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Big change in vision (myopia) during annual exam -should I worry? |
Had my annual, trying out a trial contact lens, the left eye is great but the right still a bit, slightly blurred, saw the doc today, different doc, the one I see wasn't in today, this doc owns the practice and has done research on myopia. My vision for the past couple of years has been steady but now my left went from -5.50 to -6.00 and my right went from -5.50 to -6.50, he told me that's not to big a change and said there was no reason for dilating my eyes or any other further test, he said I looked fine and it's normal for people with myopia to go up but it seems like a a huge jump for my right eye, to go from -5.50 to -6.50 scares the hell out of me, am I going blind or something? He also mentioned that after a certain point you can't get contact lenses, that some don't go past -6.00? Amount of power jump (progression of myopia) really depends on your age. if you are in your late teens or early to mid twenty's then this jump is rather normal. if you are in your thirty's and forty's, then this jump is rather high. sounds normal to me, i would not worry. If you jumped 3 diopters then i would worry. Most contacts go to about a -9.5 btw If you're in your teens or in college, this is relatively normal. Different contact brands can go to different powers. You can at least go all the way to -10.00 with some lenses. |
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