Reading glasses are glasses specially designed for people with presbyopia, can see things up close, the lens has a magnifying function, the edge is the thinnest, the middle is the thickest, you can zoom in on text, objects, and anything in your field of vision.
When buying stylish glasses for reading, you can choose from a variety of magnifications to meet specific needs without a doctor's prescription, of course, you can also use the doctor's suggested prescription to buy.
How to use reading glasses?
1. Buy eyeglasses for reading
You can go directly to the optical shop or online shopping mall to choose reading eyeglasses with magnification. Or see an eye doctor for a prescription for reading glasses, then purchase according to your prescription from an optical shop or online store.
2. Wear reading glasses
Wear the good quality reading glasses you bought on your face, hold a book or other reading material approximately 14-16 inches from your face, looking at the text through the lens, can you see the content of the text clearly?
You can move the book closer or further away until you find the sweet spot where the text is in sharp focus.
3. Care for reading glasses
After each use, please put the prescription reading glasses into the glasses case, and regularly clean reading glasses with a microfiber cloth for a longer life, to avoid damage to the glasses.
Tips:
If you feel a little uncomfortable wearing it at the beginning, you can reduce the wearing time at the beginning, and then gradually increase the wearing time to adapt to the reading glasses.
If it is very uncomfortable, such as a very headache, it is recommended that you consult an ophthalmologist to replace the glasses or apply for a 30-day no-reason return from the online store.
Where to buy reading glasses?
You can buy stylish and trendy reading glasses from an offline optical shop, online retailers, department store, and drugstores.
Offline Optical Shop:
Offline optical shop or optometrist offices usually offer a variety of reading glasses. They can customize reading glasses with the correct prescription to meet your specific vision needs.
Online Retailers:
Online shopping store for eyewear provide people with convenience and a wide range of choices. Websites like Zeelool offer a wide range of reading glasses for women and men in a variety of styles, materials, and colours. You can choose reading glasses with a magnifying power, or you can add a specific prescription to your reading glasses. In addition, Zeelool provides an online try-on function. You can wear reading glasses frames of different shapes, colors, and materials to choose the one that best suits your overall look.
Department Stores:
Many department stores have an eyewear section where you can find reading glasses. They often offer a combination of different brands and styles at different prices.
Drugstores:
Drugstores often offer a range of affordable reading glasses. These reading glasses are usually designed to meet general reading glasses needs, with only one or a few magnifications available, with the magnification range usually ranging from +1.00 to +3.00 in increments of 0.25 or 0.50. Can meet reading, manual activities or other close vision tasks. Pharmacies can meet your need for quick replacement reading glasses.
In addition, if you need a prescription for reading glasses, you can get your prescription checked at a local optical shop and consult an eye care professional. Then you can directly customize reading glasses in an optical store, or choose to shop online and fill in the prescription information to customize the reading glasses you need. The price will be much cheaper than in an optical shop.
How to pick reading glasses?
1. Consider your face shape
Choose the frame shape that suits your face shape. For example, round frame glasses are more suitable for people with square faces, diamond faces, oval faces, and heart-shaped faces.
Square frame glasses are suitable for people with rectangular faces.
Rectangle glasses are more suitable for people with oval faces.
2. Consider frame styles
Choose a frame style that matches your personal taste and lifestyle,
Such as cat eye frame, oval frame, aviator frame and so on.
3. Consider frame material
For high-quality, affordable, easy-care frame materials, consider acetate frame, metal frame, titanium frame, and TR90 frame.
4. Check frame size
Make sure you choose a frame size that fits your face well without pinching or sliding down your nose.
5. To determine your prescription
If you need fashion reading glasses according to a prescription, consult an ophthalmologist or go to an optical shop for a strength check.
6. Use the "Strength by Age Chart" to choose the strength of your reading glasses
Ages 40-44: +0.75 to +1.00 diopters
Ages 45-49: +1.00 to +1.50 diopters
Ages 50-54: +1.50 to +2.00 diopters
Ages 55-59: +2.00 to +2.25 diopters
Ages 61-65: +2.25 to +2.50 diopters
7. Test magnification
Try fashionable reading glasses of different strengths to see which provides the clearest and most comfortable view.
Based on the above considerations, you will be able to choose the reading glasses that are more suitable for you.