Does everyone eventually need to wear glasses?

GaleHawkins

https://allaboutvision.com/over60/ways-to-protect.htm

The leading causes of blindness worldwide are known and most are preventable to a large degree if caught early.

https://who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs144/en/

My vision at distance has moved from being nearsighted to being 20/20 unaided at the age of 63 which is what some once called getting the second sight. Typically this is a sign cataracts are in one's future. To read before this change I would just take my glasses off. Corrective lens requirement has been removed from my driver's licence.

It was at the age of 63 when I went off of all foods containing added sugar and or any form of any grains. My optometrist now thinks going low carb high fat back in 2014 is what has stopped cataract formation from progressing so far and I still can read 20/20 at far and near but at near it is not really comfortable for very long but I do most of my smartphone usage without glasses still. While I have a great set of glasses typically I buy +1.50 readers from Tractor Supply Company where the three pack is under $10 because I drop, step on and lose from time to time. I keep them near workbenches, in the different vehicles and by the computer and bed.

Once a year I get a complete eye exam from a classmate that I graduated with from Southern College of Optometry in 1986. He gets a picture of the blood vessels and brain tissue to keep a check on ocular health.

At my last visit he told me they are holding off on reading glasses longer now when I told him I was forcing myself to read some everyday unaided. As was noted by another it seems the longer we can keep the lens flexible enough still be able to read at near it seems to delay cataract formation perhaps. Fasting glucose levels below 100 seems to be key to ocular health and as good of vision as possible.

https://webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-eye-problems#1

Preventing vision loss is a strong possibility often but reversing vision loss is another sad story. Eating and moving well is important to vision just like it is important to a long and healthy life.

Preventing Type 2 diabetes is job one for most of us to be able to see and walk to the end of life. All need to manage blood glucose levels well for the best vision and health in general.

JeromeBarry1

I got my first reading glasses last year. I was 55.

That was after I had retired. I got them because I was spending too much time asking my kids to help read the nutrition facts labels. These are 1.25 power readers. I recently renewed my driver's license without use of vision aids.

The simple fact is that if you live long enough, you'll develop presbyopia and need vision aids.

jgnatca

Pro tip, bifocals won’t help with under sink plumbing.

GaleHawkins

jgnatca wrote: »

Pro tip, bifocals won’t help with under sink plumbing.

https://allaboutvision.com/over40/work_bifocals.htm

A plumber can ask for Double D lens that come in bifocal or trifocal.