In a world where many people have access to the internet, there is so much information at our fingertips. Unfortunately, not all of it is accurate; although the internet is a good resource for sharing important and useful information, it can also be a driver of misinformation. Consequently, there is a lot of information online about eyecare and glasses, yet not all of it is true. In this article, we want to shed some light on the many misconceptions circulating the web about eyeglasses. So without further ado, here are five common myths about glasses, busted!
1. Wearing Glasses All the Time Makes Your Vision Without Them Worse
If you regularly wear prescription glasses, it may seem that your vision when you take them off has become worse than it was when you initially began wearing them. While this could be true, this perceived change in vision is most likely due to your eyes being accustomed to seeing through vision-improving lenses; especially if you wear your glasses all day every day. If you’ve had your glasses for a while and begin to feel that you can’t see as clearly through them or your vision without them seems to become worse over time, schedule an appointment with your eye doctor promptly.
2. Eating Carrots Can Prevent the Need for Glasses
Carrots are a good source of vitamin A, which is beneficial to your eyesight. In fact, a diet high in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, and B vitamins can help supply essential nutrients to your eyes and even prevent some conditions; however, eating carrots has not been proven to make any substantial improvements to one’s vision, so this statement is false.
3. You have to have Terrible Vision to Wear Glasses
There are high and low prescriptions and each of them are curated to help their wearer see better. Some people may need high prescriptions with lots of correction, while others may only need a slight prescription with minimal correction. One thing is for sure, you do not need extremely poor eyesight to benefit from wearing glasses.
4. Your Prescription is Permanent
This statement is false as well because the corrections your eyes need can change with time. For this reason, it’s recommended that children and adults have their eyes examined regularly.
5. Wearing Glasses will Restore Your Eyesight
An eye doctor may treat conditions such as amblyopia by prescribing glasses to their patient, so there are cases in which glasses improve particular aspects of one's vision. However, glasses cannot entirely restore your eyesight, even with long-term usage, so this statement is false.
As you can see, there are lots of misconceptions when it comes to wearing glasses. Most of these may not seem harmful at first glance, but misinformation like this may keep people from seeking proper professional eyecare. We hope you found this blog post informative, and thanks for reading!
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