My eyes are getting bad!

[Southern Comfort]

Im sure 100% of us here all think and worry about how we look and care about it a lot too! We like to dress and smell good, even like to stay well groomed. In the last few weeks my eye sight has been diminishing, Im only 20 years old. I used to have FREAKISH good eye sight, I would place a bet on anything that I could "out see" someone. I went to the eye doctor today for the first time in my life and found out I have developed a stigmatism and either needed contacts or eye glasses ASAP. I dont want glasses. Ive looked this way for 20 years and dont feel like changing now, while Im in my prime. I would need some special kind of contacts that started with a "T" that are very expensive. Something along the lines of 240$ every 6 months. Im a full time student and have two part time jobs. I cant come up with that flow right now. What do I do? Just wear glasses while at work, school? Its making me sick to my stomach. I feel like Ive been diagnosed with a terminal illness. I know it could be so much worse, but now my whole life is about to change. This just sucks!

 

[BigBoyJ]

I don't want to sound harsh, but ARE YOU REALLY COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING THIS MEANINGLESS? Damn man, I've cut my freakin' hand off, broken ribs, cracked my skull, tore 5 muscles in my left leg, nearly died from pneumonia once AND YOU'RE DEPRESSED ABOUT GLASSES? Come on now, man. There are people out there with no legs, no eyes, paralysed from the neck down. Some people are so hideously scarred that they can't go out in public because of ridicule and YOU ARE DEPRESSED OVER GLASSES! Sorry man, you seem like a good guy, but if this is getting you down, you must have had an extremely easy life.

 

[IronMike]

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What BigBoyJ said!

But to offer some more help... mine are pretty bad right now, only I don't want glasses cos a) I'm a tight arse and b) I don't like seeing doctors or c) they're just inconvenient.

Mine go bad from being at a PC too long, or just over time. What works is eye exercises, though most optoms won't give them to you. Simply, find some print (a small sign or something in the distance), then get a piece of printed paper and hold it reasonably close to you (do this one eye at a time, the other closed - you'll find one is worse than the other too). Focus on the paper, then on the distance, paper, distance.

Second type, hold the paper a long way away from you. Keep adjusting your eyes (don't move your face or squint!) until it is clear, then slowly move it towards you until it blurs. Keep practicing this several times a day and let me know if you see a difference. You should. IronMike

PS - focus is based on muscles, they can be trained like anything else

 

[Conan21]

BBJ

did you really cut your hand off????

my eyes are pretty bad too. my perscription is -5.0. and i've worn glasses/contacts since 4th grade. trying to play sports with them on sucked big time. i wear my contacts most of the time now adays. nothing you can do about that bro. its out of ur control. far worse things in life than having to wear glasses and contacts LOL. get Lasik surgery done in a few years when u can afford it.

 

[Southern Comfort]

See but like you said, "since the 4th grade" thats almost all your life! Now me, at 20, having to start wearing glasses is going to suck! Ohh and trust me brother, ive lost 3/4 of a finger. I know it sucks. But thats always an intresting story about how much of a piss poor mechanic I am LOL! The contacts are called Torque (sp)... They are so expensive. Ahhh this just sucks.

 

[BigBoyJ]

"BBJ, did you really cut your hand off????"

Yep, they pinned and sewed it all back together though. It doesn't look all that pretty, but it works just fine. It's as strong as it ever was.

 

[IronMike]

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Try the eye exercises - 2-3 times a day for 2 weeks, and tell me that you don't notice some difference. From the stuff I've read and seen, most people with mild short or long-sightedness can avoid glasses just by doing this, whereas wearing glasses keeps your focus inherently lazy (which is the problem). IronMike

 

[di8kids]

I used to wear glasses.

But I would wear them and they would give me a massive headache. I would get double vision. My eyes would keep trying to focus on the lens rather than what was ahead of them. I needed them to drive.

Anyhow, I got tired of all that. So I prayed and asked God to heal them. When I went in to renew my driver's license, they said I did not need glasses. I saw everything just perfect. I've had my vision checked three times since then(I work for managed vision care and get my exams for free.) I don't need glasses anymore.

There is supplements that can improve your eyesight. And I agree about working them eye muscles. Just like any other muscle in your body. They need a workout, too. I think we watch too much video and we don't focus enough on real things.

Sincerely,
Di

 

[Sigmund Roid]

Southern Comfort, it isn't too bad!

I never had glasses either. I had to have them recently. I too have a stigmatism. I tried the glasses and they sucked. It took me a while to get used to contact lenses, but they are the way to go. Try accuvue, they have new lenses out for those with stigmatism.

 

[Southern Comfort]

Sigmund, I have to get "torque" contact which accuvue DOES not make. I think the "special" contacts to fit my eyes were 240$ per 6 months. Went today and picked out my glasses for $199 they look ok and I only plan on wearing them for about 6hrs per day. My girlfriend said they look good on me and made me feel a lot more confident about the whole situation.

 

[GymDudeVA]

Actually, glasses on a bodybuilder can be a really cool look.

 

[tbonus]

Yeah what gymdude said is true. Look at pictures of Nasser in glasses. That is one big freaky dude with glasses. Kinda makes him look like a monster with brains.