At any point in your life, you may begin to question whether or not you need glasses. Maybe your vision isn’t as good as it used to be, and you’re beginning to worry that your eyesight is just growing worse and worse. Or maybe you’re having headaches, and you think it’s from your poor eyesight.

Whatever the initial reason, many people worry about whether or not they need eyeglasses. Some people don’t like to go to their eye doctor unless they know something is wrong for certain (though we always recommend you go even if you’re just worried!).

Here are the main ways to find out if you should go to the eye doctor to find out if you actually need eyeglasses:

You’re having difficulty seeing things far away or close up

This is quite obvious, but worth talking about. If you’re having trouble reading things from far away, it’s probably time to go to the eye doctor to chat. You can figure this out yourself at home by attempting to read a poster or sign from far away. If you can’t quite make it out, you should definitely make an appointment. You don’t want to worsen your eyesight by putting the visit off!

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You’re experiencing frequent headaches

A lot of times, if you continue to go through life without the proper vision assets you need, your eyes can experience a lot of strain -- which you can begin to feel as headaches. It’s quite similar to the headaches one can experience if working all day long on a laptop or looking at a computer screen for far too many hours.

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Your parents are eyeglass wearers

Genetics play quite a big role in vision -- whether you like it or not. If your parents wear glasses, there’s a change your vision may be slightly impaired as well. Again, you should always just make that appointment with an eye doctor to be sure!  

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