Is your morning paper tricking you or really using smaller print now? Do you need to hold things at a longer distance so that you can read what they say? It’s not just in the mind of the forty-plus year olds. It’s understood that reading glasses can help solve the issue.
You have two choices: full lens glasses with reading prescription or bottom half lens. The problem with full glasses is that while you may be able to read with them, seeing things at a distance may be a problem. Half-lenses provide the nearsighted lenses for reading while still allowing you to see over the top for distance.
You should be able to buy prescription reading glasses from your local optician that will be made specifically for your unique eyesight requirements. You can also get ‘readers’ from the already available stocks from a drug store or departmental stores in your locality. You can buy many pairs of these ready-made glasses, which are available for a low cost, so you can have different pairs stored wherever you might need to use them, and you will always be able to read clearly. If you need a different prescription strength for each eye, ready-made reading glasses may not work for you.
You must exercise more care in buying ready-made glasses which have more power than what your eyes need, as they may result in causing problems to your eyesight. Fortunately for you, the retailers offer you reading glasses of varied strengths, according to one’s prescription. Try reading a bottle of aspirin or something else really small with an off the rack pair before you worry about the style or color you’d like to have.
Keep searching a variety of readers until you read the fine print without straining yourself. Choose color and style only after the prescription strength number matches the pair that fits.
You may feel comfortable with prescription reading glass with lens which are unique for eyesight. First, you can try out glasses from a local store to see if they will do the trick; if not, you will have to get prescription glasses.