Reading 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



(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> 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,

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.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>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 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

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

"(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>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.
--
Live simply so that others may simply live

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.


Mike Tyner wrote:
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>
>
>>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
>
>