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Article: My sister says that if you wear your glasses too much, your eyesight will get worse. Is this true?(Ask Doctor Cory)
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- U.S. Kids
- Article date:
- December 1, 1996
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Dear Tabitha:
Glasses can definitely help people see the world more clearly. But wearing, glasses wont change the way your eyes see on their own - for better or for worse.
When light rays enter the eye, they pass through a thin, clear membrane called a lens. The lens helps focus the light on the back of the eyeball, in an area called the retina. The retina contains nerve cells that send a picture of what you,re looking at to the brain.
The shape of a persons eyeball or lens and the way they ...