| It seems like it would be pretty easy to figure out | | | | doctor, assuming glasses will make them look old or |
| whether you need to wear glasses or not. However, | | | | take away from their looks. Because of this, there a |
| eyesight can fail so slowly that you can get used to | | | | far too many people out there who need their vision |
| the way that you see things and you don’t | | | | corrected but refuse to do anything about it. There |
| notice that you aren’t seeing as well as you | | | | are other options besides glasses, like contact lenses |
| once did. Then suddenly you may find yourself | | | | and all the different modern surgical procedures that |
| squinting, holding the newspaper far away or | | | | can correct your vision to perfect. |
| extremely close to your face, and maybe even | | | | Common Vision Problems |
| driving extra slowly after dark. If you begin to think | | | | Your vision problems will normally be one of two |
| you just might need glasses, here are some signs | | | | things and are related to the distance at which you |
| that might help you know for sure. | | | | can see things. Each one of these conditions is |
| Things far away are getting more and more difficult | | | | caused by different problems. |
| to see, or you need to squint to bring them into | | | | 1. Nearsightedness – This is a condition that |
| focus. | | | | causes you not to be able to see things in the |
| Your vision is blurred or you have any type of fuzzy | | | | distance. It is also known as myopia and occurs when |
| or hazy vision. | | | | the eyeballs become elongated from focusing on |
| You suddenly realize you are sitting closer than ever | | | | objects close up for a long time. This vision problem |
| to the television set. | | | | happens a lot with children and is brought on by bad |
| You are having frequent headaches. | | | | habits developed when they are reading and studying. |
| Your eyes have been watering. | | | | Children often have a tendency to bend over with |
| Your eyes often feel tired and weak soon after | | | | their faces very close to their books. |
| reading or working on the computer. | | | | It can also be brought on when children strain their |
| Your eyes take awhile to adjust when moving from | | | | eyes to look at things are read things they have no |
| a dark room into a well-lighted room. | | | | interesting. Done long enough, this can cause |
| Any of these symptoms can be a strong suggestion | | | | nearsightedness. |
| that it’s time to have you eyes examined. It is | | | | 2. Farsightedness – People who suffer from this |
| advised to have this done about every two years | | | | condition, also called presbyopia, can see things in the |
| anyway, and if you have these symptoms and have | | | | distance, but object close up are difficult to see. This |
| never seen an eye doctor, then you are way over | | | | tends to be related to age because the lenses of the |
| do for that visit. An optometrist is the only person | | | | eye become solid and have difficulty focusing. The |
| who can tell you if you need to wear glasses to get | | | | majority of people over the age of 40 will eventually |
| your vision back to where it should be. | | | | end of with reading glasses to correct this problem. |
| Vanity keeps some people from visiting the eye | | | | |