Am I becoming farsighted?!
Question: I was looking at my globe today, and had a lot of trouble because the European countries are written really small, and I couldn't see them if the globe was too far away from my eyes. But if I held it any closer than about 5 and a 1/2 inches to my eyes, it was blurry and looked almost as if the letters were kind of "jumping" slightly.
In the end, I managed to hold it at just the right length to be able to make them out.
My vision never used to be like this (in fact, it used to be perfect). Does it sound like I am becoming farsighted? Do you think I will need glasses?
Thanks.
Answers: I was looking at my globe today, and had a lot of trouble because the European countries are written really small, and I couldn't see them if the globe was too far away from my eyes. But if I held it any closer than about 5 and a 1/2 inches to my eyes, it was blurry and looked almost as if the letters were kind of "jumping" slightly.
In the end, I managed to hold it at just the right length to be able to make them out.
My vision never used to be like this (in fact, it used to be perfect). Does it sound like I am becoming farsighted? Do you think I will need glasses?
Thanks.
You might need prescription glasses. This is really normal if you are in your 40s, and you can try over-the counter readers in the lowest power. However, if you haven't had a full eye exam within the last few years, it would be a good idea.
If this is a sudden change, though, definitely get that eye exam.
try a pair of reading glasses out at a store and see if it helps if it does go see the good old eye doc good luck
If I were you, I would go get a check up with my eyedoctor.
You might have just been tired or your eyes could be changing. An eye exam is in order to tell for sure.
You don't say your age, which is the important factor here.
But you are probably early 40's...and that is just natural presbyopia.
The lens of the eye loses it's ability to change focal distance when you look at close objects.
Welcome to the reading glasses crowd....lol
When we are born, at that early time, even though we haven't learned the language of sight, we can focus very closely, about 20 diopter worth of 1/20th of a meter. By the time we're 10 years old, we've move that near point of possible focus out to about 10 cm or 5 inches or so or 1/10 of a meter or 10diopters.
By the time we're 40ish, our near point has moved out to about a third of a diopter or 1/3 of a meter or about 15 inches or so which is where we read.
If you are in school, we, as a culture study more in our later teen years to early twenties... high school and college ages, and spend a lot of time in that nearer zone. So we use a higher percentage of our 'possible' power when we study or try to read near. Like any muscle, if you use most of the power possible, it gets tired sooner. Same with the eye muscles, the internal lens focusing muscles.
An optometrist or ophthalmologist will determine how close you CAN focus, or your 'near' point of accommodation. If that's a third of a meter or a +3.00diopter, he'll give you an 'add' at the bottom of your bifocals which will give you about half that, or about +1.50 so as to give you a little depth of focus with your near Rx.
You'll find that 'readers' of about +1.75 will be helpful for now. In 5 years you'll move up to +2.25 or +2.50. It doesn't matter if you get a little more powerful now, it won't hurt your eyes.