LASIK Facts

There are not many things that are more precious than your eyesight. You’ve only got one pair of eyes and when they go- they’re gone! So when you can’t see things at a distance quite as clearly as you used to, or reading  up close is not as simple as it used to be, then it’s time to look at getting  glasses. Prescription glasses for reading in particular are custom-made for each individual after an eye test. Having a regular eye test every two years means that you always know what glasses you should wear to correct any problems your eyes may have at that time. Once you know your prescription you can give it to any glasses store or website and get the right glasses made for you.

Proper prescription glasses can be expensive, especially if you choose designer frames, so many people consider buying “ready-made” reading glasses at a pharmacy or department store. They’re certainly popular, but do depend entirely on “self diagnosis” so there’s a risk that you are doing more harm than good in the long term. Prescription glasses needn’t cost a fortune in the very competitive optical market nowadays and many online providers are offering fantastic deals on cheap glasses that are nonetheless correctly made and of the very highest optical quality.

Buying cheap off-the-shelf glasses might help in the short term but won’t help to identify any more serious issues with your sight, which prescription lenses could help to fix. Not all deteriation of vision is down to age and without getting your eyes tested it would be easy to miss a more dangerous issue like Glaucoma, which could be extremely bad if left untreated. Another problem with cheap glasses is they only allow for single vision. Varifocal or Bifocal lenses, which vary in strength across the lens according to the specific requirements of your eyes are much more convenient for everyday use and can only be obtained from an optician with a prescription. When it comes down to it, there is no limit to how much your eyesight is worth. Properly prescribed and dispensed glasses will protect and improve your vision and they needn’t cost a fortune.