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Originally Posted by masraum
I've looked at several sites on the Internet, and pretty much all of them have you choose the lowest power that allows you to read a given text.
OK, but why. If +1.00 is good, why wouldn't +1.50 be better?
Is the theory that the glasses are a crutch and using the crutch allows your eyes to get lazy and therefore worse, needing stronger and stronger glasses sooner?
Or is there some other reason?
Yeah, I think I'm finally to that point.  |
If your eyes need +1.00 correction, get +1.00.
Then +1.50 will not suit you, from what they told me, but it is interesting how some seem to use different powers for reading close or far.
Following your reasoning, +1.00 is good, +1.50 should be better, you should try +5.00....
Try, and see how that works for you....
My eye doctor said that if your sight gets worse because of age, which is normal, using glasses will not make your eyes worse or lazy and you will not need stronger glasses quicker.
She said by 40, a correction of +1.00 is normal and it will increase by 0.5 every five years or so.
I'm 40, I could use reading glasses (+1.00), but I can still manage fine without.
Thinking about getting some anyway, for when I'm tired or need to look at a screen for longer periods.
It never hurts getting your eyes looked at by a professional, besides age, there can be other things causing poor vision.
I had them checked and was glad to learn that my eyes are in good shape, eye pressure is ok, eye nerve is ok, retina, cornea all fine.
I do find it very difficult to find glasses that suit my face.
Finding sunglasses was a real pain, most just look weird on my face or don't fit.
I guess finding a decent pair of reading glasses will be the same...
They should make an app for that...