contact lenses perhaps?

It all depends exactly what type you have. If you have been told not to, then carry on doing that. Mine are made so that you can sleep in them if you want, although I don't. It's to do with the material they are made of, but I don't know more than that.

Yeah that always happens and gets pretty annoying, I was a -0.25 a few years back, Ahh those were the days, and they gradually deteriorated to -2.5 haha. Plus I had a jump of 3 lenses this year too. Yeah you normally would find the lenses quite a bit stronger but as long as you don't get too many headaches then you know it'll be fine because you do get used to it, and that would be your actual prescription, so don't worry about that..

I was quite fine without glasses with -3.25 and -3 I still had them but I hardly ever wore them.
And then my sight got worse (-4.25 and -4) and now I'd die without them

The thing with glasses is - the more you wear them, the lazier your eyes get. Your eyes don't have to work as much, so they're just like 'meh, can't be asked', they get used to having a perfect picture that's delivered by glasses. That's what I was told by my optician, at least Even now, when I just can't see properly, I try not to use glasses when I'm at home. It gets easier after a few days, shapes/faces become familiar, you basically learn them all over again.

What I tried to say - I think you should really try to use them less, before you go for contact lenses


When it comes to the surgery - nope. A friend of mine had one a year ago, and she says it's the worst thing she's done. Apparently it hurt for a while, eyes become very sensitive, and the whole experience is terrifying.

what you said totally makes sense, I know for a fact that my eyes become lazy when I'm wearing glasses all the time but when I went to the Opticians one thing I was told was that I really need to wear my glasses all the time because they knew I had lost them. Oh and I can see where I'm going without my glasses but it's just that it's frustrating not being able to see anything from far without squinting - the struggle haha

sensitive eyes? I've heard that too. Apparently for some people they feel uncomfortable in the sunlight unless they're wearing glasses. But then again you hear others that say they love it and it's the best decision they've ever made.

omg same!!! I still remember those days I used to go into the opticians and be able to see all the letters and now I'm just like.. errrm I really can't see it ._.
If only we got our old vision back, would definitely save from all this hassle lol

You sleep/swim with lenses in? That's crazy, I was told explicitly not to, I have done and it's really not pleasant.

lol yeah my eye sight keeps getting worse, I used to be -0.75 last year and this year I'm told I've gone 3 lenses worse- although I do have to admit my new lenses feel pretty strong but the optician said I'll get used to it

I think lenses make your eyes worse. My contacts are slightly weaker than my lenses so if anything, they are improving my eye sight.

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I was quite fine without glasses with -3.25 and -3 I still had them but I hardly ever wore them.
And then my sight got worse (-4.25 and -4) and now I'd die without them

The thing with glasses is - the more you wear them, the lazier your eyes get. Your eyes don't have to work as much, so they're just like 'meh, can't be asked', they get used to having a perfect picture that's delivered by glasses. That's what I was told by my optician, at least Even now, when I just can't see properly, I try not to use glasses when I'm at home. It gets easier after a few days, shapes/faces become familiar, you basically learn them all over again.

As a future optometrist I'd say it's a b.s. However, my own experience tells it's right. I under correct myself most of the time and my eyesight gets better. Well in addition to it I take care of my other health issues and maintain a good overall health so it might do the work.

All this talk about when a prescription becomes bad and bragging about how bad you are and still not wearing glasses...

There are no hard and fast rules. How clearly do you want to see? At -2.00, I could make my way around without anything, but I'd rather it looks sharp. Someone else at -2.00 might not. How big are your pupils? Looking through bigger apertures softens the focus, so if you've got huge pupils you'll probably see worse than someone with the same prescription but small pupils. Is there astigmatism? Unlike short and long sight (unless it's really bad), astigmatism will mess vision up at any distance, so if you've got a reasonable amount (I have another -1.25 in astigmatism, making me -3.25 in some directions) you'll need glasses more.

You know there are yoga related eye exercises, made me glasses free.

There are certain lens materials that have a high enough oxygen permeability that allow extended wear (sleeping in them) ... but IMO, it's still not a good idea. I have fitted them on people who might on occasion need to sleep in them, people in the armed forces for example, but always say to take them out if it's at all possible.

There is no material that will enable you to wear them whilst swimming (well, I suppose rigid lenses would be fine seeing as they won't absorb the water, except they're likely to pop out); the only way that is hygienic is use a daily lens that is disposed of the minute you are out of the water.

They aren't for extended sleeping in, just not dangerous if you take a nap for an hour or two, apparently. I have gone swimming in them, but I always use goggles over the top. They are some kind of hypo-allergenic plastic, I believe. I don't wear them for longer than I can help anyway.

There is a method of eyesight improvement when you actually sleep in special contacts (OrthoK).

How bad was your sight before & what do the exercises involve? I can't imagine exercises like this would ever give me perfect vision but it would be good if I could improve my sight enough to not have to wear my glasses all the time.

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