Eyesight Getting Worse

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Well, I don't know where to get help. I use the computer like all day every day. My eyesight is getting worse every couple of weeks. I find it harder to see things even close by. So like 2 years ago I would be able to read this text sitting 2 feet away from the computer. Now I can't. I don't know how bad my eyesight is. Going to the doctor would be last resort because I don't want my parents to limit my computer. I believe that the problem doesn't lie entirely on the computer. I mean some people use the computer all day with no effects on their eyes for YEARS. I have researched about LASIK eye surgery and I don't like the risks of it (although, it might be an option in the future). I also read that immature eyes will deteriorate a lot faster than mature eyes which essentially stop going bad. I've already read that carrots, vitamin A doesn't do anything for vision in daylight (aside from night vision). I have also heard about "hard contacts," anyone care to explain? The problem could also stem from my lack of breaks during computer use sessions. I hope someone who really knows their stuff can help. Thanks, and please understand that as an aspie, I essentially NEED the computer/internet to learn stuff and socialize.

I'm far from an expert but I can see two options.

Go and get your eyes tested or investigate the Bates Method - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates_method

Or both.

I appreciate that you are concerned about your parents, but no association may be made between your eyes and your computer use. In fact its unlikely a specialist will claim that is the case - they'll simply fit you out with glasses.

Actually, ff things are deteriorating as rapidly as you say then you should see a specialist even if you are going down the Bates Method path. You may have some problem other than simple deterioration so it is best to find that out first.

My son has found that chocolate of all things seems to seriously increase his visual strain on the computer; ie. eating chocolate his eyes often go bloodshot after just a couple of hours use, whereas cutting chocolate out makes it possible to use it a lot longer without problems.

Another factor could be sugar; if you have any kind of hypoglycaemia, proto-diabetic condition, etc sugar may have an appalling accumulating effect on the eyes.

And yes, Vitamin A, because it is necessary not only for night-vision but for all "fine" membrane health which includes the conjunctiva of the eye, ( and which needs to be in good condition to avoid fuzzy/cloudy poor etc vision ) but don't rely on carrots because if you are not getting enough zinc and B6 ( both of which many people are deficient in, esp if have absorption problems, celiac disease etc ), your body simply won't be able to convert the betacarotene into vitamin A. Go for butter, yoghurt etc, if you are not dairy-intolerant. Or liver if you can't eat dairy.

Make sure that you are getting enough zinc; it is essential for all the senses, and is most plentiful in meat, shellfish, fish, and seeds.

There are other dietary factors, just can't remember them right now.

Oh yes! Just remembered! Another major dietary cause of gradual, or even rapid, eyesight deterioration is gluten-intolerance. Recent studies have found that celiacs/gluten-sensitive, undiagnosed for most of their lives and so still eating gluten, or diagnosed but still eating it sometimes, experience a higher than average amount of eyesight deterioration, loss of vision, ( and also hearing loss! ) especially in later life, but it can start affecting eysight earlier. The damage is auto-immune system mediated.

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PS. It is now known that around 1% of the population have celiac disease, and that perhaps as many as 1 in 10 people have some sort of gluten-sensitivity, and the damage done by the auto-immune system reacting constantly to gluten entering the body is wide-ranging and profound, ( both mental and physical ).

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Shut your eyes and put some duct tape over them. This is what you will see the rest of your life if there is a problem with your eyes that you are not addressing.

Well yeah I figured that by now. Little help on how to address this? I already said why I can't just go see the eye doctor since I have to COMMUNICATE with my parents who are generally unhelpful with anything ranging from my severe dust allergy which bugged me for a little more than a year. JUST NOW, my mom is talking to my doctor about the problem and getting meds, etc.

Computer use has 0 % of your eyes going bad. There was a new study on sitting to close to TV or using computer alot done recently in past year or so and says screens don't have any damaging effects on the eyes. They may put some stress on them and tire them out a little, but its very unlikely to cause any damage to your vision.

I'm sorry to butt into the conversation, but since the fall of 2007,
I too have been having problems with my eyesight.

I don't know how to describe my eye problem,
it's an annoyance, but I am used to it.

It's not lazy eye.