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Plus lenses make you '''more short-sighted, not less'''. They are for the most part useless when it comes to improving [[myopia]]. | Plus lenses make you '''more short-sighted, not less'''. They are for the most part useless when it comes to improving [[myopia]]. | ||
===Should I use plus lenses to improve eyesight?=== | |||
{{jake says|I have mixed opinions about the use of plus lenses. A recent forum reply sums them up fairly well: | |||
I’m not a huge proponent of plus in general. For kids and prevention, yes. For professionals who need insane distance vision, yes. For those who need a lot of stimulus to make progress, yes. | |||
Generally, for the large majority of myopes, with the standard lifestyle (lots of close-up at work, not much outdoor time, a lot of playing on smartphones and TV), not so much. If you’re just looking for 20/20, not needing glasses in generally all conditions, it’s just not a necessary component in a lot of cases. | |||
He says, adjusting his plus lenses while writing this post. ? | |||
Plus is one of those things that’s got as many downsides as potential benefits. If you’re headed towards presbyopia, plus is risky business. You might substitute plus close-up for an extra hour of outdoor time, the latter of which would be more beneficial and give you better than equal results compared to plus use. But knowing you can just grab plus and work another hour, I’m not the biggest fan of. It’s also more lenses, which I generally like to get away from when there are natural focal plane alternatives. The whole thing of where we love to reach for some kind of tech, a product, a “solution”, I try to limit that reflex. Instead find that internal space, taking that breath, accepting a real world, appreciating it (ommm shanti, Jake). You want that good vision to go see good things. | |||
If you like the plus, you’re getting stimulus, use it. If it’s experimenting, you like to try something new, it’s cool and curious, by all means. Use it. Above is just a bit of additional perspective. | |||
As always, don’t go monkeying with lenses, unless you really know what you’re doing. An open minded (and actual science minded) optometrist is always a potentially handy guide in this process. | |||
Semi-related, some thoughts on “plus lens therapy”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4k30dbjSc0 | |||
For those who get all huffy when I poke at plus lens therapy: It’s all not to say that plus lenses are bad. It’s just potentially misleading to refer to a focal plane stimulus based approach by a specific lens type. Great way to confuse people, and it’s also far too lens-centric of a thought process to make me feel comfortable. What helps your eyesight is strain reduction and positive stimulus. The kind of lens you may or may not need for this, secondary (and different for one person to the next).}} | |||
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=====What should I reduce to?===== | =====What should I reduce to?===== | ||
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Buying glasses
Where should I buy glasses online?
See buying glasses and lenses.
Blog post: Where Is The Best Place To Buy Glasses Online?
How do I measure pupillary distance?
Zenni Optical has a great article on this. Find that here
Are polycarbonate lenses bad for your eyes?
The fact that they are polycarbonate makes no difference to your eyes.
Blog post: Polycarbonate Lenses – Bad For Your Eyes?
Why can't I purchase glasses without a prescription?
Because the industry doesn't want you to have control or understanding about anything that's happening to your eyes.
Blog post: Do. Not. Measure. Your. Eyesight.
How do I measure my PD? (pupillary distance)
Blog post: Headaches & Fatigue: Measure Your Pupillary Distance (PD)
Why are my glasses giving me a headache?
When myopia increases, people's headaches tend to get worse. This is largely due to the shrinking field of view higher diopter correction gives. There's a huge amount of variation in general in this area. It's safe to say though, the higher your diopters, the worse the headaches.
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Test lens kits
Do I need a test lens kit?
No, generally you don't need a test lens kit. It may be helpful if your myopia is particularly complicated. Most people don't buy a test lens kit and do fine.
How do you use a test lens kit?
You insert the lenses from the kit into the really dorky-looking glasses. This way you can test different lenses and how they work.
You can find optometrist approved guides on how to use a test lens kit here.
Where can I buy an optometrist test lens kit?
Plus lenses
How do plus lenses work?
Plus lenses make you more short-sighted, not less. They are for the most part useless when it comes to improving myopia.
Should I use plus lenses to improve eyesight?
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Diopters
What should I reduce to?
See Guide:Reducing your correction.
Is it ok to use several different diopter glasses?
Generally, you want one pair of normalized, and one pair of differentials. You can wear more correction when doing important things such as driving at night - very important to do this safely.
Should I stop wearing glasses?
No, unless you have low myopia. See Explainer:Should I stop wearing glasses?
I have low myopia. Can I stop wearing my glasses?
If you have below 2 diopters of myopia, you can definitely look at not wearing glasses any more.
Blog post: Low Myopia: When Can I Stop Wearing Glasses?
Contact lenses
Should I use glasses or contact lenses for close-up?
You can wear contact lenses with plus lenses to achieve the same effect as a pair of differentials. It's generally preferable to wear glasses in general, but people have managed to improve their eyesight with contact lenses.
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See optics related math for more information.
Can you get better than 20/20 vision?
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Is it OK to use several different diopter glasses?
Blog post: Q&A: Too Many Focal Plane Changes + What’s This Double Vision?
How do I reduce prescription complexity?
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See also
From the blog: The Big Primer On Buying Lenses (And Cost!)