Do i need Eyeglasses ?

 

 

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 08/22/2015 - 17:10
Country
Norway
Age
25
Gender
Male
Did you perform any surgery for the eyes?
No
Do you suffer from pre-existing illnesses in the eye?
No
Do you suffer from any diseases in the body?
No
Do you use any eye drops?
No
Do you wear Contact lenses or Eyeglasses?

Eyeglasses

Question

 

 

Hi,

I'm 25 year old male who started working as a welder some months ago, I had no problem with my eyesight before but after a while my vision started to get really blurry and my eyes got red.

I went to get them examined and got diagnosed with astigmatism with the right eye axis being 90 and the left 85 and i was prescribed glasses.

But my eyes still get red and dry, and sometimes drift out of focus.

Is it possible that i just have arc eye (or drink too much coffee!)  and may have been misdiagnosed and don't really need glasses ? And will my eyesight get worse if i keep using glasses ? I read that you are usually born with astigmatism so i found it weird that my vision suddenly became so bad

Thanks

 

Answer

Thanks for your question

 

 

You didn't mention how much astigmatism you have. Working as a welder can cause sever eye dryness which manifested as red eye, burning sensation and can also cause mild astigmatism.

You have to use lubricant eye drops frequently especially during work.

 

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