Eyes Getting Progressively Worse?

[vocalchick]

I am 18 years old, and I have had glasses since I was in 3rd grade (About 8 years old). I also have astigmatism in both eyes. I never noticed it until my sophomore year, but my eyesight gets progressively worse each year. Or at least it seems that way.
With each new prescription pair of glasses, I see so clearly the first few months, and then I have to start squinting to see through them and it even starts getting blurry.
Any advice on what this might be?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

your glasses do not stop your eye from changing anymore than shoes stop the foot from growing. .  As long as your eye is healthy and you see well with glasses no problem. your other options are contacts and after your RX stops progressing refractive eye surgery

JC MD

[vocalchick]

I forgot to put that I'm nearsighted.