Am i extremely nearsighted?!


Question: Am i extremely nearsighted!?
Im only 21 but my contact prescription is -5!.50!. Is that really terrible!? i feel like no one is that blind!. it hasnt changed since i was 17 or 18 so i definitely has slowed down which is good!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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It's not THAT bad!.!. considering that I've had patients that have been a - 19!.50 before!. And thats legally blind!. Consider yourself lucky!Www@Answer-Health@Com

oh that's not too bad!. I have -7!.50 in my left eye and i have astigmatism!. i've had that since i was 5 (not totally my fault, doctors think it may have been due to a fever i got from some immunization shot when i was really little)!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's at the high end of moderate but certainly isn't extreme!. There are a lot of people with worse vision, and lenses can be made into the -20s for myopes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

No- you have what a consider a moderate prescription- there are several people out there with WORSE vision than you!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Eh, sort of!. I'm -4!.25 and -4!.00, L and R eyes!. They've been like that since I was 11 or so, six years ago!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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