Would you think I needed glasses/corrective lenses?!
Question: I had a regular eye exam for a physical. I found out that I have 20/40 in one eye and 20/70ish in the other. I was wondering would this require glasses/corrective lenses (whichever you choose to call them)? I know by law to drive you have to have 20/40 in both, so I am just wondering. Any input would be appreciated.
Answers: I had a regular eye exam for a physical. I found out that I have 20/40 in one eye and 20/70ish in the other. I was wondering would this require glasses/corrective lenses (whichever you choose to call them)? I know by law to drive you have to have 20/40 in both, so I am just wondering. Any input would be appreciated.
Check with an optometrist locally, to find out the law. Each state is different while some allow drivers with 20/40 in one eye to pass, others require both eyes at a certain acquity.
Each driving class also has a restriction for vision so if you're a professional driver, the classification may require you to wear spectacles.
An optometrist is an eye specialist. They often work with ophthalmologists to ascertain an overall picture of eye health and perform refraction during routine eye exams.
Although insurance companies will often pay for a visit to the ophthalmologist, and not an optometrist - the latter is still the best place to start with questions regarding your eyes and vision.
you might just need them for reading. i would see an opthamologist though
probably not right now but i would say eventually for sure
no b/c glasses are for nerds just get contacts
Yes, since one of your eyes falls short of the requirement. The imbalance is also putting a strain on your relatively good eye, and corrective lenses will help delay their deterioration.
I think that you would need corrective lenses.
yea, if not itll just get worse
maybe u might need them to drive but probably not to read
my eyes are 20/40 in both and i wear my glasses most of the time it makes it easer to see and read and helps my vision a lot.
You may think you can drive fine but you're breaking the law. Please, get some corrective lenses, even if you only wear them to drive.
No, I wouldn't think you need glasses/corrective lenses.
Besides, Prescription Glasses Have Side Effects --
Worsen Children's Nearsightedness
Children CANNOT tolerate the SIDE EFFECTS of the prescription glasses, which cause their nearsightedness to get worse. (This also applies to adults whose nearsightedness still gets worse.)
International Myopia Prevention Association (IMPA) have filed a Petition at the FDA requesting enforcement action to require eye care professionals to issue written warnings to parents that distance glasses worsen myopia in children.
The failure to advise parents that myopia can be reduced or prevented constitutes unlawful misbranding.
http://www.preventmyopia.org/fdapetition...
"Any input would be appreciated."
My advise to you is to FIRST improve the eye which is 20/70 to 20/40 and then improve both eyes to 20/20 or even better, 20/15.
You can see some of the Successful Cases in my office here:
http://www.geocities.com/myopiacure/Succ...
You can also read here about one of my teachers, a NASA scientist, physicist, Dr. Stirling Colgate, Ph. D., who improved his vision from 20/70 to 20/20 more than 60 years ago:
http://www.geocities.com/otisbrown17268/...
You can also read a paper about Dr. Orfield, an optometrist, who successfully improved her vision here:
http://www.optometrists.org/Boston/artic...