Why Do You Need Reading Glasses? Eye Doctor Explains

Have you ever wondered why your eyesight is progressively getting worse as you age? 🧐🔎
In this video, Dr. Rupa Wong, board-certified ophthalmologist and eye surgeon, explains when you can buy reading glasses from the drugstore, when you can’t, what causes this to happen, and more! 😎 #readingglasses #cheaters #presbyopia



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00:00 : Why do I need reading glasses for the first time after 40?

00:22 : Who is Dr. Rupa Wong?

00:36 : What causes our eyesight to get worse with age?

01:40 : What are the symptoms of needing reading glasses(presbyopia)?

02:12 : How do ophthalmologists measure the eyesight’s ability to focus up close?

03:32 : When is it okay to use reading glasses from the drugstore?

03:49 : What type of reading glasses does a person with nearsightedness or astigmatism need?

04:36 : How do I know what power of reading glasses to buy from the drugstore?

05:48 : Why are eye charts different?

06:30 : How do you choose reading glasses from the drugstore?

06:45 : What power reading glasses do I need?

07:29 : Why is it helpful to see an eye doctor for reading glasses?

07:58 : Are reading glasses the only option for seeing better up close?

08:21 : Are there contact lenses I can use as an alternative to reading glasses?

09:30 : Are there surgery options that can help me see up close better?

10:12 : Is presbyopia nearsighted or farsighted?

10:52 : Does increasing the text size on your phone make your vision worse?

11:13 : Conclusion - Do you wear reading glasses?

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[DrRupaWong]

Do you use reading glasses? If you do, where do you buy them from? How old were you when you needed your first pair?

[KrisVirtualSpace]

❤ I now reach 46, in 2023, and I hating can't read normal 😢. This video is VERY INFORMATIVE!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH, I SHARE IT EVERYONE. I am from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹. ❤

[Taylormademan]

Dr. Rupa you look young. I thought you were a young college student explaining about eye glasses. I've started wearing reading glasses about 3 months ago. I'm naturally destructive. The amount of times I've dropped, stepped, or rolled over in my sleep 😴 and accidentally breaking my reading glasses is ridiculous. I'm at a 1.5. Does it matter the cost of reading glasses as in quality if every 2 weeks I break them by accident? Since they are a new added requirement in my everyday life I've even lost or misplaced them especially at the gym. I've been spending $10-$15 at a Walmart or grocery store on each pair but found reading glasses at a dollar tree that I've been using just fine the past 2 days. Will buying cheap reading glasses hurt my eyes in the future?

[Taylormademan]

It got to the point where I couldn't read label ingredients and read my nostalgic comic books. I purchased my first readers yesterday. At 44 I feel really old now. I never needed glasses and purchased a 1.25 In my late 30s my hair thinned so I buzzed it off and was somewhat relieved. But needing readers really bothered me.

[abeach]

Dr. Rupa . . . .wowee the tresses are poppin' n' stunning!!
Tx for ever fabulous video shares.

[gmn]

Good video. I was diagnosed with presbyopia. I finally wore my readers (+1.75) for my computer and (+2.25) recommended for books. I must say I can read better and quicker on my computer. 4 years ago before/after turning 50 I noticed reading words close up were very challenging.

[anandrajaram]

What a super-informative video! It’s literally - eye-opening… thank you Dr. Rupa.

[MẮTKÍNHTlTAN]

Whoa!! Reading Glasses?! Great information. Thanks for sharing about when you can buy reading glasses from the drugstore, when you can’t, what causes this to happen, and more!

[otiebrown]

Always a good review, Dr. Rupa Wong!
Thanks!

[ForeverLiving-Products-Gulf]

Please, I live in Egypt, and I want to ask you about my medical condition. I am 49 years old. My eyes were good and my vision is almost excellent, but I started to feel long-sighted. I cannot see close objects. I went to a doctor who prescribed me reading glasses. At first, I found the glasses wonderful. Everything is fine up close and he told me that I do not need glasses for walking because my eyesight is largely normal. The problem is that after using the glasses for about a month, I feel that my vision is deteriorating very significantly (all the deterioration occurs within one month). Now I can almost not see at a distance of one and a half meters except With these glasses, I cannot read at all without them, and I feel that my distance vision is deteriorating quickly as well, because almost my job is to sit at the computer for a very long period of time a day. I feel that I am no longer normal without them, and I wear them in order to see everything that is close, but when I take them off, I find distraction.. Do you have any? Tips and thanks

[pauln]

I just spent under $400 with insurance for reading glasses. Wish I had seen this video before, i just needed regular readers because I have a 20 20 vision and never needed glasses.

[freshmacarons]

I love your videos. Especially since I'm an eye makeup addict

[Mindverve]

Dr. Wong, I just stumbled upon your channel and subscribed…you are excellent with explaining all topics and are so down to earth! I started wearing readers consistently around age 45. Prior to that I’ve never worn glasses and have amblyopia (discovered around age five and patching did not help it). My question is: of the options you discussed, which might be most helpful for me taking the amblyopia into consideration? I have been wearing drug store readers for 8 years and am tired of the on/off on/off all day long! Thanks for the excellent educational (and fun) videos!

[kkevinj]

True the lens hardens, but a strong ciliary can still bend them to get you by, mostly, like me😁

[oo-jd-oo]

I'm almost 47 now I used to be able to read the really small print on the battery packages. people were always amazed that I could read that. now I can't anymore.... heck I can barely read the text on my laptop writing this comment. In an emergency I have noticed that if I scrunch my eyebrows like I'm mad or something and then I try to look right underneath my eyebrows I find a spot where it's actually a bit focused but I don't do that all the time because it's not something that I can do all the time unless I want really bad headaches and to mess my vision up even more probably

[mariettacobb]

Question: I did not understand this phenomenon. My vision was pretty bad 20/400, and I wore progressive lenses. However, I discovered I could better see things close-up, like reading a book, threading a needle, or put on make up by bringing the activity closer, as opposed to using the reading function of my progressive lenses or wearing readers. Friends in my age group, 50- 60, could not correct their presbyopia without readers. Why could I function well bringing items nearer to me?

Then, when I had cataract surgery and elected the implanted multi-focal lenses, I could no longer do close-up work bringing the item nearer to me. And, unfortunately, I soon discovered progressive lenses were needed, because the multi-focal implanted lenses did not fully correct my vision needs near or far. Disappointing for sure.

[bgolferman]

I got progressives for the 1st time at 41! started at +1.00, i'm 44 now and add is +1.50 now

[PloppyTheJailor-viuz]

Really helpful video. I am 50 with, until recently, perfect vision. Have just started to find I have an issue reading. Not all the time. Depends on aircon, time of day etc. Will wearing reading glasses speed up the process presbyopia?

[Rakesh]

I am 30 I am using 2 glasses one for distance and one for reading. Later is -1.00Sph lower than the former. I have Accommodative dysfunction in both of my eyes.

[joesmith]

My doctor would do cataract surgery for both eyes with a PPO insurance, but not with an HMO!! What kinda deal is that?? Is that legal?? 😢