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Comment by wincy

1 year ago

Anecdotal but I’ve had the same -1.5 prescription since I was diagnosed with nearsightedness at 12. I’m 37 now, so 25 years of the same rx, I’d say that’s pretty consistent.

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totetsu  1 year ago

My myopia began at onset of puberty and got worse as I grew then stabilized late teens. I was told it was just an eyeball size thing.

Macha  1 year ago

I was diagnosed at like 6. In that time it's gone from -2 to -10, though it's mostly stabilised from my mid-20s.

In fact the time where it slowed down getting worse was coincidentally the time where my daily near work went from 2-3 hours to 8+ hours as I was doing it professionally and not just in my free time.

zdragnar  1 year ago

I was diagnosed around age 11, and my eyes have never had a stable prescription for more than two years.

I've given up hope on getting LASIK or similar surgery, and am now just starting to get age related farsighted as well. A few more years and I'll be needing bifocals :/

  • Moru  1 year ago

    Just a tip: If you use computers much, don't just get one pair of bifocals, get a special pair specifically made for the distance you use the computer screen. Meassure the distance before ordering the glasses.

    It's horrible to use bifocals on a computer screen, you can only see sharp on a small horizontal band. You have to tilt the head to see the rest.

Reason077  1 year ago

I have the opposite of Myopia. Near-perfect distance vision, but increasingly struggle with reading things that are close. Never had this problem as a child but it's become gradually worse as an adult, since my mid 30s or so.

Now I have glasses with +1 ADD power that help greatly, and can comfortably read tiny fonts on my phone screen again.

lanternfish  1 year ago

Counter-anecdote, my prescription has slid double digits since I was first diagnosed at about 7.