PROGRESSIVES - For a 27-year-old? - Eye & Vision Message Board

cfischer · 04-15-2002, 02:16 PM

Hello out there. I have been having trouble seeing - two distances especially. I notice it after a while when I am at a computer, and also when I am doing artwork (standing up at a table looking at a painting on the table, or sitting at the table working on the painting). My left eye feels as though it will cross inward. Focusing becomes very hard, and I have to stop painting.
I had a crossed eye (inward) when I was a kid that was never corrected. I got glasses and that seemed to take care of the problem.
I went to see an opthomologist about the problem and he prescribed progressives. I have been reading about them and it seems like an odd choice for someone my age - 27. Has anyone had a similar experience or know if it makes sense to get progressives at my age? I am particularly concerned if it would be damaging in some way to get them so early. Thanks.

Moe C · 04-15-2002, 09:52 PM

cfischer:

Sounds like you had accomodative esotropia as a child. The effort of focusing up close caused your eye to turn in. The glasses lessened the amount of work your eyes had to do and stopped the inward turn. Do I sound like a doctor yet? A lot of medium and close work is putting a strain on your (old) eyes again. I'd say wear whatever glasses you need to relieve the pressure. Don't quote me on this, but I think glasses for this problem are slightly under-correcting so your eyes won't get worse.

Are you familiar with the AAPOS site? [url="http://med-aapos.bu.edu/publicinfo/publicinfo.html"]http://med-aapos.bu.edu/publicinfo/publicinfo.html[/url]
It taught me everything I know, ha, ha. The site is for pediatric opthalmology and adult strabismus. I've read about little kids wearing bifocals, so progrssives aren't that unusual. If you want to do a search on that site, follow these instructions - the search engine is crabby. Open any post, go right to the bottom to HERE, then down a couple paragraphs to Search Engine. Type in your keywords and hit the submit button, not enter.

Moe