If I can see clearly, but lately my eyes seem to take longer to focus, do I need glasses? or what?
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It sounds like you may need glasses.  Make an appointment with your eye doctor and he/she will be able to tell you exactly what you need.
927387
You can get glasses for myopia over the counter. Tesco, amongst others, sell them  and they have the maginification factor on a sticker.\n\nHowever, with eyesight, and the fact that your eyes may differ, it's best to consult an optician.
528654
If your getting headaches, migranes and vision problems run in the family, it's more than likely you need some kind of corrective vision aid. Alot of people on both sides of my family NEED glasses and so do I. If I don't wear my glasses, read to much, strain my eyes generally. I'm prone to headaches. See an optometrist or is is opthamologist, what I'm trying to say is eye doctor, soon. The headaches are very bothersome, I know. Good Luck!
323102
I don't like to wear mine, either. However, since I use my computer as much as I do, and I also worked at Verizon, where I was on a computer for 8+ hours a day, my vision has gotten worse. There are many different styles of glasses you can get. Some have barely any frames, and they aren't as noticeable as the ones with full frames. I have a pair of them, and I like them much better. I can't wear my contacts, either, because I have allergies. My eyes get really irritated when I wear them. It does take time to get used to wearing them, but I think you will find that you can get frames that will compliment your face. Good Luck!
586805
yes go to an optometrist
1176178
The only problem you may face is dry eye. optometrists may say that too much computer use will mess up your eyes but they just want you to buy glasses from them. Using artificial tears will help with dryness.
597104
There's the obvious advice, which is ask your eye doctor.  He'll be able to tell you different things you can do.  I'll note that you should of course have glasses anyways, even if you do increase your long-distance eyesight.  \n\nI know that there are diets and exercises you can do that can help your eyes.  You should do a search of diet and eyesight.  Then do a search of eyes and exercise.  Also try methods and increasing eyesight.  There's an infomercial for a thing called exercise your eyes which is basically a long black object that you hold a few inches or feet from your eyes, and it has a line of small different-colored bulbs that light up.  You folow along with your eyes, and don't turn your head, and it's supposed make your pupils retract, which will strengthen the muscles in your eyes and can help to fix and maintain eyesight for longer periods of times.\n\nI completely forgot what kinds of vitamins are good for eyesight, but I know that simply holding something in front of your face, and moving it around while following with your eyes, so long as you are not in a room with bad lighting, can help your eyesight, but most importantly, I would make an appt with your eye-care professional, and he/she would be way more up-to-date on the things you can do to help your situation.  Good luck.....\n\nOh yes, and when out in the sun, and even driving, make sure you have a pair of good sun-glasses.  Make sure that the sun-glasses are POLARIZED.  They make you see great, and they totally block out the sun.  Your eyes will not feel strained at all.  I have a pair, and I swear they're awesome.
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If you need glasses, it means that your eyes are, in a way, mis-shapen. Your eye focuses light to the back of your eye.  It your eye is the right shape, the light will focus perfectly, allowing for perfect vision.  If your eye isn't shaped quite right, the light will not focus where it is supposed to, therefore causing blurred vision.  That is what glasses and contacts do, they bend light so that it hits your eye at the right spot.\nSome vision problems are hereditary, but you cannot hurt your vision by sitting too close to the tv!\n\nHere's just a couple of eye myths... http://www.midwesteyecare.com/SubSection/index.php?SectionID=7&SubSectionID=154&ParentID=61
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It's probably just that you need more time to get used to them.  I have blended "omnifocals," and I spent about the first week playing the game I call "find the focus."  You roll your head up and down (looking like an idiot if anyone's watching), finding the best focus you can get for a given viewing situation.  You may find, for example, that at times you have to hold your head up in what looks like a snobbish way, or roll it down as if you were being shy.  \n\nIf you don't adjust after a week or so, you might ask the guy who fitted the frames to your face whether they need adjusting.
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I've been wearing glasses for about seven years now, I'm 18, and honestly I don't give a rats ass about what people think. I think that glasses are becoming in style now and you shouldn't be ashamed of wearing them if you need them. Though, not that I care about what others think, I'm trying to heal my eyesight the natural way, as laser eye surgery is not always a fool proof solution and is so expensive. I am going to use the Bates method to try and heal my eyesight, as I don't like relying on glasses to see, I want to be able to see clearly using my own eyes again. I want to wear sunglasses. I don't want to be restricted to not playing certain sports. For these personal reasons, I don't like wearing glasses, as they are crutches. I recommend you watch a DVD called "Yoga For Your Eyes" by Meir Schneider if you are interested in healing your eyes. Schneider was born legally blind and healed his eyes and is now able to legally drive without glasses. Good luck :)
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johnpaul_ is revealing his own lack of education in his answer.\n\nYes, it is possible for glasses to give you better than 20/20 vision. The 20/20 number is a comparison between two people... the first number represents you, and how close you have to be to see a given object clearly. The second number represents a person with "normal" sight and how far away they have to be to see that object clearly. For example, if person who has 20/200 vision (legal blindness) has to stand 20 feet away from an object in order to see it clearly, a person with normal vision can stand 200 feet away and see the image as clearly.\n\nSo there is nothing special about 20/20 vision. It is just an aribitrary standard based on the average range of vision (which was established many years ago, an may not be reflective of the current US population). So, good glasses will not necessarily "correct" you to 20/20 vision. They may be "over prescribed" and land you at 25/20, or under-prescribed and land you at 20/25. There is nothing wrong with the eye chart. If you are too over- or under-prescribed, you may experience a lot of eye strain. If that happens you need to get a new pair or you may get a lot of headaches.
49655
You will probably not be able to get completely rid of your spectacles, but you can improve your eyesight just by exercising your focus - i.e. focusing on nearby items and far away items often and in succession.
533958
noo loool.. but ur vision can worsen.. to prevent that, every 10 minutes move ur eyes from the screen for about a minute and look at somthg distant.. so ur eye muscles will not get tired.. and u wont go blind lol;)
1076147
I think u should get better reading glasses to read from a good distance. If u r young, u may damage ur vision progressively by straining ur eye muscles,by reading from a close distance.
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I would say check with the paedetrician /optometrist or whatever the eye specialist is called ...\n\nThat said, maybe it is nothing that special.\nI do that when I read a book, am tired but can't put it down. I close my right eye and read with the left one..\n\nSo far (hopefully !) my eye sight is very good, never had brain tumours, no lazy eye, don't wear glasses nor contact lenses and my two pupils are straight.\n\nHave always had this habit and had my eyes tested.....oh god can't remember !:-(..but at the time there was nothing wrong and I think my sight is still fine...\n\nI'm not saying that you should not consult a specialist..am just trying to make you worry less meanwhile.....OK !:-). Good luck !
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Lots of things!  Here are just a few:\n\n-Uncorrected refractive error (fixed with glasses or contacts)\n-Corneal swelling\n-Other corneal problems\n-Cataracts\n-Retinal problems\n\nIf you're experiencing blurry vision, it's important that you see your eye doctor so that you can find out the specific cause and what to do about it.
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If you need them all the time then wear them all the time.  It's not wearing them when you need to that makes them worse. -- My husband wears eye glasses and his prescription barely changes enough to notice --