Will I continue to lose some of my vision?!
Question:
Will I continue to lose some of my vision?
I am fifteen, and about a year and a half ago I had to get glasses. A year later I could hardly see out of them, and I can't afford to get a new pair yet, so I've just been trying to deal with it ... I just wanted to know if as I get older will my eyesight continue to fade, or possibly get better? The person I went to said that it may get worse but then will get better as I grew up, but I don't know if that is true. I really don't want to use glasses for the rest of my life, and is there something I can do to help this? (I heard eating carrots will improve your eyesight, but is this true?)
Answers:
Eating carrots will protect you from losing night vision, but you have to have a deficiency for this to matter...
There is no way to know about your vision. That would be something to discuss with your ophthalmologist.
Some young people have conditions that will get a bit worse each time there is a growth spurt, but then their vision will stabilize when they've reached their full growth (I'm one of those... my children inherited that condition... so it might be worth it to ask your parents if either of them wears glasses and they could relate their own personal experience.)
Once you are an adult, there are options to glasses... like contact lenses (even extended wear lenses so you only have to change them like once a week or so)
There's also LASIK surgery for some conditions that is very successful if you have a qualified physician and no eye health issues that would contraindicate the procedure. Always get at least two opinions about whether you are a good candidate for this procedure.
My best to you...