Difference between revisions of Plus lenses

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versus the new opinion of using them as a last resort.

==Reading Glasses==

Reading glasses are [[spherical]] plus lenses used for the compensation of [[presbyopia]]. They are often available without a [[prescription]] even if one is normally required for other types of glasses. Cheap drug store reading glasses are not customized to your [[PD]] measurement, and may be of inferior lens quality. [[Plus lens therapy]] has mixed results and should be used with caution in the [[prevention of myopia in children]] and in tackling the [[last diopter]] in the EM method. Reading glasses may be useful as differentials to tone down the power of contacts, but should be customized to your PD and your [[distance to blur]], so it may be best to [[where to buy lenses|order them]] custom just like any other [[lens]].

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 versus the new opinion of using them as a last resort.
+==Reading Glasses==
+Reading glasses are [[spherical]] plus lenses used for the compensation of [[presbyopia]]. They are often available without a [[prescription]] even if one is normally required for other types of glasses.  Cheap drug store reading glasses are not customized to your [[PD]] measurement, and may be of inferior lens quality.  [[Plus lens therapy]] has mixed results and should be used with caution in the [[prevention of myopia in children]] and in tackling the [[last diopter]] in the EM method.  Reading glasses may be useful as differentials to tone down the power of contacts, but should be customized to your PD and your [[distance to blur]], so it may be best to [[where to buy lenses|order them]] custom just like any other [[lens]].
 ==References==

Difference between revisions of Plus lenses

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