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Surfing while waiting for some updates to test...from the "Really?" column on www.nytimes.com:

The Claim: Wearing Glasses Can Weaken Your Eyes
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Published: January 25, 2005

THE FACTS Glasses can bring a blurry world into focus, but some people suspect that by doing all the heavy lifting the glasses may speed the natural decline of vision. But ophthalmologists say this is an illusion. ( Read more... )

THE BOTTOM LINE Glasses will not make your vision deteriorate more quickly.

Left unsaid is whether *not* wearing glasses makes you adjust to poor vision, whereas wearing glasses will notice if they're off...