I only use my glasses to let my eyes rest, so I think it's the opposite.
Anecdotally.
this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2024
7 points (88.9% liked)
No Stupid Questions
2321 readers
84 users here now
There is no such thing as a Stupid Question!
Don't be embarrassed of your curiosity; everyone has questions that they may feel uncomfortable asking certain people, so this place gives you a nice area not to be judged about asking it. Everyone here is willing to help.
- ex. How do I change oil
- ex. How to tie shoes
- ex. Can you cry underwater?
Reminder that the rules for lemmy.ca still apply!
Thanks for reading all of this, even if you didn't read all of this, and your eye started somewhere else, have a watermelon slice ๐.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Afaik, to rest your eyes you need to look in the far distance, like the end of a street. For at least 20 sec at a time
I suppose this varies from person to person and I can only speak as a glass wearer with some.. uhhh.. 30-ish years of practice: your eyes can get tired. I have some days when I can't stand the feeling of my glasses and have to take them off a lot. My experience is that contacts make me really tired, much more than glasses. It's like my brain refuses to function if I see like a normal person. It's all just anecdotal unless a medic confirms it though :)
Your head might need the rest from the glasses on your head, but when you take your glasses off your eyes have to work harder to compensate. So, the idea is sound, but the explanation is wrong.
I think it depends, farsighted? Probably not.
Nearsighted looking at things hopelessly out of focus and not trying to look, perhaps.
I'm very nearsighted amd taking my glasses seems to make them relax, since nothing will be close enough to make them focus.
Somebody that's farsighted might strain their eyes to focus without their glasses.