Hello, I am 27 years old and I have never worn glasses before. I have good eyesight - I do not complain, but sometimes when I'm on the computer for a long time my eyes get tired and so I decided to get glasses by going to an ophthalmologist in the town where I am now - Fort Lauderdale, USA, which told me that I have astigmatism in my left eye and prescribed me the following recipe Recipe from 21. 02. 2018: OD: Spherical: pl; Cylinder: -0, 75; Axis: 160 OS: Spherical: pl; Cylinder: -1, 75; Axis: 015 When I put on the glasses according to this recipe with Crizal glasses, everything started to look distorted, but really clearer. But it's very unpleasant to see like that, I feel better without glasses. My questions are as follows: Are my glasses not with the right recipe or are the glasses not good Should the diopters be lower than prescribed? Do I have to go to another doctor and will the problem get worse if / if I don't wear glasses? Here are tests from Sofia, from my ophthalmologist, who said that it is not necessary to take glasses, but it would be a relief when I drive or work with a computer: Research from 19. 04. 2017: : AVG: SPH: 0. 25; CYL:-0. 75; AX: 163 : AVG: SPH: -0. 50; CYL:-1. 50; AX: 3 Изследвания от 09. 09. 2014: : AVG: SPH: +0. 25; CYL:-0. 50; AX: 160 : AVG: SPH: +0. 25; CYL:-1. 25; AX: 7 Рецепта от 09. 09. 2014: o. d. Cyl. : -0. 25; Ax: 160 o. s. Cyl. : -0. 5; Ax: 7 Много благодаря за мнението!
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Hello! These things do not tell me much, there is a doctor, but I wear glasses and I can tell you that the first days it will be strange, you will have the feeling that you took someone's glasses, but after 5-6 days it will return to normal.
Your glasses are very strong, I know what it's like to wear glasses since I was a child and it happened to me. And the recipe from Sofia has a slightly lower diopter. Just by putting on your glasses on the examination itself while they ask you about the numbers on the board and deciding what your diopter is, ask the doctor to get up and take a few steps to see how you feel. If everything is moving strangely smoothly or as if you are under water, ask to lower your diopter. I even know that if, for example, you have 2 and the machine shows so much, it is put smaller, at most 1. 75. Because if it is too high, the eyes get used to it and the vision deteriorates. I'm not a doctor, but I've been wearing glasses for so many years and I'm more or less aware. My diopter is 4
Seek advice from a second doctor if in doubt. Everything else is general talk.
I also have astigmatism, when I watch football I see double lines, the license plates on my cars blur - but I couldn't get used to the glasses, horror - nausea, dizziness, I felt like I was 50 cm tall, etc. True - It's like I'm in another world, but it's a terrible torture and I gave up. Otherwise, in everyday life I do not mind astigmatism, in the sense - I'm used to the fact that from time to time when I look, I can jump double lines :)) I wear glasses only for myopia There was an article that astigmatism is used if your child, then it is very painful If you still decide to try, there are some "tricks" to help you. In the beginning - you put them only when watching TV, for example. There is info on the net
It is difficult to get used to the cylindrical correction, especially at an older age. And you can step in a panic, not be sure on the street, etc. Therefore, when the diopter is small, doctors sometimes do not include it in eye correction. Such glasses must be made professionally, for example, there are angles that must be accurate. Otherwise, the glasses are probably normal. Whether this was done in your little town, I can't judge. You can go back to the store and talk. Also, you can go to another store or doctor and they will tell you / measure if the glasses are made correctly.
Haha, apparently you haven't worn glasses before. This with the distortion of the visual field lasts exactly 4-5 days. Then the neural networks of your brain are modified so that you do not feel ANY distortion - neither with glasses nor without. The adaptation is really perfect! Astigmatism is incurable. It is only corrected. That's why he wears glasses. Your research shows that your vision is deteriorating a lot but surely. I guess after 40 or around that age. With these diopters, you really don't need to wear glasses, but keep in mind that from now on things will only get worse ... they won't get better, so you will need the glasses more and more. For now, you can only wear them while working on a computer or reading. After the age of 45-47 there will be something like a collapse - only for a year or two a rapid deterioration of diopters. Then change your glasses and start wearing the new ones all the time. Change them every 5 years. After 60-65 you will have 2 pairs of glasses - one for near and the other for far vision. However, this is normal and should not bother you ... I do not advise you to wear lenses, implants or make laser corrections. Yes, from the point of view of vanity they are better, but not from a practical one ... The glasses are a classic and are the best for eye health!