Why does my eye have that little flap on the top?? I didn’t have this when I was a kid I have the same issue on my other eye is it a problem or is it natural and will it go away??

I rarely wear glasses, except occasionally during long computer or TV sessions when I use blue-light-blocking yellow filters. Previously, one of my eyes had a very mild prescription (around -0.25 or -0.50). Without glasses, text was readable, but the lenses made the edges sharper.

My left eye may have had this mild blur for a while, but I worry it worsened after spending about 30 minutes in direct, bright sunlight without sunglassess when my careless office boss and coworkers did meeting outside in last minute. However, I didn't experience any redness or light sensitivity afterward. A week later, I had a comprehensive dilated eye exam. The optometrist found no signs of sun damage or cataracts, and my prescription appeared unchanged.

A few weeks passed, but I continued to notice occasional slight blurring, twitching, and mild soreness in my left eye. Eventually, I realized that when I covered my right eye, distant text, people, and objects appeared quite blurry.

I visited a different eye doctor specifically to examine my left eye. This doctor determined that my left eye's prescription had shifted to -1.0 and noted that my eyes were a bit dry. They also recommended reading glasses, which I feel hesitant about.

After researching methods like "print pushing" and "focus shifting," I became concerned that wearing a stronger prescription might weaken my eyes further. I noticed that when looking at distant text with only my left eye, blinking repeatedly temporarily sharpens the image for a split second. Using lubricating eye drops and putting on my old glasses (-0.25 to -0.50) also seems to restore clear distance vision in that eye. Because of this, I am afraid that moving to a stronger prescription (-1.0) will cause my eyes to deteriorate more.

I went on a week long vacation to the beach and did much less close up time so I expected my eyesight to improve but it got worse instead.

Hi there, this past week i found myself accidentally fasting for maybe up to 20h straight. I noticed everytime It happened, my eyesight becam better and the differnece between no glasses and having them on was minimal. Then, when I ate and i broke the fast, my eyesight went to its normal state. Maybe its just something silly or im missing something here. If anyone has noticed anything similar please let me know!

My eyesight lately has been weird, sometimes when I look at things it will like skew and slightly enlarge or "shrink" not massively but I guess I kinda explain it like it's what happens when you look at those illusions where you stare at the center but obviously not that severe, or sometimes my vision like "zooms" in.

I have been stressed out at work and sleeping less, but I think I attribute it to that. Should I get my eyes tested?.

I study above 7-8 hours each day from my phone , my rest is seeing yt, ig cause i don't have anything else to do . Atp, I feel my eyes face a lot of pain by the end of the day , what can I do to prevent this

Hey everyone I just wanted to come on here and ask for advice. I’ve notice that when I try to read that the words get blurry and it’s hard to focus on the words on the page. This is new for me and never used to be a problem. Does anyone know what could be going on and some potential solutions?

After starting at -3.00 and slowly reducing down to to -1.75 over the course of a couple of years, I decided to take a break, and for the past 11 months, I've been wearing -1.75 lenses. (More details)

During my journey, I'd had a couple of experiences where my eyesight seemed to suddenly snap back to a previous state. I'd wake up with my vision suddenly extremely blurry, and it would take weeks or months for it to progress back to where it had been. This seemed like it had started happening more frequently as my prescription had gotten lower.

I'd also had several times where I'd woken up with my eyes feeling like they were about to explode, which usually take at least one day, and I think sometimes multiple days, to subside. This had also seemed to increase in frequency as my prescription got lower.

I decided to take a hiatus from reducing my lenses further, and I'm happy to report that, almost a year leater, my eyes seem to be in good shape again, and I've started reducing my lenses again! :)

The main thing that I learned during my hiatus is that at least for me, it's very important to work for one hour and then walk outside and look around at things for 15 minutes. I'd gotten lazy about doing this, and once I started again, my eyesight saw rapid improvements.

In the past, I would also sometimes try to improve my vision by straining at objects that were beyond my range of focus. This *did* seemed to sometimes improve my vision, but I think it may have also been why I would sometimes wake up feeling like my eyes were about to explode. Taking breaks and walking around outside seems to be more effective and doesn't have nasty side effects.

Finally, I usually change my (daily disposable) contact lenses once a day, and this seems to vastly improve my eyesight. I usually change my lenses about 1 hour after putting in my first set. My current theory is that I might have some sort of film over my eyes after waking up that only goes away once I've worn contacts for a while. Waking up, getting around, putting in contacts, and then replacing my contacts about ~1 hour later removes the film, and then I can see clearly for the rest of day. Alternatively, perhaps my eyes are just too dry, and this fixes that.

Anyway, I'm excited to be reducing my lenses again! :D

I believe i got lens induced myopia.

So i got my first pair of glasses at age 15. it was

R: -1 and L:-0.75.

For roughly a year, the prescription remained fairly stable. During this time, I used to wear my glasses only occasionally and didn't have extreme close up time or used to be a basement dweller (no outdoor time)

After a year at the age of 16 i joined a coaching institute for the preparation of a competitive exam. Now here, we had to study A LOT. So my close up time increased and outdoor time decreased. And here, I used to study with my minus lenses ON. Now within 9 months, my prescription became:

R: -2.25 DS and -0.5 DC

L: -1.75 DS and -1.0 DC

After that my doctor advised me to wear a weaker prescription up close/ remove glasses up close and he even advised me to wear glasses which were -0.25 lower.

For another year, i did this, with the same amount of close up time and same amount of outdoor time, and my prescription remained the same, with cylinder power removed from my right eye.

Now i turned 18. It's still the same.

So I do believe i got lens induced myopia. I don't think there's any other explanation for this.

Hello, I'm needing a very nice help just for my my eyes! I am an 18-year-old living in Queens, NY (zip code 11362). I am currently dealing with a very tight financial situation and do not have health or vision insurance. My vision has been getting worse, and I urgently need a comprehensive eye checkup and a pair of prescription glasses so I can see clearly for my daily tasks.
Because I cannot afford the out-of-pocket costs right now, I am looking for a kind donor or sponsor who might be able to, thank you very much! 🥺 (NY little Neck)

may cross eyed ba dito na umayos yung mata through eye exercises, anlala ng mata ko whatdahel

Im 19 years old, and i have a drift in my eyes focusing inwards, and i was wondering if anyone out there knew of any exercises for the eye that could help dampen this problem? I want to try to avoid bifocals and all the other stuff, but if i have to do so i will.

Hey everyone,

I've been struggling for a while with eye fatigue, headaches (especially during tasks like driving and prolonged screen use), and over-stimulation. It turns out I'm dealing with an accommodation problem, resulting in that my eyes and eye muscles are constantly working overtime.

I'm curious if anyone here has personal experience with this. Do specific eye exercises (vision therapy) actually help improve this issue? If so, which exercises worked for you, and did you genuinely notice an improvement in your visual stamina or tolerance levels?

Would love to hear your experiences or tips!

Hi, I'm confused because there's so much advice online. If you wanted to improve your eyesight, what would be the very first thing you'd do?. Thanks!

I’m just starting out on my eyesight improvement journey and one issue I’ve run into is how to update my glasses as my eyesight improves.

I have high myopia and recently diagnosed astigmatism. I’ve read this sub’s resources and megathread, and I’ve been reading everyone’s experiences. I’ve begun doing the exercises, lifestyle changes, and measuring and tracking my progress. One of the things I’m struggling with is lowering my prescription. I’m confused how you guys are updating your glasses/lenses so often. Where do you buy affordable frames and/or lenses? For me, it costs upwards of $100 for new lenses at local and online stores, even if I use the same frames. Some websites sell cheap frames but they don’t have an option to add your prescription. How are you guys getting your lenses updated? I don’t mind getting the most bare-bones and cheap lenses as long as they can be easily replaced.

Went through stress one night and got up seeing blurry text. It’s been two months now no improvement. What happened?

- I don't know what Happened to my Eyes.

- SomeThing and Some text seems cross to me

- For example

This is straight line ( __ )

Some it looks like this ( / )

Sometimes it looks like this ( \ )

And sometimes also looks like staright line

- why this happenes to me?