Many people who wear glasses often ignore signs that their vision has changed. Eye strain, headaches, or a feeling of blurred vision when looking away... can all be mistaken for stress, lack of sleep or using electronic devices for too long. However, these are likely warning signs that you need to replace your glasses.
According to Dr Mahesh Narayan Mathur, Head of Clinical Services at Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital (India), sharing with hindustantimes, changes in glasses are often due to the progression of refractive errors.
For nearsighted people, the eyeball can be longer or the cornea is curved more than usual, causing the light to converge at the wrong point and cause blurred vision.
For hyperopia, the aging process causes the glasses to harden or the eyes become shorter, making it more difficult to work up close.
In particular, constantly looking up close, such as working for long hours in front of a screen, can help refractive errors progress faster.
That is why Dr. Mahesh emphasizes the importance of regular eye check-ups to adjust the glasses' resolution in a timely manner, avoiding prolonged eye strain and long-term vision loss.
Here are a series of signs that you may need to change your glasses immediately:
- Seeing blurred vision at many distance.
- Prolonged headaches, unknown cause.
- Eye strain, especially after reading or using digital devices.
- Open your eyes to see better.
- Difficulty driving at night, blurred vision or vision.
- For the elderly: You have to hold the document far to clearly read the text.
Not only to regulate eyesight, eye examination also helps detect early diseases such as maxillofacial hypertension, cataracts or complications of diabetes.
Many dangerous eye diseases have no initial symptoms, but can be detected early with a general eye exam, says Dr Mahesh.
Your eyes are not only a window of your soul, but also a mirror reflecting your comprehensive health. So, if you haven't had an eye exam for a long time, don't delay, because your vision may have changed without you realizing it.
