“You’re ruining your Eyes…”

vickichanmd (@vickichanmd) has created a short video on TikTok with music original sound. | My mom told me the same stuff! 👀 #ophthalmology #ophthalmologist #eyedoctor #doctormom #learnontiktok #tiktokpartner | Hey Doc, is it true your eyes get worse when | you read in the dark? | you sit too close to the TV?

As an ophthalmologist, I realized early in my training that some of the things my mom told me would "damage" or “ruin” my eyes weren't quite true... 👀

The truth is, your vision/need for glasses depends on the size and shape of your eyes. If you are myopic or nearsighted, that means your eyes are too long/large. If you are hyperopic or farsighted, that means your eyes are too short/small. An astigmatism means your eyes are not quite round, more of a football shape.

And no amount of reading in the dark, watching TV, wearing your glasses, using your phone/computer, or crossing your eyes is going to change your eye size and shape.

So instead, I tell my kids that too much TV/iPad time rots their brains 🧠... better right? 🤣