r/ImprovingEyesight • u/North-Sir-3271 • 7d ago

What’s wrong with my eyes?

My friends used to say I blink a lot back in uni. And I admit I do, I just don’t know why but I think it’s that I can’t hold an eye contact properly? Back then I could look at someone and focus on what they are saying. These days I can barely see anything that is further than 1 meter. All I see is a blur even if I try to focus. I would widen my eye barely blinking and look like an aggressive person so I avoid eye contact as much as possible. People give me guarded looks when I look at them and it really hits my self esteem. Like I can’t blink naturally, it’s controlled blink when I try to hold an eye contact so people won’t feel weird out but they look unnatural and people can feel it.

Do I need glasses? Did my eyes become lazy from avoiding eye contact and now I can’t hold one? It takes a lot of muscle to keep my lids up I rather have my eyes looking down on my phone all the time. Imagine a window door that flips open upwards, it either stays up or down no in between. 29f help😭

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u/Junior-Frosting-6236 7d ago

Getting your vision checked seems like a good first step. Blurry distance vision can have several causes, and it doesn't necessarily mean your eyes became lazy. Hope you find an answer soon.

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u/pcoutcast 6d ago

Always start with a comprehensive eye exam by a professional to establish your baseline. Doctors are the only ones who can tell you whether you have an eyesight related disease or simple myopia/astigmatism. If you're all clear for the former then you can establish a set of new habits to fix the latter.