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Bifocal Glasses – When do You Need Them?

bifocal glasses

Bifocal glasses have the lenses with two powers meant for near vision and distance vision. The upper segment of the bifocal glass has power which corrects distance vision. The lower segment of the glass corrects near vision. When we read something, for instance, we look down and see through the lower segment of the glasses. … Read more

Categories Glasses and Lenses Tags bifocal, glasses, progressive, Reading

Reading Glasses: Read This Before Buying

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The term ‘reading glasses’ is used for glasses which are used for near work including reading. The power of the lenses in the reading glasses may exclusively be only for near work or the glasses may have lenses for both distance and near work (bifocal or progressive reading glasses). Why do we need reading glasses? … Read more

Categories Glasses and Lenses, Eye Care Tags glasses, Presbyopia, Reading

What Causes Myopia to Worsen?

What Causes Myopia to Worsen

There are many known factors which promote worsening of myopia (short sightedness or near sightedness). Here is a list of those factors. Find out which ones are relevant to you or your affected relative and try to make changes so that you eliminate them and prevent worsening of short sightedness. It’s important to realize however … Read more

Categories Diseases & Conditions, Glasses and Lenses Tags glasses, myopia

Can Presbyopia Be Managed Without Glasses?

Can Presbyopia Be Managed Without Glasses

Presbyopia is a condition of middle-age in which near vision becomes poor. It is usually corrected with glasses. The newer treatments are aimed at getting rid of glasses. Corneal inlays are tiny implants which are inserted into the cornea changing its shape and refractive power. Raindrop inlay is one such example. A gel-like device that … Read more

Categories Glasses and Lenses, Lifestyle Tags corneal inlay, glasses, Presbyopia

When Should I Change My Reading Glasses?

When Should I Change My Reading Glasses? 2

We need reading glasses to correct presbyopia. Presbyopia is a condition which appears around the age of forty years in which distance vision is good but objects at close distance are blurred. This condition is related to age and is clinically similar to hypermetropia (far-sightedness) which is found in younger age group. Click here to … Read more

Categories FAQs, Glasses and Lenses Tags glasses, Presbyopia, Reading

How to Measure Your Pupillary Distance for Your Glasses

Measure Your Pupillary Distance for Your Glasses

All of us have different distances between the two eyes. The distance between the centers of pupils of both eyes is called as pupillary distance (PD) or inter-pupillary distance (IPD). This distance is important when you want to use glasses for sight. The power of the lens in the glasses is not equally distributed. It is … Read more

Categories Apps, Glasses and Lenses, Resources Tags distance, glasses, interpupillary, lens, pupillary

Use Your Old Reading Glasses for Intermediate Vision

Use Your Old Reading Glasses for Intermediate Vision

First, let me explain what intermediate vision means. Based on the distance between the object we see and our eyes, we use terms such as ‘distance vision’ and ‘near vision’. An example of distance vision is watching the television and example of near vision is reading something (printed material/phone) in your hand at a distance … Read more

Categories Eye Care, Glasses and Lenses Tags glasses, intermediate, near vision



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