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Eyesight over 50

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Weirdaf1 · 19/04/2025 22:00

If you are over 50 and have always been short sighted what is your vision like without your glasses now?
I ask because I've always worn glasses but am not seriously short sighted, about a -3 but quite bad astigmatism. When I take off my glasses now my eyesight feels so much worse although still fairly OK with them on. I feel totally at a loss without my glasses now. Did you notice a change?
I'm due an eye test soon and I'm wondering if my prescription has worsened. I'm also going to need some varifocal as can't read with my glasses on.

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Pandimoanymum · 19/04/2025 22:08

I'm 57, have had glasses for very mild short sightedness since mid twenties. I think I'm only about a 1.75.
I have varifocals now as need reading glasses as well, obviously common at my age and I don't want separate glasses just for reading.
Over the years my prescription has changed a bit, but tbh I don't feel lost without my glasses. I don't wear them around the house unless for reading/tv but I always wear them when out.
I wouldn't say I have noticed a great change in my eyesight, I think I just notice the slight blurriness when I'm not wearing them because my eyesight WITH glasses is so pinsharp. Ive got used to that sharpness so even a little bit of blurriness is very noticeable.

artant · 19/04/2025 22:28

I think I’m -4 or thereabouts and have worn varifocals since some time in my late 40s (and worn glasses since my mid teens). My vision without specs seems pretty much as it and I can read well without glasses (especially handy for reading in bed) although I think that may be getting a bit harder over time.

tillyandmilly · 19/04/2025 22:32

Short sighted since school - since turning 56 have to peer under my glasses to look at my iphone - can’t get on with varifocals!

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animalculous · 20/04/2025 04:32

I'm a -7 and have varifocals. I can only see colours and shapes without them on. I had pvd a few years ago and have been left with floaters in my right eye. I sometimes see silver bubbles in the far left of my left eye. I have to use a magnifying panel for my embroidery. I peer over the top of my glasses to thread a needle. I've worn glasses since I was aged nine.

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