{"id":31225,"date":"2023-05-10T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=31225"},"modified":"2023-05-09T22:29:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T20:29:52","slug":"prescription-vs-over-the-counter-reading-glasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2023\/05\/10\/prescription-vs-over-the-counter-reading-glasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Prescription vs. over-the-counter reading glasses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>We all try to ignore it and tell ourselves it\u2019s not happening &#8211; ageing. That dreaded thing that suddenly develops in the form of a wrinkle, a grey hair, or finding yourself having to hold the menu at arm\u2019s length to read it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the case of reading like your gran did, you\u2019ve got presbyopia to blame for that one &#8211; the far-sightedness caused by ageing. In fact, the term \u201cpresbyopia\u201d comes from a Greek word which means \u201cold eye.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The reason we often start suffering from \u201cold eyes\u201d is because the crystalline lens in the eye loses elasticity, which prevents your eyes from focusing as well as they used to. Usually, you will start to notice changes to their close vision from around the age of 40 and symptoms, which develop gradually, include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Having difficulty reading small print<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Needing to hold reading material at arm\u2019s length to focus on it<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blurred vision at normal reading distance (about 35cm)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eye fatigue and headaches when doing close work<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Help! My arms aren\u2019t long enough!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When we start to experience these symptoms, most people head off to the pharmacy to buy over-the-counter readers, which basically magnify whatever you\u2019re trying to read and make it easier to view. So, are these any good?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specsavers.co.za\/\">Spec-Savers<\/a> for the low down on reading glasses, and they gave the following advice:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In over-the-counter readers, the lens \u2018power\u2019 is the same for each eye, whereas the majority of the population&#8217;s eyes are not uniformly strong or weak. It can cause eye strain if you read through lenses of the wrong prescription for an extended period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over-the-counter readers are \u2018one size fits all\u2019 in that they are made to a standard pupillary distance, which is the distance between the centres of the pupils of the eyes and the lenses. If the lens centre is not in line with your pupil centre, you might not be able to see clearly or may end up with eye strain \u2013 as if you were wearing someone else\u2019s glasses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over-the-counter readers do not correct astigmatism, which affects eight out of nine people to some degree. Astigmatism can cause headaches, tired eyes, and blurry vision and require professional intervention to correct.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over-the-counter readers cannot correct distance vision, so if you also need glasses for distance vision, you should consider bifocals or multifocals\/progressive lenses. Bifocals help you see both close-up and far away, while multifocals\/progressive lenses adjust for close, intermediate and distance viewing. Progressive lenses are beneficial for people with presbyopia because they provide clear distance and near vision, as well as clear intermediate (computer) vision.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all try to ignore it and tell ourselves it\u2019s not happening &#8211; ageing. 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