You might think reading glasses are a sign of old age, but the truth is that many young people need to start using them in their 40s or even earlier. This is a normal physiological phenomenon and nothing to worry about.

There are many options to reduce its impact. Over-the-counter reading glasses are a safe and effective solution for most people with presbyopia who have never worn glasses before.

As we age, we see things more and more blurry. This is because the natural lens in our eye becomes harder and harder over time, making it harder to see anything up close.

Reading glasses bring your comfortable focus closer to you, that is, they help you see closer than you would naturally. The stronger your reading glasses, the better they will help you see clearly.

What is the difference between +1.00, +1.25, and +1.50 reading glasses?

Reading glasses have a variety of benefits, and their strength is expressed in diopters, a unit that describes the corrective power of a lens based on how close or far away your sharpest focus area is from your eyes. Negative numbers represent nearsightedness, and positive numbers represent farsightedness. The higher the diopter, the stronger the diopter of the glasses. This means that +1.50 diopter is stronger than +1.00 diopter.

Or, to put it another way, the higher the number, the closer you can see.

The best way to find the right reading glasses strength for yourself is to try on different glasses to see how easy it is for you to read standard-sized text from a comfortable distance.

You may need more than one pair of reading glasses, you may prefer thicker glasses for very close activities like reading, and for activities that are farther away (like looking at a computer screen) Use weaker glasses. Remember, the higher the number, the closer you can see.

You will most likely need different reading glasses over time. That's because your natural lenses will continue to harden and your natural focus will continue to move further, and many people increase the strength of their reading glasses every few years until around age 60, at which point presbyopia usually stops changing.

Yes, you can, but wearing reading glasses can make it difficult to focus on objects that are farther away. If you want to wear reading glasses all the time, you may want to look for a pair of half-frame reading glasses. Then, when you want to see something in the distance, you can peek over the glasses.

For this physiological change, we should accept it calmly and find suitable reading glasses to reduce the impact of presbyopia on our life. If you have any questions about glasses, you can contact us.

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