Do you think I should see a doctor?

Question

It’s not an usual pregnancy/period related post. It’s about my eyesight 😂
I’ve been wearing glasses for the past 6 years since I was 14. It started off small, -0.5 for both my eyes. I wear my glasses literally 24/7, I cannot not wear them. Even when I take a bath and I shave I wear them otherwise I’ll end up with missing half of the hairs on my body. If I don’t wear them for half an hour or so my eyes start watering really badly especially if I’m outside and they get red.
But the issue is that my lenses keep going bigger everytime I go for an eye test. Where I live they do them annually but I always end up going in earlier and they’re like “um your last test was 7 months ago” well I know but what am I supposed to do if I feel that my eyes are just getting worse and I can’t see properly with my glasses anymore, just wait until a full year has passed?! So yeah my sight just keeps getting worse although I wear my glasses everyday all day. 
Should I see a doctor about it? My friends told me that maybe I need surgery, most of my friends do wear glasses and they don’t wear theirs nowhere near as much as I do but their sight stays the same.

Answer

Honestly, it does sound like you should be a doctor. This isn’t a super scary story, but my aunt actually lost patches of eyesight when she was younger. It stopped spreading, and the doctors did a laser surgery of some kind recently that helped. I do think the doctors gave her some stuff to help when she started getting the patches (it’s not glaucoma, but I can’t remember what they diagnosed the condition is). Moral to the story: Take care of your eyes. It would be awful to lose your vision either way, but especially if it was something preventable.

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Yeah my vision's pretty shitty too. It's 20/400 and I wear my glasses or contacts 24/7. It gets progressively worse every couple months. When I go in to get my vision checked they just give me a new prescription. Your vision is supposed to plateau when you reach a certain age. I'll be looking into corrective surgery when mine does

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when you had your eyes tested did they say anything about what is causing your vision loss? when i go for an eye test here they always check the retina and do a test for glaucoma. they said my sight issue is stigmatism. if you have glaucoma or something yeah you probably should go to the doctor for advice about how to prevent further vision loss because you could end up blind. either way its something worth investigating.

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I work for an eye dr and I would suggest seeing your doctor and expressing your concerns and if they don’t take it seriously then I’d suggest getting a second opinion.. 
**make sure they are dilating you eyes and checking the back of your eyes (you retina, optic nerve...) you could also ask for retinal photos or an “OCT scan” 
But I would definitely call and schedule an appointment.. there could be something medically going on, or you vision could just be continually changing. 
If you’re pregnant it can be common for your vision to change..

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There are different eye conditions. astigmatism doesn't get better and gets gradually worse. if you cant see with your glasses you 100% need to go. especially if you drive. that could be dangerous.

Do you think I should see a doctor?

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