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Medical Forum / General / Vision / March 2006Reading glasses power?
Is there a difference in power between a pair of 1.5 reading glasses like they sell in the drugstore and a pair of +1.5 diopter sphere prescription glasses for farsightedness? > Is there a difference in power between a pair of 1.5 reading glasses > like they sell in the drugstore and a pair of +1.5 diopter sphere > prescription glasses for farsightedness? The lenses are placed for an "average" pupil distance and may be uncomfortable if your PD differs much from "average." Cheap glasses can be cheap acrylics that scatter light more; milky rather than clear. Cheap glasses will have more waves and ripples. Cheap glasses can make it easy to skip out on eye examinations, missing timely treatment for glaucoma, retinal detachments and brain tumors. Otherwise they're pretty much OK. -MT >> Is there a difference in power between a pair of 1.5 reading glasses >> like they sell in the drugstore and a pair of +1.5 diopter sphere [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Otherwise they're pretty much OK. And the ones from the 99-Cents-Only stores are pretty good AND you can stack them up to make splinter removal easier!  SignatureCheers, Bev ====================================================== I am grateful that I am not as judgmental as all those censorious, self-righteous people around me. > Is there a difference in power between a pair of 1.5 reading glasses > like they sell in the drugstore and a pair of +1.5 diopter sphere > prescription glasses for farsightedness? No, the power is the same. As Mike posted, there may be other differences. They may or may not make a difference for an individual person. SignatureDan Abel dabel@sonic.net Petaluma, California, USA Try them out and see how they work. I've used them for years and have had great success with them. The technology for making them is so highly developed that you won't see ripples, sags, or anything else. And they're so cheap you can just leave them all over the house... |
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