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Medical Forum / General / Vision / October 2005Reading glasses.... and now distance too???
Hi... I have been wearing my reading glasses a lot more than usual as of late but I have noticed, especially after I have them on awhile, that they seem to improve my distance vision as well. I actually have two pairs of glasses, one for reading and one for distance but since my distance vision isn't too bad I hardly ever wear them. Is there a reason why my reading glasses would make my distance vision seem clearer as well? Or, is this just some kind of "funky" illusion or something? ... lol Thanks in advance LEESA (I) Dear Leesa, This "clearing" seems to be a natural process. Yes, it is expected. You also might wish to verify your visual acuity using an eye chart at distance. You OD can help you with this if you wish, or you can simply obtain a chart from: www.i-see.org And check "Library". Best, Otis > Hi... I have been wearing my reading glasses a lot more than usual as > of late but I have noticed, especially after I have them on awhile, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > LEESA (I) > This "clearing" seems to be a natural process. Don't you think her reading lenses are making her farsighted? Do you really have any clue what's happening? -MT Dear Mike, Subject: Leesa's report. Leesa reported "clearer" distant vision when wearing the plus. With no further information NEITHER of us know what is going on -- that is up to Leesa's judgment. But I certainly suggested that Leesa get a Snellen, and check her eye-chart. Until she does that (if she has the interest) NEITHER of us will know what she is doing. That is up to Leesa. Best, Otis >Dear Mike, > >Leesa reported "clearer" distant vision when wearing the plus. > >With no further information NEITHER of us know what >is going on. But one thing stands as irrefutable: Mike will *always* have a better idea of what's going on than you do.  SignatureLive simply so that others may simply live Thanks so much for all of the response. BTW.. I am in my mid 30s and need to have an eye exam... it's been a few years now. Bye-bye LEESA Shame on you, Mike; you KNOW for sure he is clueless and thinks everyone is going myopic. From her posts it's obvious to anyone in the business that she's hyperopic going into presbyopia and is in for a long, slow decline in her unaided vision and a long, slowly increasing appreciation for what her glasses do for her. She sounds like a perfect candidate for contacts. This is the kind of patient I like to put a pair of trial lenses on in the office to help her select frames. It's a no-brainer. At least half of them go for the cls. w.stacy, o.d. >>This "clearing" seems to be a natural process. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > -MT Dear LEESA, Reading glasses are "plus" lenses for people who have presbyopia. Plus lenses are also prescribed for people who are farsighted. If plus lenses help you at far, it is bacause you are farsighted. Your own accommodation used to be able to clear it, but no longer. There can be no other explanation. DrG If you mean that your distance vision improves when you are looking through the lenses (as opposed to after you take them off), you are probably hyperopic. If you mean just after removal of the readers, then it's just a relaxation of some ciliary spasm. I'm guessing from the limited info below that you are in your late 30s or early 40s and if so, you may end up needing distance Rx soon... w.stacy, o.d. >Hi... I have been wearing my reading glasses a lot more than usual as >of late but I have noticed, especially after I have them on awhile, [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > Hi... I have been wearing my reading glasses a lot more than usual as > of late but I have noticed, especially after I have them on awhile, > that they seem to improve my distance vision as well. That's pretty normal. Reading glasses are usually for presbyopia, when people have problems seeing up close. But the same group of people also grow more farsighted, meaning their reading glasses get better and better for far-off vision (and worse up close). > I actually have two pairs of glasses, one for reading and one for > distance but since my distance vision isn't too bad I hardly ever wear > them. As long as you can see to drive, you don't necessarily _need_ glasses for far away. But your old prescription for distance was probably something like +050 or +100, and now you can bet it would measure more like +100 or +150. The entire population, on average, gets more farsighted between 30 and 60. -MT >Hi... I have been wearing my reading glasses a lot more than usual as >of late but I have noticed, especially after I have them on awhile, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >LEESA (I) Your prescription has changed. See an eye doctor. Update the glasses. Consider multifocals. Hope this helps Robert Martellaro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Optician/Owner Roberts Optical robopt@execpc.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field." - Niels Bohr |
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