May
The result of my recent eye test was as follows:
Right eye: Sph +0.25 cyl -0.25 axis 180
Left eye: Sph +0.50 cyl -0.50 axis 180
Add Near +1.00
Can anyone out there tell me what Add near +1.00 means please?
I am assuming that this means I need glasees +1 strength. Is this borderline?
If I do begin wearing glasses (never have before), will my eyes get worse because the muscles won't have to work so hard anymore?
If I don't (and I don't feel I need them), will it damage my eyes. I don’t get headaches / eye strain when I read or discomfort at all.
Answer:
The + 1.00 is ADDED to the distance correction, for reading power.
So for reading glasses you need
+ 1.25 -0.25 X 180
+ 1.50 -0.50 X 180
It won't make your eyes any superior or worse whether you wear them or not.
There are no ” muscles” working harder to make you see.
They are certainly strong enough to help a lot for close work , but if you feel you are fine without them, then just forget about them.
You’ve presbyopia, which is very normal at your age. Eventually you’ll have to get reading glasses or just stop reading.
It's just a matter of comfort. If you want to see up close easier and without getting fatigued eyes as fast , then get them.
There really is no such thing as borderline. The same prescription can effect different people in different ways.
Usually with that reading power, most people would find that they do need them.
Your prescription is written in a bifocal form, but you can get it in that form, or just single vision reading glasses.
EDIT ***
Sorry to repeat, Bec's answer wasn't there when I started writing this.
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Thanks to you all for your answers. Very useful indeed. Report Abuse
Answer:
A near add is added on to your distance prescription to get your near, or reading, prescription. So if you’ve reading glasses your prescription is:
Right: +1.25/-0.25×180
Left: +1.50/-0.50×180
Your eyes won't get damaged by not wearing them, they won't become lazy if you do wear them. What will happen is over time you’ll start wanting them. At the moment you're probably OK unless it's you're reading in dim light or if the writing is very small but over the next few years you'll start struggling. This is because you lose the ability to focus on close objects as you get older, this is a normal occurrence called presbyopia.
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I assume the +1.00 is the focal length of your eyes.