anyone an optician?

Nitsy_2

u have very very mild short sight, but yes, get glasses anyways!

onejontwo

Ever thought about doing eye exercises ? I do and It's helping me to do without the need for glasses.

System

If you drive then yes. If not then I'd say depends on whether you need perfect eyesight in your day-to-day activities.

If your prescription is unbalanced (worse in one eye) or incorrect it may cause headaches and eyestrain.

Maybe wear the old glasses for a bit and see for yourself?

mishkanorman

I personally would notice that amount of change greatly, however some dont, as mentioned above make sure you are above the legal requirement for driving and if you are happy at present then decide from there.

OnePound

I do get some headaches and eyestrain but that may be because i dont wear my glasses much apart from pc and reading. lately i find im needing them for more things like tv and general daytime activities. if i dont wear my glasses then by the end of the day my eyes feel very tired.

anyone know anything about laser eye surgery? ive heard they can correct astigmatism... how can they do that? reshape the eyeball?!

OnePound

onejontwo wrote: »

Ever thought about doing eye exercises ? I do and It's helping me to do without the need for glasses.

what are the exercises you do? how did you hear about them?

lofielectronic

OnePound wrote: »

what are the exercises you do? how did you hear about them?

http://www.wikihow.com/Exercise-Your-Eyes ?

nedmundo

onejontwo wrote: »

Ever thought about doing eye exercises ? I do and It's helping me to do without the need for glasses.

Sorry, but there is no scientific evidence that this could help and it could potentially lead to illegal driving.

To answer the OP, there is definitely a difference in the prescription. The only question is whether it would make a significant improvement to you vision. I take it the Optician took the time to show you the difference. That way, you could judge for yourself.

If they didn't, you could go back and explain your dilemna and get them to demonstrate the improvement.

skybluearmyontour

I'd say yes to new glasses. I only started wearing mine for driving about 13 months ago and I've just had to had a new pair. I only use them for driving. As touched upon, if I wasn't driving I might have waited until I had a bit more money in my pocket!

skybluearmyontour

As for eye exercises...they can cause more trouble. I was simply 'admiring' a beautiful lady once and got a slap (playfully apparently...still stung for a while!)