So I finally went for the eye checkup

I'm 22 and my glass prescription now reads -4.00 sph and -1.00 cyl in the right eye. For left eye, it reads-2.50 sph and -0.75 cyl. I'm worried sick. It's because I'm a computer science undergrad and I'll be working on computers my entire life...How long before I lose my vision :(

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SW-User

You are myopic. If it's not progressive myopia, you'd not lose your vision. Glasses will correct your vision and stop it from worsening because you won't be stressing and squinting your eyes to see things.

beingawesome · 26-30, M

@SW-User One year ago it was -3.50 sph in my right eye. So surely it is progressive? And I'm not feeling comfortable working for long on computers now. Anxiety is hitting me pretty hard :|

SW-User

@beingawesome You are still young, so your body is changing. Around 25, it will stabilize, but it won't worsen much. It may not be progressive, progressive means every month or so you may need new glasses. -1D in a year is usually not that bad. You are still under unifocal range. I'm not a doctor, but I know some physics and human eye to a good extent. You'll do fine, just don't stare at computers all the time. Take a break of 5 minutes every 1 hour. That will help your retina relax and eyes recover from short distance stress.

beingawesome · 26-30, M

Okay. Thank you so much. It means a lot 😊