How do I Know if I Need Glasses?

I am 12 years old and didn't get a good score on my eye test so they sent me back, but then they didn't say anything. One day I was holding my friend's glasses for her and put them on (for no reason) and noticed I could see book names on a bookshelf better. Are those definite signs I need glasses, or was it eye strain or tiredness?

I keep waking up and the right side of my head really hurts and so does my eye. What does this mean?

If you strain and tear your other muscles to get them better, why do your eyes get hurt if you strain them?

I need glasses, so my parents are going to get me an eye appointment. I am nearsighted and I can't see that far.

I don't have any problems with my eye, but I can't see distant objects even if they are only a little distance away. I have diabetes also. I'm 22 years old. Even If I'm really nearsighted I choose not to wear glasses anyway, especially not all the time like my doctor told me to just because she's such a strict eye doctor.

The one I see now isn't so strict compared to my other one. I can see fine if it's close enough, though. How often should I wear glasses?

I've been getting headaches every day now right above my eyes. My teacher at school told me I might need glasses.

I also get double vision sometimes. I have an eye appointment tomorrow.

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I can't see well when I'm tired, or when driving in near dark conditions, I'm almost unable to get my eyes to focus, because of double vision. I use the computer almost all of my free time at home. I'm 41 years old, and I don't sleep nearly enough (three or four hours). I have astigmatism as well. Do I need glasses or Lasik?

I need glasses but the dumb eye doctor keeps giving me +1.00 lenses and that makes my vision worse.

I think that I need glasses to correct my vision, but do I absolutely need to get prescription glasses? They sell reading glasses at the drug store and you just try on a few pairs until your vision gets better. Do these glasses really work? They are so much cheaper.

I probably went a decade thinking that my eye sight was fine before I finally broke down and got glasses. I couldn't believe how much better I could see once I got the glasses. You get used to things looking blurry and then you start to think that's the way they're supposed to look.

I am 13 years old and I'm reading on the computer, or a book, or even the board in class and I can see the words but I am unable to actually read them and comprehend them until I squint. I am used to it now, but do I need to get an eye exam?

My eyes hurt when I look at things up close and I frequently get head aches. Does this mean I need glasses?

My eyes hurt so much and my head. I'm taking finals and I cannot focus on my work.

I'm 12 and in school when I read for more than 10 minutes, then my eyes start to get tired. They hurt and I don't know why.

Yes, I am on the computer a lot and I don't know if I need to tell my mom to take me to the doctor or not!

My eyes start to hurt so bad from straining all day on the computer and it causes me to feel somewhat dizzy and gives me a faint headache. Is that normal for needing glasses?

@anon258483: It could be eye strain, but the only way to know for sure is to visit your optometrist and get your eyes checked. That's the only way you'll know if you need glasses, or just brighter light in your workspace.

I have a one sided headache at the back of my head. This usually increases when I am using the computer or when reading. It increases to a point when it becomes difficult to see. Do I have to wear glasses and which ones?

I'm an 14 old kid and I've been having big problems with my eyes. Vision is mostly dim all the time, and I have a few-second blackouts.

If I wear glasses, I'll get headaches within minutes. I went to a doctor to get my eyes examined and they were in terrible condition.

Electronics badly affect the eye, that's the least I know. I can't even see the tv clearly by sitting two meters away.

I am an 11 year old girl, can no longer see the tv, or board (i sit in the front row), or pretty much anything else without squinting. I got an eye exam at school and they say i do not need glasses.

My eyes never stop hurting and I'm seeing less and less every day. My mom has waited years now to get my eyes checked for glasses, but she keeps putting it off.

i am in art and it requires focus on funny looking stuff and eye strain. It cause migraines and it is harder to focus. i do not think exercising your eyes is healthy or practical to do. it disrupts my driving and ability to function in classes.

i am attempting to get an eye appointment because of this. if you "work" your eyes, that's not good. You should never have to do that.

I'm a 15 year old girl. When i watch tv or look at the board in class too long my eyes hurt and a headache starts. It takes me a long time to focus on things --like more than 20 seconds.

I have been to the eye doctor but they don't think i need glasses, but i can't read the board in class because i can't squint enough to read everything on there and they go way too fast for me to focus and I'm in the front row. Do i need glasses? How can i rid of the headaches? Anything i can do to focus better?

I am an 18 year old male and I just started to get into reading but when I read about six pages my eyes started to hurt. then the pain got worse and went into my head. do I need reading glasses? And if I just buy some at the drug store is it easy to pick the right pair? Can I do this without seeing the eye doctor?

I don't wear glasses but I do wear hearing aids and yes they became lazy fast, so I believe the old wives tale. It's probably true for both.

Is it true that by getting glasses you're actually making your eyes worse? The article talks about how using an eye patch makes a lazy eye stronger, could you do this being nearsighted? Switch the patch periodically to the other eye of course.

I heard that by not getting the glasses you make your eyes "work" or exercise in a way, which supposedly would make your sight improve over time.

How much of a wives-tale is this?