At what age does myopia stop progressing?

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davidaron333@gmail.com - 28 Jul 2008 09:10 GMT

I'm 27 with this prescription:

OD - 0.5 -1.75 ax 170
OS -0.5 -1.25 ax 180

Currently wearing RGPs with this prescription:

OD
PWR -0.5 BC 7.9 DIA 9.6
OS
PWR -0.5 BC 8.0 Dia 9.6

I would appreciate if people in this forum posted at what age did
their myopia stopped progressing.

Thank you in advance

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davidaron333@gmail.com - 28 Jul 2008 09:22 GMT

Sorry to reply to my own message.
I just wanted to add that I had:

age 17
OD plano -1.75 ax 170
OS plano -1.25 ax 180

age 19
OD pwr -0.25 -1.75 ax 170
OS pwr -0.25 -1.25 ax 180

age 25 -
OD pwr -0.5 -1.75 ax 170
OS pwr -0.5 -1.25 ax 180

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otisbrown@embarqmail.com - 28 Jul 2008 18:16 GMT

Dear David,

A prescription is normally written as the sperical component,
followed by the astigmatic value at a measured angle.

Your prescription is for plano (i.e., no refraction), followed
by -1.75 diopters of astigmatism.

You are astigmatic.

Others posting her can verify that for you.

Otis

On Jul 28, 4:22 am, davidaron...@gmail.com wrote:

> Sorry to reply to my own message.
> I just wanted to add that I had:
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> OD pwr -0.5 -1.75 ax 170
> OS pwr -0.5 -1.25 ax 180

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p.clarkii@gmail.com - 29 Jul 2008 01:54 GMT

On Jul 28, 1:16 pm, otisbr...@embarqmail.com wrote:

> Dear David,
>
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> > OD pwr -0.5 -1.75 ax 170
> > OS pwr -0.5 -1.25 ax 180

you are slightly myopic with astigmatism.

there is no pat answer to your question. myopia usually progresses
very slowly in adulthood. since age 19 you have only progressed an
additional -0.25! that is literally the smallest measureable value
and could be due to such normal physiological processes as water
retention, etc.

PS -- ignor the troll named Otis Brown

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