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[[File:Microsoft Cloud Event Dublin, upclose with graphs.jpg|thumb|Without ''differentials'', you're on the path to ever increasing prescriptions and will get nowhere with vision improvement :(]]

'''Differentials''' ([[EM:JARGON|jargon]]), (''close up'', ''computer use'' or ''diffs'') are reduced strength glasses or lenses for [[close-up|close up activity]]. They have a lower correction than your [[normalized]] lenses, the difference between them being usually between 1 and 2 [[diopters]].<ref>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/faq-items/what-is-the-differential-prescription/|What is the differential prescription?}}</ref><ref name=ChooseReduction>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/choose-reduced-glasses-prescription-differential-close-friendly-glasses/|How To Choose A Reduced Glasses Prescription (Differential / Close-Up Friendly Glasses)}}</ref>

'''Differentials''' ([[EM:JARGON|jargon]]), (''office glasses,'' ''close up'', ''computer use'' or ''diffs'') are reduced strength glasses or lenses for [[close-up|close up activity]]. They have a lower correction than your [[normalized]] lenses, the difference between them being usually between 1 and 2 [[diopters]].<ref>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/faq-items/what-is-the-differential-prescription/|What is the differential prescription?}}</ref><ref name=ChooseReduction>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/choose-reduced-glasses-prescription-differential-close-friendly-glasses/|How To Choose A Reduced Glasses Prescription (Differential / Close-Up Friendly Glasses)}}</ref> These are increasingly available under the name "office glasses" in some parts of Europe (per discord chat comment).

==Low Myopia==

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==First Differentials==

The first differentials are typically 1.25 - 1.5 D weaker than your [[measurement]] for full ~~distance vision~~. If you have -0.25 D of cylinder, you have the option of dropping that. If you have -0.5 to -0.75 D of cylinder, you have the option of dropping that and having the sphere only 1 - 1.25 D weaker.

The first differentials are typically 1.25 - 1.5 D weaker than your [[measurement]] for [[full correction]]. If you have -0.25 D of cylinder, you have the option of dropping that. If you have -0.5 to -0.75 D of cylinder, you have the option of dropping that and having the sphere only 1 - 1.25 D weaker.

See [[Lens#How to use Contacts with EM|How to use Contacts with EM]] if you wear contacts.

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== When are differentials worn ==

Standard EM advice is to wear differentials when looking at static focal planes (e.g. 2D planes like screens, books) at fixed distances for extended periods of time. The main activities EM warns against include screen work, media consumption, and checking phone notifications. It is okay to wear normalized in other contexts, such as when eating a meal, or looking at your conversation partners. It is also permitted to wear differentials in other close-up contexts based on personal preference, but there is no need to overdo normalized/differential glasses changes. (for example, there is no need to swap to differentials whenever someone walks up to you for a conversation)

To determine if a close up activity is hurting your vision with the glasses you are using (differentials or normalized), it helps to have a point of comparison (like a line on a snellen chart), and to compare against that reference point before and after the activity in question.

''' Example scenarios for differentials '''

Read a book with differentials. Use your computer with differentials.

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But for convenience, you might choose a threshold time and not change your glasses if it would be worn for less than that threshold. As an example, see the [[20-20-20 rule]] page.

'''What is "close" work?''' Norms minus diffs = the number of diopters you need to convert to find this answer. For example, if your normalized glasses are -5 and your differential glasses are -3.5, then you need to convert -1.5. You should be able to see 66.67cm with -1.50 myopia! That's about 26.24 inches, or a little more than 2 feet.

'''What is "close" work?'''

Norms minus diffs = the number of diopters you need to convert to find this answer. For example, if your normalized glasses are -5 and your differential glasses are -3.5, then you need to convert -1.5. You should be able to see 66.67cm with -1.50 myopia! That's about 26.24 inches, or a little more than 2 feet.

== See also ==

* [[Explainer:The_Eyesight_Improvement_Equation#Good_close-up_habits|The Eyesight Improvement Equation: Good close-up habits]]

* [[Normalized#When_do_I_wear_normalized|When do I wear normalized]]

* [[Guide:Reducing differentials]]

* [[Guide:Measuring with differentials]]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HM5oOAexww differentials: a video]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWJxPpSksag Q&A: Reading Books With Differentials - No Blur Horizon?]

* [https://endmyopia.org/pro-topic-managing-your-maximum-diopter-gap/ Pro Topic: Managing Your Maximum Diopter Gap]

==References==

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 [[File:Microsoft Cloud Event Dublin, upclose with graphs.jpg|thumb|Without ''differentials'', you're on the path to ever increasing prescriptions and will get nowhere with vision improvement :(]]
-'''Differentials''' ([[EM:JARGON|jargon]]), (''close up'', ''computer use'' or ''diffs'') are reduced strength glasses or lenses for [[close-up|close up activity]]. They have a lower correction than your [[normalized]] lenses, the difference between them being usually between 1 and 2 [[diopters]].<ref>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/faq-items/what-is-the-differential-prescription/|What is the differential prescription?}}</ref><ref name=ChooseReduction>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/choose-reduced-glasses-prescription-differential-close-friendly-glasses/|How To Choose A Reduced Glasses Prescription (Differential / Close-Up Friendly Glasses)}}</ref>
+'''Differentials''' ([[EM:JARGON|jargon]]), (''office glasses,'' ''close up'', ''computer use'' or ''diffs'') are reduced strength glasses or lenses for [[close-up|close up activity]]. They have a lower correction than your [[normalized]] lenses, the difference between them being usually between 1 and 2 [[diopters]].<ref>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/faq-items/what-is-the-differential-prescription/|What is the differential prescription?}}</ref><ref name=ChooseReduction>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/choose-reduced-glasses-prescription-differential-close-friendly-glasses/|How To Choose A Reduced Glasses Prescription (Differential / Close-Up Friendly Glasses)}}</ref>  These are increasingly available under the name "office glasses" in some parts of Europe (per discord chat comment).
 ==Low Myopia==
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 ==First Differentials==
-The first differentials are typically 1.25 - 1.5 D weaker than your [[measurement]] for full distance vision.  If you have -0.25 D of cylinder, you have the option of dropping that.  If you have -0.5 to -0.75 D of cylinder, you have the option of dropping that and having the sphere only 1 - 1.25 D weaker.
+The first differentials are typically 1.25 - 1.5 D weaker than your [[measurement]] for [[full correction]].  If you have -0.25 D of cylinder, you have the option of dropping that.  If you have -0.5 to -0.75 D of cylinder, you have the option of dropping that and having the sphere only 1 - 1.25 D weaker.
 See [[Lens#How to use Contacts with EM|How to use Contacts with EM]] if you wear contacts.
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 == When are differentials worn ==
+Standard EM advice is to wear differentials when looking at static focal planes (e.g. 2D planes like screens, books) at fixed distances for extended periods of time. The main activities EM warns against include screen work, media consumption, and checking phone notifications. It is okay to wear normalized in other contexts, such as when eating a meal, or looking at your conversation partners. It is also permitted to wear differentials in other close-up contexts based on personal preference, but there is no need to overdo normalized/differential glasses changes. (for example, there is no need to swap to differentials whenever someone walks up to you for a conversation)
+To determine if a close up activity is hurting your vision with the glasses you are using (differentials or normalized), it helps to have a point of comparison (like a line on a snellen chart), and to compare against that reference point before and after the activity in question.
+''' Example scenarios for differentials '''
 Read a book with differentials.  Use your computer with differentials.
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 But for convenience, you might choose a threshold time and not change your glasses if it would be worn for less than that threshold. As an example, see the [[20-20-20 rule]] page.
-'''What is "close" work?'''  Norms minus diffs = the number of diopters you need to convert to find this answer.  For example, if your normalized glasses are -5 and your differential glasses are -3.5, then you need to convert -1.5.  You should be able to see 66.67cm with -1.50 myopia!  That's about 26.24 inches, or a little more than 2 feet.
+'''What is "close" work?'''
+Norms minus diffs = the number of diopters you need to convert to find this answer.  For example, if your normalized glasses are -5 and your differential glasses are -3.5, then you need to convert -1.5.  You should be able to see 66.67cm with -1.50 myopia!  That's about 26.24 inches, or a little more than 2 feet.
 == See also ==
+* [[Explainer:The_Eyesight_Improvement_Equation#Good_close-up_habits|The Eyesight Improvement Equation: Good close-up habits]]
 * [[Normalized#When_do_I_wear_normalized|When do I wear normalized]]
 * [[Guide:Reducing differentials]]
 * [[Guide:Measuring with differentials]]
 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HM5oOAexww differentials: a video]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWJxPpSksag Q&A: Reading Books With Differentials - No Blur Horizon?]
+* [https://endmyopia.org/pro-topic-managing-your-maximum-diopter-gap/ Pro Topic: Managing Your Maximum Diopter Gap]
 ==References==