It is up to us how we want to define ourselves with our age. A famous phrase is ‘You are only as old as you feel’. This says that it depends on us how we want to feel at my age. If our minds and hearts are young, a simple two-digit number cannot define your age. But in the case of eyes, it may differ. We may feel young but our eyes refuse to function normally. This does not have any age-specific thing. Kids from birth to the very old can have glasses. The eyes do not function properly and thus doctors recommend them to wear glasses depending on the prescription.
After the age of 40, it is seen that people start facing difficulties reading books, small prints, and near objects. These are the symptoms of myopia. For this, they are recommended prescription glasses by the doctors. Previously, people used to buy reading glasses from the shops with a standard prescription that was fixed. But now people visit the doctors for a specific prescription and buy their glasses accordingly.
How to get prescription reading glasses?
It often happens that people with presbyopia face problems in reading. They have to hold the book at a distance and scrunch their forehead and nose to read the book. But it is not only presbyopia that troubles us as we grow old. Other problems like myopia, cataracts, and more make us suffer from our eyes with age. Thus it is very important to consult an optometrist for all the problems that you face. One should go for an eye exam to get the correct prescription glasses. An eye exam is very helpful for the right treatment.
What can we identify from an eye exam?
A proper eye exam helps us to identify the problems that our eyes face due to various reasons and one gets the hint that something is not right. It can help as follows-
- One always feels that the light is not bright enough to see.
- Computer or close up work get the best for the eyes
- One starts to see halos everywhere from the light bulbs to the Christmas light
- One faces more headaches than usual from doing any detailed or concentrated work.
- One feels the pain in the eyes and the eyes get strained easily.
- This is a sign that the person is above 40 years and needs the glasses with a prescription
Prescription VS Ready Reading glasses
Well, one can buy reading glasses of your choice from the shops. But honestly, one should not. Eyes are not something to experiment with. They are delicate and need to be taken care of. Non-prescription reading glasses only magnify the field whereas if one is diagnosed properly and wears correct prescription reading glasses, the prescription glasses do a few more good things.
If one has any refractive era like myopia, hyperopia, and others, then one needs something more than a magnifier. Since the ready reading glasses are only magnifiers, prescription reading glasses help to cure more such problems.
Prescription reading glasses are recommended by the experts and the optics help to correct the vision. On the other hand, if one wears reading glasses without a proper check-up from the doctors, this may harm our eyes in the future and we will not be able to get cured as before.
Non-prescription glasses are meant to be only worn while reading small texts or doing close-up works. But prescription glasses are meant to be worn for a longer period as they not only enlarge the visual field but at the same time correct the vision.
Wearing blue light for a presbyopic person is a must. Since their work mostly involves screens and one spends more time sitting in front of the screen. Blue light coating in the glasses protects the eyes from the harmful blue light emitting from the digital screens. The coating is both for prescription and non-prescription glasses. This filter can be added to any lens of your choice.
Thus it is recommended to people above 40 years that before you opt for a reading glass from your nearby chemist shop, do consult a doctor and buy them. Your eyes are your possession. Do not lose them without getting treatment.
