# Nearsighted Dogs; Corrective Lenses?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearsighted-dogs-corrective-lenses/460211>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 16, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearsighted-dogs-corrective-lenses/460211 "2008-08-16T12:23:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearsighted-dogs-corrective-lenses/460211/1 "2008-08-16T12:23:19Z")

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Do dogs ever have near-sightedness (like humans)? If so, are they ever fitted with glasses? How do they stay on?

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearsighted-dogs-corrective-lenses/460211/2 "2008-08-16T12:44:31Z")

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Google, “glasses for dogs”. Very interesting article.

> **[Prescription Glasses for Dogs](https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Science/story?id=205640&page=1)**