First, take a deep breath. You're going to be okay. Even if you go completely blind you're still going to be okay. I promise!

You don't know why you're losing your sight. It might be something temporary and correctable, or it might be something permanent but stable, or you might end up slowly losing everything. It's usually smart to expect the best but prepare for the worst.

How would you do that?

* By getting a proper diagnosis, finding out what's causing these changes and what to expect. Until you know what's happening your mind is going to imagine the worst case scenario and you'll be miserable every time you think about it. Knowledge is power. Know what to expect. It will bring you peace of mind.
* By taking care of what you need to while you can. If your eyesight is getting worse each day then today is the best day to do things. Visit the people you care about. Tell some jokes and eat some pizza and make some visual memories of them smiling and having fun. That's the way you'll remember them. Chop some firewood, shoot an arrow from a bow, paint a picture, and if you can do it safely, drive a car. Volunteer at the animal shelter. Take some pictures. Shoot some hoops or ride a bike or step into the ring and throw some leather. Live your life while you can still see it. Take it from an old man - it's never the things we do in life we regret once we're older, it's the things we didn't do when we had the chance.
* By researching your options. Learn what government benefits are available and what it takes to qualify for them. Learn what career choices or business opportunities can be done by the visually impaired. Make a plan, then plan B, then plan C. Be ready with career options when you see your doctor. It's easy to panic when your plan is shattered by a declaration of legal blindness and you don't have a plan B. Know where your income will come from, where you can get the help you need, where you can find a talking alarm clock and a software program that reads Reddit aloud to you and a white cane and a guide dog. Knowing they're there for you if you need them gives you peace of mind just like knowing there's a spare tire and a jack in the trunk of your car.

Change is always scary. I get it, and I hope I'm not sounding like I'm trivializing your concerns. That's not my intention. I'm trying to show you some positive things you can do with your mind so it isn't stuck imagining the worst case scenario. The first few weeks after my diagnosis were hard, I won't deny that. But it didn't take long to adjust. Human beings are surprisingly adaptable.

You'll be okay. You've got this!

Don't put the cart before the horse. You don't know what could be going on right now, and trying to figure it out on your own only increases your stress. See what the doctor says. There could be many reasons why you are having problems. Depending on where you are, there are services available for VI people. I'm surprised you haven't had a referral before now if your prescription is changing so frequently.

Wait for the doctor and any tests they might need, and then go from there.

I’m legally blind and have been losing my vision since I was a little kid, it’s scary sometimes but just take a deep breath, you’ve made it this far. Look for classes for white cane mobility and Activities of Daily Living for the Blind they will teach you how to utilize your other senses and may even have classes for assistive technology like screen readers and Braille displays and can teach you how to navigate bus systems and public transit safely. Try to be patient with yourself there’s a learning curve but it will be okay. Also legal blindness differs by state and country so it doesn’t necessarily mean total blindness, and most of the tips and tricks involve learning to be aware of your surroundings and not move too fast or compare yourself to sighted people too much because doing so makes it really easy to get discouraged really fast. For example being legally blind it’s hard for me to read signs and things so sometimes I take wrong turns, miss a buss stop, can’t find an aisle in a store which my friends and family find easily which can sometimes make me feel very flustered and emotional and yet because I know how to use my hearing and my white cane to navigate when caught out and about after dark I ended up leading my sighted friends back to their car because they were totally lost without their visual cues. Just because we are losing one of our senses doesn’t mean we are senseless.

Hi there
I want to let you know that it's totally okay to be legally blind. I know that it's scary and tough I haven't lost my vision over time, I can only imagine how scary it can be for you. My advice is to connect with someone on here who's lost their vision. I can help you connect with someone like that btw. Also with reading text, I suggest learning how to use screenreaders and getting some apps that can scan and read text for you (I use smart lens).

So, this is coming from someone who has always been blind, so not sure hoe much help I'll be here, but…

First of all, if you weren't terrified, I'd be surprised, that's very normal and understandable.
Like another comment said, try not to panic, do things you want to do with sight, and know your options and what to expect.
1. See if you can find out what is causing it, and what kind of progression often comes with that. Temporary? Permanent but stable? Permanent but progressing (how fast/severely?)?
2. Consider the kind of skills and equipment you might need should you lose more sight. Braille? Cane? Guide dog? Technology (screen reader / enlarged text / screen enlargers / invert colours / apps like 'Seeing AI' / etc - I'd have a dig through your phone's accessibility settings and see what helps)? Even small things like being able to feel to identify monetary coins/notes?
3. Do those things you want to get done. Sight seeing? Seeing family/friends? Driving if you can (remember you can ask a family member to let you have a go on private property)? Any experiences you'd like to have?
4. Engross yourself in the blind/disability community. Join Facebook groups, obviously there's r/blind and r/disability. There are also loads of blind creators on social media, YouTube and podcasts who you can always learn from (I always do). You know you'll be fine, but this might help remind you of that.
5. Do think about careers and stuff. What are you doing now? Most jobs are or can be made accessible, but of course there are some that won't be (obviously taxi driver or airline pilot aren't really options 😂)

Obviously though, don't stress, you don't know what's happening, and remember that it might just be temporary or correctable. Even if it isn't you'll be fine.

All the best

Omg I’m in the exact same position right now. Went to the opticians yesterday so they could give me a referral and they said my eyes are healthy even though I failed all the tests horribly and I walked into the doorframe on the way in!! I just got fired for not being able to see my work properly so now the pressure to do something about it is really on. Have you tried learning to use voiceover on your phone? That at least let’s me feel like I’ve got some kind of control left