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| Eleanor via MedKB.com |
 Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:31 am |
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Is there any evidence that undercorrecting myopia in adults can reduce it -
eg wearing -3 instead of -3.50 contact lenses?
And is there a risk that wearing something too strong will advance myopia
even in adults?
I have one eye worse than the other which i understand is usual. Even after
40 it still creeps up a little each time I have a test.I wondered if I could
reduce its progress by undercorrecting it a little but would be interested to
know if anyone has any experience of this idea.
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| Dom |
| Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:29 am |
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Eleanor via MedKB.com wrote:
Quote: Is there any evidence that undercorrecting myopia in adults can reduce it -
eg wearing -3 instead of -3.50 contact lenses?
No there's not, in fact one study even suggested that undercorrection
can cause the myopia to worsen.
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And is there a risk that wearing something too strong will advance myopia
even in adults?
It sounds plausible at first but I'm not aware of any studies that
actually support this idea.
Quote: I have one eye worse than the other which i understand is usual. Even after
40 it still creeps up a little each time I have a test.I wondered if I could
reduce its progress by undercorrecting it a little but would be interested to
know if anyone has any experience of this idea.
Sometimes people in their 40's who actually need reading glasses can
develop a type of pseudomyopia but I don't know what's happening to your
eyes without a lot more information. But to answer your question
undercorrection of myopia shouldn't make any difference.
Dom |
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| Dom |
| Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:29 am |
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Eleanor via MedKB.com wrote:
Quote: Is there any evidence that undercorrecting myopia in adults can reduce it -
eg wearing -3 instead of -3.50 contact lenses?
No there's not, in fact one study even suggested that undercorrection
can cause the myopia to worsen.
Quote:
And is there a risk that wearing something too strong will advance myopia
even in adults?
It sounds plausible at first but I'm not aware of any studies that
actually support this idea.
Quote: I have one eye worse than the other which i understand is usual. Even after
40 it still creeps up a little each time I have a test.I wondered if I could
reduce its progress by undercorrecting it a little but would be interested to
know if anyone has any experience of this idea.
Sometimes people in their 40's who actually need reading glasses can
develop a type of pseudomyopia but I don't know what's happening to your
eyes without a lot more information. But to answer your question
undercorrection of myopia shouldn't make any difference.
Dom |
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| Dr. Leukoma |
| Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:14 am |
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Eleanor via MedKB.com wrote:
Quote: I have one eye worse than the other which i understand is usual. Even after
40 it still creeps up a little each time I have a test.I wondered if I could
reduce its progress by undercorrecting it a little but would be interested to
know if anyone has any experience of this idea.
It would seem that you have undergone your own self-experiment many
times. Every time your myopia increases, you are temporarily
under-corrected.
According to some people who have posted here recently, if you let it
go it would level out at about -2.00, which is about 20/150 on the
Snellen chart. :)
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| Dr. Leukoma |
| Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:17 am |
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Eleanor via MedKB.com wrote:
Quote: I have one eye worse than the other which i understand is usual. Even after
40 it still creeps up a little each time I have a test.I wondered if I could
reduce its progress by undercorrecting it a little but would be interested to
know if anyone has any experience of this idea.
But, here is a more practical suggestion. There is some correlation
between close work and myopia. If it is just the one eye that keeps
progressing, you might pay closer attention to how you work, and if
your close work is arranged to favor one side or the other, or if you
have a binocular vision problem that predisposes you to favor one eye
over the other for close work. |
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