Myopia progression or creeping myopia can be a problem if not addressed properly. Progressive myopia leads to stretching to the retina and increase in the eye ball length. It is a risk factor to sight threatening problems such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and retinal detachment.
Wearing single vision glasses is not a solution for the underlying stretching of retina in fact it makes it worse.
In this video, Dr. Miglani speak about how glasses are not the best solution to treat myopia.