Around a year ago I went to the eye doctor to check for retinal detachement, he put the dialated eye drops, then he used some lens that’s placed on my eye, and i wouldn’t even blink, this made me really uncomfortable.

I want to do another exam, as sometimes I’m seeing like invisible points of lights that last like 5-10 seconds, I’m going to another doctor but do all other doctors use this contact lens for the test, because I’ve online it’s done with a lens near the eye and not on the eye.

I’m also very scared of dilated eye exam, especially that they will touch your eyelid when putting the drops. I’m so scared of anyone touching my eyelid.

In the past i got the dialed pupil, by either them telling me to look at the ceiling and they go the drop without touching me, or by lying down on the couch, putting the drop on my closed eyelids then opening my eyelids to let it enter my eyes.

I’m so scared of going, please give advice.

I started wearing glasses when i was 9 years old

1. The first power = -1.5 [9 years]

2. Second power = -3 [ 11 years ]

3. Third power = -4 and - 4.5 [ 12 years ]

4. Fourth power = -5.5 and -6 [ 14 years old ]

Now i am 19 and the power is constant since 14 .

I look good on glasses it just that my eyes look smaller and face seems to be pea shaped due to minus 6 power.

Sometimes while playing glasses come off and suddenly i am not my true self . I panic and loose my confidence 🙃.

I was thinking should i go for some surgery ?

My one eye is -.25 and another -1.75 and I am 17

I was able to see normally then one day my one eye started drifting outward and after contacting Ophthalmologist they prescribed glasses and eventually my eye driftation got less even while I weared glasses like 2h a day(a week since then or something) still

Everytime I get weird sensation of my one eye is pulling outward a little and irritation without glasses and I'm not comfortable enough to wear glasses all the time and also little uncomfortable seeing, bit headaches and all

Can Vt or eye exercises help make them coordinate together or any treatment?

16M here, for a few years this has been this case. My good eye, which is my left eye, compensates for my bad right eye therefore both eyes together create one clear image. My left eye isnt 20/20 but it’s still manageable. I had an eye exam about a year ago and I was told I didn’t need glasses (-0.75 SPH, -0.25 cyl and -0.25 SPH, -0.25 cyl). The thing is, when I cover my left eye, my right eye seems a LOT worse than my left (I can’t read text further than my arm extended) I guess I’m just wondering whether it will get worse and whether or not I actually need glasses/contacts.

Hello good people.

I have -3.00 on my left eye and -4.25 on my right eye. Last time I went to my optometrist was around 1 to 1.5 years ago. Also, I'm 17M if that's necessary.

And throughout this time, what I have noticed is that myopia on my eyes are progressing differently at a different pace.

My right eye has gotten significantly worse while my left eye seems pretty much the same. How I know this, is that when I stare at a distance I primarily focus through my left eye and can barely see anything through the right.

On the contrary, when I do close up work I mostly focus through my right eye.

I suspect this has caused near-sightedness to grow worse on my right eye. But I thought all this time that myopia evolves equally in both eyes. But in my case, this is not happening.

Many people say a lack of sunlight increases myopia. And sure, I'm not someone that goes outside a whole lot. But if that was the case, shouldn't my eyes get worse at a similar rate?

Another interesting thing is, I'm pretty sure this has happened before. But with the opposite eyes. I'm quite confident that many years ago, my left eye shot up from -1.5 to -2.25 in the span of one checkup. All while my right eye was more or less the same.

I would like for someone to let me know what is causing all this, and if there's any harm in any way.

Btw, not a native english speaker. So, excuse the mistakes if there's any.

As I posted here [1], my daughter has premyopia.
Are here any parents or pediatric eye doctors that fit their kids or patients with myopia control glasses when they were diagnosed with premyopia or their prescription shifted a bit to negative values (like a -0.25) ?

There are some research papers that I have found that say doing this is effective.

Some real life experiences would be helpful for me.

I plan to have another discussion with the eye doc soon and I want to do my homework before.

[1]

https://www.reddit.com/r/myopia/comments/1w7phxc/risk_of_myopia_progression_for_a_6_yo/

I recently had my glasses fitted with a new prescription, but I had an uncomfortable experience during the eye exam. The optometrician wasn't very approachable, and I felt overwhelmed because I didn't fully understand some of her explanations.

I told her that my vision had become more blurry since my last checkup. She checked me with the autorefractor, trial lenses, broken-line/green-red tests, and letter tests. However, I don't remember doing the part where both eyes are open and I'm asked which lens is clearer.

She kept telling me that my prescription was the same as before and that my grade was "mababa lang." She then said we could try a higher prescription and gave me 1.00. I told her that the 1.00 was clearer, and we compared the lenses again. I still found the 1.00 clearer.

After back and fourth, she then did agree to put the 1.00 prescription in my glasses, but she repeatedly warned me that it could cause side effects like dizziness and that they wouldn't be liable for it. I understood that and accepted it. She also told me to go outside and check how it felt. I came back and said it was okay, but honestly, by that point I was already overwhelmed and just agreed.

I'm not saying she should have given me the 1.00 prescription just because I found it clearer. I understand that a higher prescription isn't automatically better and that there may be reasons not to prescribe it.

My concern is more about how the consultation was handled. I felt like I wasn't being properly heard when I explained what I could and couldn't see. She kept going back to my prescription being the same, saying it was "mababa lang," and attributing the blurriness partly to my lifestyle/gadget use, as if she knows my life. I sleep more than I use phone, and I only use it kapag magrereview and stuff. I eventually became quiet because I didn't know what else I was supposed to say, I was overwhelmed and just keep on agreeing.

Now I'm unsure whether the 1.00 prescription that I agreed to receive is actually the right prescription for me, especially because I felt too overwhelmed during the consultation to properly ask questions or make a confident decision.

For those familiar with eye exams: does the process I described sound normal, or are there other tests that are normally done before determining the final prescription?

This is also my previous prescription the only difference sa binigay nya the -0.75 is now -1.0

Left: –0.75 SPH, 0.00 CYL

Right: –0.50 SPH, –0.50 CYL

I also haven't gotten my glasses pa, so I still don't know what to expect. Do you think I should go to their other branch and ask if I could get my eyes checked again? I'm thinking of doing that just to compare the results and see if the parts of my prescription that she said hadn't changed are actually still the same. I honestly don't know if the prescription we came up with is correct, so I feel like getting a second check might help me be sure.

I'm looking for any advice, knowledge, or just general comfort. All my life I was told that my myopia progression wasn't that bad and that I could get LASIK when I get older. I've needed glasses ever since I was 6, but up till 2023 August (17years old), I was only at -5.75//-4.75. just 2 days ago, my new optometrist got my prescription to be -8.25//-8.25 (20 years old) and I'm terrified. He said I highly likely won't qualify for LASIK and gave me the warning in RD. He said he feels it will "end" around -9.xx range and that it was common for students in uni to suddenly gain raise myopia faster than previously, but I'm just so shocked, and to learn it double in 3 years makes me doubt it'll end by the "-9.xx" range.

I'm trying to cope that maybe it was because I only had one hour of sleep before I headed in, and I had to literally just woke up maybe 10 minutes prior, so I think when I get my glasses I'm going to tell them to lower my prescription by .5 or 1.0

I'm scared, I'm anxious, Please help.

EDIT: people have clarified in the comments that it is due to the fact the prescriptions are written in different formats neg vs pos cyl I would pin the translation, but I can't do that! I'm no longer stressing out!

Hi everyone, I am a high school student with myopia, and I built a free app called EyeGuard after realizing how easy it is to miss early warning signs of worsening vision.

EyeGuard includes simple screening tools for nearsightedness, color vision, contrast sensitivity, and eye fatigue, along with reminders for healthier screen habits.

It is meant for awareness and screening, not diagnosis or replacing an eye doctor.

I would really appreciate your honest feedback on:

• Is the app easy to understand?
• Are the tests useful?
• What would make you actually keep using it?

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eye-guard/id6748368048

https://eye-guard.org/index.html#download

Hey everyone, I recently got my eyes tested and this is the prescription I received:

Right: Cyl -1.25, Axis 180
Left: Cyl -1.50, Axis 170
Spherical: 0.00 in both eyes

I’m a bit confused and honestly have quite a few doubts about it, and genuinely im feeling like my life is falling apart im so disheartened

1. Is this considered a significant amount of astigmatism?

2. Is this something I should be worried about?
   Can this power naturally reduce or go back to 0?

3. Is it possible to cure astigmatism permanently?

4. If I wear glasses regularly, can the power decrease, or do glasses only correct my vision while I’m wearing them?

5. If I don’t wear glasses, can the power increase?

6. At my age, can this prescription still change/stabilize?

7. Would LASIK/other laser procedures be an option to get rid of the power completely?
   Is there anything I can do (habits, eye exercises, screen use, etc.) to prevent it from getting worse?

8. Should I get a second eye test or see an ophthalmologist?

Would really appreciate experiences or advice from people who have had similar prescriptions. Please let me know if this is something I should take seriously or if it’s relatively common/manageable.

Hi everyone,

I'm 21M with high myopia (-14D left, -11D right).

For about 6 months I've had distortion in my left eye.

A small area slightly left of the center looks wavy/blurred, sometimes darker, and white/blue colours can look slightly yellowish.

I've seen retina doctors. First doctor said nothing but only said I'll be fine in some months, One doctor thought I may have had CSCR, but there is currently no obvious fluid or blood. I was also recently examined at another retina centre, but I still don't have a clear explanation for the symptoms.

I had an OCT done resently and it has a noticeable dome/elevated-looking structure that I'm confused about.

Can anyone experienced with OCT/high myopia tell me what this structure might represent?

Could it be normal anatomy, retinal thinning, posterior staphyloma/dome-shaped macula, or something else? Does the OCT show any obvious fluid?

I'm not asking for a diagnosis - I'd just like to understand what I'm looking at and what I should ask my retina specialist.

I can upload the full OCT page and scan-position map if needed.

Thank you.

This samples of my two eye test after 14 months show i want to do laser next yr so number of eye should be constant option I had glasses of my previous eye power should I upgrade it to lat⁰est or not I very rarely use it pls help

So I came across these two terms and thought might as well give it a try. In-fact even my optometrist during my last eye test suggested I use glasses with a much lower power for close work, but I never ended up doing that because I was too broke to buy 2 glasses, and so I just ended up buying full-power lenses.

My eyesight is -4.50R and -5.00L with -1.00 astigmatism in both my eyes.

Thinking back to it, 2 years ago I swear I wouldn't notice anything wrong with my eyes when I'd look at distant lights, they simply appeared blurry which correlates to my bad eyesight. Then suddenly, the eye test I had two years ago, somehow I came out with -1.00 astigmatism in both my eyes, back then I didn't understand what my prescription even said, all I did was hand it to the people who ordered my glasses and that was it. I Never knew what the terms spherical, axis, cylindrical meant and I often just ignored it. Present time, when I look at distant lights with my naked eyes, there's sharp lines coming out of them!!!! This was never ever a problem for me...

I have a couple of questions ,

1- Can I try reduced lens therapy and differential glasses at the same time?

2- If I do try them both at the same time, would I have to reduce my astigmatism power in -0.25 increments and my spherical power by -0.50 or -1.00? and then for my differential glasses my optometrist suggested they could reduce half the power and give me glasses that are -2.50 and -3.50 for close up work. But then what about my astigmatism? Would I keep the cyclic measurements the same??? But then if I do this, wouldn't it counter my reduced lens glasses?

How have you guys been doing this?

** I am in no way asking anything about concepts like EndMyopia so if mods try banning me...I genuinely don't even know what EndMyopia is, simply that there's a lot of controversies around it, I came across these things in the myopia sub-reddit itself**

Vous achetez où vos lunettes correctrices pour la randonnée et le sport ? Des adresses à conseiller au Maroc ?

15M just got stellest lenses today, and I'm experiencing blurriness that doesn't usually come with regular new pairs of glasses. I'm struggling to read things ten feet away from me, and it's also difficult for me to read textbooks on my computer due to the blurriness. Is this normal? My prescription is -7.50 iirc (bad, I know).

My daughter had her first eye exam at 5 years and 9 months.
She is currently plano (exactly 0 diopters, maybe a bit +0.25 in one eye), 45.5 average corneal power (average is around 43 diopters) and 21.9-22mm axial length.
I am -3.75. I think I became myopic at around 13-14 yo and I had my myopia undiagnosed until I was 15 yo, when I got my first pair of glasses with -2.5 prescription.
My husband has -1.25 diopters.

Her grandparents are also myopic. The worst prescription in the family is -4.5.

I never allowed her to use small screens like mobile phones, laptops or tablets. She watched only TV on big screens that are far away. I try to take her out in parks as much as possible. I plan to take her yearly to eye exams.

From what I understand, at her age she was supposed to still be hyperopic. Studies say that at her age being below +0.75 places a kid at high risk of being myopic later.

Given her genetics, high corneal power and that she already exhausted her hyperopic reserve, what is the prognostic of becoming myopic? Can the crystalline lens compensate more for the extra corneal power ?

What other preventive care should we take at this stage ? Atropine drops may help to prevent myopia onset ?

Explain my prescription. I'm 25, have been wearing glasses ever since an accomdative spasm 2 years ago. My prescription has not changed over the past year. I was cleared by orthoptics after 3 months of eye exercises and still can't see perfectly. Presenting a mild midden squint.

Please help me with this. The doctors just tell me to reduce my near work and strain.

Hello everyone. I recently discovered my 9 year old needs glasses, has -1,5 in each eye and it progressed in only a year( last year -0,25 didn`t need any prescription then)

I read a lot about MiYosmart lenses and we would like to try them . What is your experience with them? Did they work in slowing down the progression? Is Stellest by Essilor better or the same?

I know the frame should be rounder and have specific measurements but there has to be made some markings on the lenses- ( the pupil center where the eye must focus) . Do all opticians know how to do that? I read the measurements need to be exactly right in order for the lenses to work.

What about Ortho k lenses? They seem a good alternative, easier to have different outdoor activities or for playing sports without glasses, but I read that there are side effects like corneal abrasion.

Any good advices/opinions are appreciated, thanks.

Hi!
I am going to get my drivers licence soon. I have however, -10 in both eyes. When, in the past, I have had bad contact lenses (they gave it to me to try out in the shop before I commit) they gave me height and width distortions much greater (basically Alice in wonderland type level when I was walking around in the shopping mall) than when I was under the influence of a large amounts of, lets say, illegal substances.

Even with good fitting contact lenses, the distortions are great and things appear larger than with my glasses. Is it safe to drive with them, given that I would only occasionally wear them and therefore my eyes would never adjust to the magnification difference?

On Monday, I noticed that, while reading text on a bright white screen, there was a small distortion appearing just to the bottom left of the center of my vision in my left eye. It looked like a really small oval shape, kind of like a blind spot but very hard to notice, impossible to notice when my eye was still. The next day, it was still there. I went to my university's health clinic on Wednesday, and they recommended that I get an eye exam at the ER. That... is not exactly in my budget, and the symptom had not gotten worse. I currently have an appointment scheduled on Friday for a medical eye examination at an optometrist.

I have fairly high myopia (both eyes in the -7 range) so I always knew some bullshit like this could happen at the flip of a dime. I know there are a lot of people on here who freak out because of high myopia and thinking it's going to progress to blindness... and while I always thought that those people were overreacting, maybe their fears are somewhat founded.

I really want to try and be upbeat and not end on a glum note, but yeah f*ck my luck.

Edit: I went to the optometrist and thankfully there is no visible hole or tear in my retina. However, ruling that out only makes me more worried about what could potentially be causing the blind spot. The optometrist referred me to ophthalmology and I will be booking an appointment for sometime next week. I was absolutely too hasty in jumping to conclusions, but the fear of not knowing what is causing a medical problem is honestly paralyzing. For now, I continue to not know.

My two year old just got diagnosed with severe myopia (-15) in both eyes. Has anyone had any experience with an extreme case like this? They ordered his glasses and they will be in two weeks.