Eights Strange Myth about wearing eyeglasses

What is stopping you from wearing eyeglasses? 

1. Wearing readers will aggravate your vision problem:
   Your eyesight worsens with advancing age. This may require you to wear a reading glasses. But people have this notion that if you wear readers it will worsen the condition. So, let this misconception clear off. Reading glasses aid your vision and helps in improving your vision. This doesn’t mean an end to the use of eyeglasses. It will help in warding off the signs of poor vision such as headache, irritation, unable to focus, etc. These conditions will prevail if you avoid using eyeglasses. Clearing of the myth as to why we need reading glasses after a certain age. As our age increases, the muscle around the eyes grow weaker and becomes unable for us to see things in the near distance. There is nothing to feel sad about this as almost everyone goes through this phase and are part of the natural process.

1. Avoiding the readers prescribed to you will worsen your vision:

There are certain side effects of not wearing the glasses that are prescribed to you. These include headache, blur vision and distortion. Trying to focus on near objects without the glasses will leave you squinting and strained eyes. But not wearing them is not at all going to damage your eyes. If you have avoided them for some time to start wearing them at once. And once you put them on your vision will be back to normal.

1. The worse is to buy reading glasses online:

There is nothing wrong in buying eyeglasses online.

What really matters is the quality of the glasses and the correctness of your prescription. Because the purpose of the glasses is to aid your vision. So, you can get them from anywhere, just make sure that you get the right quality and the correct prescription. Also, make sure that you don’t wear a reading glasses on your own without checking the prescription. Because wearing prescription power that is either too weak or strong can have some negative effect on your eyes and if used for prolong period can even damage your vision altogether.

1. The reading glasses will make your eyes stronger: An inaccurate information no one should ever believe in. Wearing glasses help in getting a clearer vision. It does not improve or reduce your vision nor your prescription. Your faulty vision is not going to get better, the glasses will only aid in providing better vision.

1. Watching TV up close is bad for your eyes: This is a rumor doing the rounds for decades since Television sets were invented. They do emit mild levels of radiation, but do not have any side effect except for the fact that watching them continuously can cause eye fatigue. But with the advancement of technology TVs are available with proper shielding of radiation and no longer cause an issue. Even then watching them for an extended time can strain your eyes and cause irritation just like the use of any other digital devices.

1. Carrots are good for eyes and helps improve vision: Yes, carrots are a good source of Vitamin A. But eating them alone in large quantities is not going to help. Instead a balance diet is required to maintain the overall health of human beings including your eyes. Also, there are many more essential nutrients that are required to keep your eyes healthy. So, Bad vision isn’t going to improve by eating carrots. You will need proper glasses to aid your vision and continue to eat carrots to further protect it from deteriorating. Also making them part of your daily diet can help you reduce the impact of cataract and age-related macular degeneration.
2. Regular eye check-up are for people with faulty eyesight: Your vision is still 20/20 vision and you don’t feel the need to visit the doctor. But keep in mind that most eye diseases and conditions appear without any symptoms. It is always preferable to get an eye check-up done every six months by a qualified optometrist. Some eye diseases and conditions can be detected also any underlying conditions such as tumors, diabetes, blood pressure, etc. can also be detected through a comprehensive eye check-up.
3. Reading in low lighting will damage your eyesight: Reading in a dimly lit room can damage your eyes. Not true! It may make you feel blinded, but you will not lose your eyesight. Though your eyes will be strained trying to focus in the lower light. You may also feel fatigue, headache and tiredness. Some adverse effect may also result in sore, dry, or watery eyes. But these symptoms are temporary and will go away once you give your eyes some time to relax.