Visual impairments can interfere with everyday activities, whether at work or at home.
For example, people who have trouble seeing at close range will find it difficult to read.
In this case, wearing prescription reading glasses can be particularly appropriate.
Heavy readers often experience eye strain after long reading sessions.
These people may be concerned with wearing reading glasses to rest their eyes.
On a completely different note, reading glasses can be worn by people who have difficulty seeing at close range.
This may be the case for those affected by hypermetropic vision or astigmatism.
With advancing age, many people also become presbyopic, which means that their near vision becomes blurry.
Affecting most people from the age of forty, presbyopia can particularly affect reading activity.
Reading glasses are then specifically adapted to restore sharp near vision and therefore ease of reading.
Some reading glasses can be prescribed and other models can be purchased without a prescription.
Over-the-counter glasses are not suitable for people with visual impairments such as astigmatism or presbyopia.
Sold online or at retail stores, they are only suitable for people with no or very slight visual impairment who wish to rest their eyes.
It is strongly recommended that people with a known visual impairment look for prescription reading glasses.
Indeed, only prescription glasses will be able to perfectly correct their near vision.
To obtain them, it is essential to make an appointment with an ophthalmologist.
The doctor will be able to assess the specific needs of the patient through various tests, and determine the most suitable pair of reading glasses.
Based on this prescription, the optician will be able to adapt the lenses as precisely as possible.
Our Optical Center professional will also be able to suggest different frame models for your pair of reading glasses.
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