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Medical Forum / General / Vision / January 2006Future prescription
My niece is 18 and hasjust been prescribed glasses for driving. Is it possible to predict what her prescription might progress to? I am -5 and started many years before her so does that mean that her final prescription will be less than mine? whats her pescription now? Whats her uncorrected and corrected vision? If she only needs glasses to drive, she should not wear glasses for anything else and use the plus lens for close work to take off the strain of near work > whats her pescription now? Whats her uncorrected and corrected vision? > If she only needs glasses to drive, she should not wear glasses for > anything else and use the plus lens for close work to take off the > strain of near work Hunh??? You giving medical advice again? In case you don't know, Ace spends days in front of the computer and home schools by reading websites. Ace refuses to follow the advice of his/her optometrist, wears multiple different glasses with different prescriptions and actually believes s/he has presbyopia at age 23. even though Ace cannot tolerate soft contact lenses, Ace believes that by going to the cheapest ophthalmologist in the neighborhood (since all ophthalmologists are the same after all), Ace can be successfully fitted for ortho-k. Ace, so the poster's niece "should" not wear glasses for anything else and use a plus lens for reading at age 18? Just what are your qualifications for giving these directives? That's not what the poster wanted to know anyway. If you're so smart, why don't you answer the question instead of dispensing unsolicited medical advice over the internet.  Signature~RT > whats her pescription now? Whats her uncorrected and corrected vision? > If she only needs glasses to drive, she should not wear glasses for > anything else and use the plus lens for close work to take off the > strain of near work A complete nonsence answer, you have not even solved your own vision problems. Ace, give your mom and dad a kiss and go the sleep and remember, hands above the sheets boy. SignatureFree to Marcus Porcius Cato: ''Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam" In conclusion, I think that the "Otis therapy" should be destroyed Jan (normally Dutch spoken) "A complete nonsence answer, you have not even solved your own vision problems." Her vision problems will get worse with the overuse of the minus lens. Just ask Otis this. I didnt have a vision problem till I ruined my eyes with the evil minus lens! "Ace refuses to follow the advice of his/her optometrist" not true. My own ophthamologist said I can wear any glasses that im happy with. "wears multiple different glasses with different prescriptions" I have only two different pairs I wear. The -3.25s for the computer and around the house and -4.25s for watching movies and going out. I do have a -3.75 pair comming in which will be great for distance as my vision improves "actually believes s/he has presbyopia at age 23." my ophthamologist said it can happen at 23 but its uncommon before 35. "even though Ace cannot tolerate soft contact lenses.....Ace can be successfully fitted for ortho-k." one testimonal has a guy who succesfully wore overnight orthoK despite not tolerating soft contacts. He had looked into lasik but orthoK is better in everyway and not the least bit hassle, about as much hassle as brushing ones hair or teeth. "Ace, so the poster's niece "should" not wear glasses for anything else and use a plus lens for reading at age 18? Just what are your qualifications for giving these directives?" I am sure Otis, the expert can comment on this. "Not with precision, but I'd guess she'll end up less myopic than you did." Usually, the later you get your first pair, the slower your myopia will advance. I was 12 when I first got glasses and now im a -4.25 in the better eye, -5 in the worse. My friends who got glasses at 8 or 10 are -6 to -10. My other friends who got them at 16 are only a -2 or so. My brother got glasses at my age but he never wore them so his myopia stopped progressing and he was never worse than -2 at any time now hes a -1.25 and only wears them to drive. He immediately takes them off once he exits the car! If she does the same, its likley she shouldnt get worse than -2 and keep her vision at better than 20/100 UCVA Shut up moron. Otis knows as much as you, which is nothing. Now go and cry to daddy. You were away for a week and I see you and your bad manners are back! > Usually, the later you get your first pair, the slower your myopia will > advance. I was 12 when I first got glasses and now im a -4.25 in the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > once he exits the car! If she does the same, its likley she shouldnt > get worse than -2 and keep her vision at better than 20/100 UCVA A scientific study by Armchair U grad Ace who has an advanced degree in Otisology. Funded by Dad. Subjects represent a good cross section of those people found within arm's length of his armchair. Research method: Anecdotal. Conclusion: Ace can conclude anything and it will be so! Signature~RT > whats her pescription now? Whats her uncorrected and corrected vision? > If she only needs glasses to drive, she should not wear glasses for > anything else and use the plus lens for close work to take off the > strain of near work A complete nonsence answer, you have not even solved your own vision problems. Ace, give your mom and dad a kiss and go to sleep and remember, hands above the sheets boy. SignatureFree to Marcus Porcius Cato: ''Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam" In conclusion, I think that the "Otis therapy" should be destroyed Jan (normally Dutch spoken) > My niece is 18 and hasjust been prescribed glasses for driving. Is it > possible to predict what her prescription might progress to? It is not. SignatureJan (normally Dutch spoken) Not with precision, but I'd guess she'll end up less myopic than you did. w.stacy, o.d. >My niece is 18 and hasjust been prescribed glasses for driving. Is it >possible to predict what her prescription might progress to? I am -5 and >started many years before her so does that mean that her final prescription >will be less than mine? > > > My niece is 18 and hasjust been prescribed glasses for driving. Is it > possible to predict what her prescription might progress to? No... but the more reading/writing/study/computer work/close focussing she does, the more likely it is to progress. I am -5 and > started many years before her so does that mean that her final prescription > will be less than mine? Yes probably but there are no guarantees. Dom Okay thanks I just thought I heard somewhere that later development stopped in the early twenties and would probably stop at a certain point. I just can't remember what was said. >> My niece is 18 and hasjust been prescribed glasses for driving. Is it >> possible to predict what her prescription might progress to? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Dom |
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