How To Know What Reading Glasses To Get

In general people need about 075 less lens power for the computer than for normal reading says Lindsay Berry an optometrist with Neuro-Vision Associates of North Texas in Plano.

How to know what reading glasses to get. Generally speaking whether a prescription is for reading glasses distance glasses or both bifocalprogressive glasses is either written out in the remarks section of your prescription or it is indicated on a checklist. Reading glasses come in two main styles. 2 Hold the page approximately 12-14 inches away from your face.

Full frames in which the entire lens is made in the reading prescription. Hold the paper approximately 14 inches away from your face. When it comes to reading powers the lower the number the less magnification there is in the lens.

Look to see what line has the smallest print you can read without straining. For example if you can read the 15 but the 100 is blurry then you know you likely need a strength of 100. Start reading the chart below from top to bottom.

The first thing to do would be to determine if you have a prescription for distance glasses reading glasses or both. The strength of reading glasses strength is measured in diopters. If youre purchasing reading glasses online you can use our printable diopter chart below.

To determine the proper strength for your reading glasses follow the steps below. Take a reading glasses test first and clearly recognize your strength of reading glasses. This range starts at 075 diopters.

However not all reading glasses are created equally and the way they sit on your face the way they line up with your pupillary distance and the quality of the lenses can all affect the accuracy of their. With the printed sheet 14 away attempt to read the top line without reading glasses. If you cant read the top line move 3 to the next line down.