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From: ml@pnet01.cts.com (Monica Lombrozo)
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Subject: Becoming more nearsighted
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Date: 12 Oct 90 18:22:52 GMT
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 I have a problem. I'm nearsighted and becoming more nearsighted.
I've worn glasses for a year (since my 18th birthday), and it's
gotten to the point where I feel kind of naked without them.
They're part of my appearance now. I found out that I needed 
glasses in a routine school eye exam, a year ago.
I was surprised as everything seemed ok to me. I think that
most people are surprised when they find out they need glasses.
How do most people find out they need glasses? 
 I was a bit surprised when the eye doctor told me I need glasses,
everything seemed ok to me.  The previous test would have been 
about 16 months before, in which I scored perfect vision, so 
I reasoned that my sight had deteriorated fairly quickly.   
I remember thinking 'Wow, the world is amazingly detailed!
the first time I put on glasses; [ ... ] Do you get
this feeling everytime you get a new prescription?
  My sight has deteriorated fairly quickly.   
I worry and wonder how much further it would go? Everyone I 
know that is near-sighted, continues to need stronger and 
stronger prescriptions.  It is depressing losing my eyesight 
over what seemed like such a short time. I think I'm very 
young to start loosing my sight.Has anyone had the same 
feeling?   I'm currently in  20/70. I started at 20/40. I feel
that I'm nearly blind right now, I can not imagine becoming 
more nearsighted. How often do a nearsighted person 
require a new prescription? When does it stop getting worse?
I think there is no one who is nearsighted and has improve 
their vision. I realized that I'm stuck for life wearing 
glasses and being nearly blind.  The one good thing, most 
near-sighted people do not lose their close vision as quickly 
as normal people. Most likely I won't need bi-focals until I'm 
50's or 60's probably.
 Every time I have to use more and more my glasses. I use them
now to see the T.V. in my bedroom. 4 months ago I could see it
quite right without my glasses. My t.v. is very close to my
bed. Do most nearsighted people depend more and more on their
glasses to see thing? How do most people notice that they
  Lately, I get headaches if I try to do anything without my 
glasses that involves focusing my eyes, even reading a book 
less than a foot in front of my face, so I wear my glasses all 
the time. [ ... ]  Many people say if I wear glasses all the time,
my eyesight will deteriorate FASTER than if I do not!  Is this true?
Did most people weared their glasses all the time when they first
got them? In the book written by Bates states that one should
try to use their glasses least amount of time. I tried to follow
his instructions but I needed to use my glasses. Has anyone
improved their eyesight using his method?
 My first glasses where pretty close to flat glass.  
When I put my first pair of glasses I realize that my eyes 
are quite a bit worse now.
  I think I have to see the eye doctor soon. I may need a 
stronger prescription. It was 6 months since my last check
up. I'm squinting more and more everyday.Is horribe how I'm 
becoming more nearsighted every day. The doctor told me is normal.
I don't like it. My prescription  right now is -1.75 in each 
eye. It use to be -1.00. I will need to buy new glasses soon. 
What do I do with the old ones? I can start a collection. If my
eyes change like they are changing I'm going to have 10 pairs of
glasses in five years from now. Who out there has the biggest 
collection?

                             Thanks Monica

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