Does eyesight improve with weight loss?

Ready2Rock206

That would be awesome if it did. I am pretty much blind without my contacts/glasses - I'd love to be able to see better!

VeryKatie

Um... I don't know. My guess would be that it does not. And that possibly you were given glasses when your eyes were strained and they have since recovered.

koslowkj

Optometry student here. Weight loss itself isn't going to make your vision better, and your eyes do tend to change a little from year to year.

Unmanaged or undiagnosed diabetes can affect eyesight (the lens in your eye swells, making you more nearsighted) but you'll more than likely experience changes in how blurry your vision is throughout the day - it'll be worse after eating, when your blood sugar is high. And your eyes are surrounded by tiny blood vessels, so anything that affects the vascular system can potentially affect the eyes.

As someone else mentioned, there are plenty of foods that are "eye healthy". Most of them are good for your macula, which is the part of your retina you use for your central vision, to see detail. While eating a ton of these probably won't help your eyesight, it does lower your risk of macular degeneration.

From what you've said my guess would be that the weight loss and vision are unrelated, but if it's been two years since you had an exam, you're due anyway.

I'll stop now.

FreyasRebirth

Well, pregnancy can cause eyesight changes. Not saying you are pregnant but if you've recently lost a lot of water weight it may somehow be related.

From WebMD:

Many pregnant women retain fluids. This common side effect can change the thickness and shape of your cornea. That can lead to distorted vision.

stuwu10

My eyesight deteriorated as my weight increased to 280lbs/125+kg. Type 2 diabetes was barely under control. Last October double vision resulted in a glasses prescription with a prism. With the help of MyFitnessPal and exercise I have lost 77lb/35kg. Wearing my prismed glasses I recently noticed the double vision had returned. So I started to take them off only to notice that while not perfect I could read and see things clearer. No double vision either. I decided to revert to a previous pair of specs with no prism and can see perfectly. I’m even watching tv with no glasses. I will take some convincing that weight loss doesn’t help restore vision.

Diatonic12

@stuwu10 That's great. I'm happy for you. Nice going all the way around for the 77lb weight releasing. Goodbye and farewell 77 lbs.