frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoHow come glasses for hyperopia/farsightedness (reading glasses) are there on the shelves, but glasses for myopia require a prescription?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squareHow come glasses for hyperopia/farsightedness (reading glasses) are there on the shelves, but glasses for myopia require a prescription?frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareRedWeasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 month agoPupillary distance is more important for looking at a distance than looking at something close and eyes often have different prescriptions. Reading glasses are just magnifying glasses on your face.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoUm, there’s a bit more to glasses than that.
Pupillary distance is more important for looking at a distance than looking at something close and eyes often have different prescriptions. Reading glasses are just magnifying glasses on your face.
Um, there’s a bit more to glasses than that.