! The next morning (Thur. Aug. 13), after inserting the left contact (or so I thought), and looking out the bathroom window at distant a tree, I conducted the old cover one eye at a time test and confirmed nothing had changed. Then I saw the contact had fallen onto the sink's countertop! My nearsightedness was GONE; and for the first time since starting to drive, I could do so without glasses or contacts. My near vision is a bit worse than before, but nothing that reading glasses can't handle.

There have been no significant changes in my diet, sleep, weight or exercise, while a wellness checkup with bloodwork on May 20 revealed nothing out of the ordinary. No head trauma, I've done nothing unusual, and have made no effort toward affecting a "natural" myopia cure. Anyway, today's eye exam was a lot of "fun," especially when asked if there've been any changes! The vision in my left eye, which took a few days longer to catch up to right, is perfect, while the right eye is almost as good. Interestingly, the left eye required a bit less correction to begin with.

We have no explanation why my longtime myopia disappeared last week and the doctor is as amazed as I am. However, I'm scheduled for another exam in mid-February and was directed to get new bloodwork in the next month or so. Bloodwork was part of my overall wellness checkup in May, so I don't anticipate anything bad. Evidently, some medical conditions, particularly diabetes, can result in vision changes and she just wants to rule out what we can.

I asked the doctor to remember my name when she discovers what's going on, gets the Nobel Prize, and goes on the lecture circuit.

20yr just got my prescription updated after 3 years from -4.75 to -5.00. I have pretty bad floaters and visual snow so I'm more prone to over thinking vision complication that can arise in the future. I've heard that having higher myopia increases the risk for retinal detachments and some eye diseases and can't help but feel worried that this is my future. Obviously -5 isn't ideal but is it as bad as I'm making it out in my head?

I have developed significant anisometropia at the age of 28, which actually makes it difficult to determine exact rx for both eyes. So i was diagnosed to have -2.5L and -5R by one optometrist and it was hard to adapt to that as my previous rx was -1.75L and -2.75R. Then I went to another optometrist and he gave me -2.25L and -5 with -2 cylindrical in right eye. I couldn't see anything at all with the new ex and it felt like I'd trip and fall, vomitted and whatnot. Now I did some customisation myself and got -2.25L and -5R and I see extremely well and has no problem at all adjusting to it. The optometrists in both places said it's technically impossible to determine my rx because of the anisometropia, also I won't be able to ever see 20/20 because of that. My question is are they bluffing? Should I go to another optometrist or continue with the rx I can see best in?

So basically i did my first eye examination recently and got -1.25 and my doctor didn't give me anything to stop progressing like low dose antropine drop or myopia control glasses what should I do? should I let it be? and I only need glasses to see the school board and stuff so can i not wear glasses at home and mainly stay without glasses

For context: I got glasses when i was 13/14. I am 17 now. I went to get my eyes checked after a while today and my number has increased by -0.75. They also said my pupils look dilated and asked if I got another eye checkup done or put some medication in. I didn't really understand why but this was the first time that happened and im kinda scared. Everytime I go my number increases significantly. It is now -3.5 in one eye and -3.75 in the other. I do have several deficiencies..could that be the cause of this?? I hate it..is there anything I can do to decrease my number without surgery?? Here's today's prescription:

My prescription is -1.25 in both eyes (as well as cylinder -.25, axis 70 in my left eye). I now own a pair of glasses, but am confused when exactly I should wear them apart from whilst watching tv and driving. Any suggestions?

idk what it is but i feel all of the above. it’s like my brain is lagging when im reading anything and words overwhelm me. this includes reading comments that are multiple lines long etc. the jumping around thing is not super obvious but it does feel like something that causes pressure in my head. and it’s like my eyes are too slow to even read what i’m typing. it all overwhelms me. i’m starting to dislike typing.

edit: i assume it’s not dyslexia since it’s not really severe, i can read words without misunderstanding them but it’s just kinda hard to read them, especially hard not to skip words. it makes me feel somewhat dizzy. best words to describe it are dizzy, overwhelmed, weird… and i find reading websites like Neurolaunch quite a lot easier than texts here on reddit or what i write while i’m writing it

I recently discovered Siddhi Shah (The Eye Yoga Centre) through a podcast interview where she talks about improving eyesight, getting rid of glasses, and treating eye issues naturally through eye yoga and naturopathy.
Out of curiosity, I reached out to inquire about her consultation fees and program details. I was completely shocked to hear that the charges are around ₹30,000.
From what I gather about the process:
The actual 1-on-1 direct interaction feels very limited.
The program is mostly conducted online via pre-set video exercises, PDF diet/nutrition plans, and periodic check-ins handled remotely or via assistant touchpoints.
₹30k feels wildly exorbitant for what essentially boils down to eye-stretching instructions, basic dietary suggestions, and generic progress tracking.
Before making any decision or calling it out entirely, I wanted to ask this community:

1. Has anyone here actually taken her program? Did you notice any measurable reduction in your power, or is it mostly short-term strain relief?
2. How was the actual consultation experience? Did you get proper personal time with her, or was it passed off to a team/automated setup?
3. Is it realistic to claim eye yoga can drop high refractive errors? Or is this just podcast marketing capitalizing on people desperate to throw away their glasses?
   Would love to hear honest reviews or alternative, reasonable experiences!