Question:
It's easy at a dentist - they say there's a hole in your tooth and you
immediately say "Fix it, please". But it's different at opticians,
because I feel little need for glasses at 46 years. I wonder just how
strong the prescription they've given me is, or whether they're trying
to sell me something I don't need (I've hunted all over the Net but
can't find a page explaining opticians prescriptions). I don't view my
vision as defective - microprint such as food-can ingredients gives me
problems but I don't see it's worth getting glasses/contacts just to
read font point3!
In the UK, glasses seem unbelievably expensive, so is there anyone who
can give me an independent opinion on how far away from the norm the
following script is, whether glasses/contacts are needed or optional,
and would they make a big difference to my vision?
Any opinion about Vision Care Holding?
Answer:
Did not the doctor or optician demonstrate to you the improvement in
your vision with the correction? If not, find a pair of +2 or +2.5O
pre-made near vision glasses and experience the improvement. If you
enjoy that quality of vision, get spectacles. If you don't care about
reading small print, don't mind holding reading material out far in
front of your face or a little squinting to see menus in restaurants,
than don't bother.
It's up to you. Sooner or later you WILL need near vision specs (or
contacts) because your presbyopia (age related increasing loss of
ability to focus close-up) will make it so even the food on your table
will be blurry. But, i the meanwhile, if you feel you dont need then
now, there's no harm in waiting until you really, really, need to fix
the issue.
