Reading Glasses Strength: How to Test Your Eyes
TAKE IT NOWWe all reach a point where we realize we can no longer read the restaurant menu. Sure, you could put it down to the froufrou font and mood lighting. Or, you could embrace the natural evolution of your eyesight with a rather remarkable pair of readers. Lucky for you, we consider ourselves know-it-alls on the subject.
Whether you’re a near-sighted newbie, a veteran of the Rite-Aid vision aisle, or a pro bodybuilder, you need to know your strength. If you fall into one of the prior two categories, this has to do with the amount of magnification you need in your readers to help you make out the absurdly teensy print on your new IKEA couch’s instruction manual. How do I know my strength, you may ask? Read on, and we’ll clear things right up.
We all reach a point where we realize we can no longer read the restaurant menu. Sure, you could put it down to the froufrou font and mood lighting. Or, you could embrace the natural evolution of your eyesight with a rather remarkable pair of readers. Lucky for you, we consider ourselves know-it-alls on the subject.
Whether you’re a near-sighted newbie, a veteran of the Rite-Aid vision aisle, or a pro bodybuilder, you need to know your strength. If you fall into one of the prior two categories, this has to do with the amount of magnification you need in your readers to help you make out the absurdly teensy print on your new IKEA couch’s instruction manual. How do I know my strength, you may ask? Read on, and we’ll clear things right up.
How Do Reading Glasses Work?
How Do Reading Glasses Work?
If you ask us, they work by making you look stupendous and giving you an air of inexplicable wisdom. If you ask an eye doctor, they might tell you that reading glasses magnify all of the information coming into your eyes, making it easier for you to focus on up-close activities like reading, writing, or mindlessly playing solitaire (during work hours) on your computer screen.
What is Reader Strength?
What is Reader Strength?
Simply put, reader strength refers to the intensity of magnification you’ll need in your lenses, ranging from +1.00 to +4.00. You can visit your eye care provider for some help determining the proper strength for you, or you can take our handy-dandy reader strength test.
What Strength Readers Do I Need?
What Strength Readers Do I Need?
The strength of your reading glasses is measured in units called diopters. The higher the number, the more powerful the magnification in your lens. If you choose reading glasses with a strength that doesn’t match your eyes, you might experience side effects like unfocused text, headaches, and eye strain – suboptimal conditions for an enjoyable read. You deserve readers that make you look forward to cracking open a book, and look damn good doing it.
The Best of the Best Readers
The Best of the Best Readers
What Are the Highest and Lowest Reader Strengths Available?
What Are the Highest and Lowest Reader Strengths Available?
Our readers start at +1.00 as the lowest strength, and increase in increments of +0.25 up to +3.00. We also offer +3.00, +3.50, and +4.00 for those who need a little extra oomph in their reader strength. As a general rule, if you just need a little boost to keep things in focus, you are probably closer to a +1.00. If words look more like inkblots from a Rorschach Test … well, you may need a more substantial power, like a +4.00.
What is the Average Strength for Reading Glasses?
What is the Average Strength for Reading Glasses?
Will the Reading Glasses Power I Need
Change Over Time?
Will the Reading Glasses Power I Need
Change Over Time?
Yes, indeed – nothing gold can stay, unfortunately, and that includes your close-up vision. You will invariably need to up your reader strength as you get more years under your belt. Good thing you get some spiffy new eye candy out of the deal, right? Although reader strength varies on a case-by-case basis, most eye care professionals agree on a sort of guiding line based on age. Those who fall between the ages of 40 and 49 will generally need a reader strength of +1.00 to +1.50. Individuals aged 50 to 59 typically use readers with a strength of around +2.00, and those over the age of 60 often need readers with a strength of +2.50.
So, can you read us now? If not, you’ll certainly be able to soon. Now that you’ve reached reading strength enlightenment, you’re ready to go forth and see up close. We wish you nothing but clear vision, good books, and spectacular specs, our near-sighted friends. Happy reading!
So, can you read us now? If not, you’ll certainly be able to soon. Now that you’ve reached reading strength enlightenment, you’re ready to go forth and see up close. We wish you nothing but clear vision, good books, and spectacular specs, our near-sighted friends. Happy reading!