Reading glasses cannot be bought casually
Many people start to lose their eyesight around the age of fifty. In order to facilitate reading, watching TV, and work, they will go to an optical shop to have a pair of reading glasses. Recently, reporters have seen in many morning markets and street stalls that some people are selling reading glasses in the street. The promotion of "low price and good quality" has attracted many elderly people to buy them.
Are these reading glasses really as good as the stall owner advertises? Will such casually bought reading glasses have some effect on the eyes after wearing them? The reporter conducted an investigation.
Phenomenon: Inferior reading glasses are sold at will on the street
"Walk, take a look, buy a pair, use it for ten years!" On the morning of November 17th, in the morning market, a man sold a product that was said to be a "brand-name product" in front of a temporary booth. The "resin health care" reading glasses cost only ten yuan a pair, which attracted many people to watch and buy.
Seeing the reporter step forward, the stall owner immediately asked, "Is it for the elderly? How old is it?" Before the reporter answered, the stall owner gushed out: "There are degrees on it, and you can wear it according to your age. Yes. Under normal circumstances, people around 45 years old should wear 150 degrees, and 50 years old would wear 200 degrees.” The reporter noted that these glasses are foldable, equipped with a spectacle case, and the degree ranges from 150 degrees to 150 degrees. It ranges from 450 degrees.
When the reporter asked whether the product was produced by a regular manufacturer, the stall owner promised: "Absolutely, and it is wear-resistant and resistant to fall." However, the reporter did not see any factory name and address on the glasses case, and some important information was used. English instead.
In fact, before this, reporters had seen such "reading glasses" on street stalls in Shuangtasi Street, South Inner Ring Street and many other streets, and most of the buyers were elderly people. "The flower glasses are not just to be able to see clearly, I think it's pretty good, and the price is cheap." said Mr. Liu, who is buying.
During the interview, the reporter learned that many elderly people do not get optometry when wearing reading glasses. The main reason is that they have misunderstandings. Why do they need to spend more than 100 yuan to buy something that can be bought for 10 yuan. Mr. Dong, 61 years old this year, began to have presbyopia when he was 55 years old, and is now 6 years old.
He recalled that when he couldn't see things clearly at the beginning, he bought a pair of reading glasses casually on the street and came back to wear. . Buying reading glasses is only for daily use, and I don’t think it's worthwhile to go for an optical exam specially." Mr. Dong said.
