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Originally Posted by Scott R

I think I might be there, I’m closer to 50 than to 45 and l can’t read text in dim or fading light. During the day is fine with sunlight, it’s just at twilight and evenings. Oh and how do you know which power to buy?

About the time that I was 40, I began to notice a difference. My left eye when looking at a very tiny LED hidden in the grill of my cell phone wasn't a crisp dot. I watched over 5-6 years as that got gradually worse and worse. My family would always hand me medication bottles to read, necklaces to detangle, needles to thread, but at some point, I wasn't able to do that any more. Once it became consistently problematic is when I finally got glasses.

Buy the lowest power that you can manage. Take something that's difficult for you to read and make sure you can read it.

I started with 1.0 and even those were stronger than I needed. Then I got some prescription glasses so I could have good quality with quality anti-reflective coatings to use at work for computer monitors.

I don't care what anyone says. Once you start wearing glasses, your eyes get worse, I believe because they don't have to work as hard. That's my reason to 1 hold off until you really need them and 2 get the lowest power that you can manage.

I wish I'd started with .50 if they had been available.