DO YOU NEED READING GLASSES?

Reading difficulty happens to the vast majority of us as we age, and usually becomes noticeable when we get to our 40’s. The condition is call presbyopia, which is cause by a naturally occurring loss of elasticity in the eye. That is why the print on menus, newspapers, and smart-phones become difficult to read.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:

• Do you find yourself squinting and holding your reading material farther away?
• Do you have a hard time reading in lower light conditions?
• Are you around 40 years old and experience eye strain when reading?
• Have you recently begun having trouble reading but your vision is still great at a distance, or you traditionally wear contact lenses to correct distance vision but notice your up-close reading is becoming more difficult?

If any of those indicators feel familiar, you’re probably a candidate for reading glasses. We say ‘probably’ because if you have any of the problems we just mentioned and experience difficulty or eye strain with objects farther away, like when driving, you might need a prescription solution and not a ready-made solution, which is what reading glasses are.