Myth Buster

Here are some of the ‘old wives tales' and misunderstandings we hear about vision, eyes & spectacles.

Will wearing spectacles make my eyes weaker?

No. Your sight is defective and spectacles will correct it.

TV makes your eyes bad!

Sorry mums and dads this one isn't true either.

Wearing glasses has damaged my eyes.

Wrong! They correct your sight and help you see. Your vision seems worse without your glasses because you have got used to how clearly you can see with your specs.

The wrong prescription has made my eyes weaker.

No. Incorrect specs may give you a headache but they will not cause lasting damage.

Are sunglasses bad for your eyes?

No. But make sure that they provide full Ultra Violet (UV400) protection because UV will damage your eyes and sunglasses without a UV filter are not safe. Glasses4Less supply UV400 treatment FREE OF CHARGE with all tints. For your protection we will never supply a tint without UV400. Be especially careful with children's toy or novelty sunglasses as they may not offer your child the protection required.

If you wear glasses your eyes are weak.

No. You just need help focusing the optical system

You can strengthen your eyes by not wearing glasses.

Nothing you ever do will ever strengthen your eyes. The only way to correct your vision is surgery, contact lenses or glasses.

Wearing glasses makes your eyes get worse.

Not true. The first time you go out in your first pair of spectacles is something you never forget. If you don't correct your vision you are missing out on life and risking your safety and the safety of people around you. You simply get used to seeing the world clearly and your eyes are relaxed, not straining to focus. This is why when you remove your new spectacles you feel that you can't see as well as you used to prior to wearing specs. What it is really showing you is just how bad your sight really was!

I lost a contact lens behind my eye.

Impossible. Nothing can get to the back of the eye socket.

With eye surgery they take your eye out and hang it on your cheek.

If your eye ever comes out you are never going to be able to see through it again! The eye can not be removed and refitted. There is no ‘slack' in the optic nerve. Once it is severed it can not be repaired.

Lazer eye surgery corrects your vision and you never need glasses again

Not true. Your vision can keep changing and there is no guarantee it is going to remain the same. When you reach middle age you will still suffer from presbyopia may still require reading glasses.

To much light damages your sight.

Reading or doing close work in plenty of light, preferably natural daylight is a good thing and can help you see more clearly. Staring at very bright light such as the arc of a welder or directly at the sun can permanently damage your eyes.