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My vision was excellent as far as needing reading glasses until I started being on the computer to play games, they went downhill in a year. Fried my retinas I think.
The thing is, the lens gets used to focusing up close (or at a distance if say a truck driver) - not an issue when younger, big issue when older as its slower to change shape (and to an extent won't anymore which is where people either start needing glasses or start needing bifocals if they already had them).
My monitors are too close due to desk design (I need another but finding a deep enough one is actually pretty tough - the ones I've found generally won't solve the problem) so I actually have a reading glasses monovision Rx for the computer at home (I had one for a little farther away originally, in the office the monitors were farther back).
All this said, I need to address this as my distance vision generally sucks unless I do like a long drive, like hours into one things sharpen up nicely.
Another area I noticed this btw is my whole life I have shot one eye open, well turns out you shouldn't do that, but I was having SUPER wonky vision issues at the range doing this so looked it up and sure enough, yeah keep both eyes open and that helps them not get so screwy. Again this only became noticeable as a problem due to the age-related lens hardening.
I had perfect vision until I was in my late forties to fifty. I could always read bumper stickers and license plates from far away. Now going down the road I can barely tell the state on the license plate. It's sad when my husband can read it, his entire family has been in glasses most of their adult lives. I think it was a combination of screens, prescription drugs and cortisone epidurals. Twenty years on meds for pain and ten years of cortisone (3x year). I was diagnosed with cataracts 1.5 year ago.
There's supplements and herb supplements that will slow down eye degeneration. Please do research from different sources. I'm posting a few links I've found. Hopefully you can prevent further damage. Unfortunately I'm past that point and surgery is my only option.
Lutein
There's an herb called eyebright. Eye Bright
Eyes
Herbs Eye Health
I have not taken this supplement. The company is good. Eye Supplement
See my reply elsewhere - mid 40s-mid 50s is when the lens hardens and you can't get around that (so I wouldn't beat yourself up too much - though see my observations about try not to have the monitors too close for computer, if you can). As for the cataracts, a friend got them and had the laser surgery and his vision is better than ever, interestingly enough.
Thanks, I don't blame myself. If the cortisone is the reason I don't regret it. I can't be sure either way. Those epidurals kept me going and with out them I would not have been active. I've needed another one for months and keep putting it off. I don't push the limit, four a year is limit and I usually do two times year.
After my father passed away, I inherited some money. I had cataract surgery on my eyes. Basically it’s just a lense replacements. It was $5000 per eye, it was the best money I’ve ever spent besides my vehicle, that I paid cash for. So I don’t have a car payment now. But I digress…
If anybody has any money stashed away, I highly recommend getting your lenses replaced. It’s been about seven years now, and I can see perfectly. I can read print on medication bottles and packaging at Walgreens. Or otherwise…
I will never regret spending that money on my eyes. It’s been the gift that keeps on giving. I highly recommend.
PS what they did for me is something called mono vision. One eye is for up close and the other one is for far away. So I don’t need bifocals. But I think you have to have a certain type of vision discrepancy for that. Just saying.