Do you have to get to prescribed lenses for reading glasses or can you just get them at CVS and Walmart and other stores?? What i mean is, Are the CVS and Walmart reading glasses going to harm your eyes even if you just need them to read and because they are not prescribed??? Is there such thing as prescribed lenses for reading glasses??? Thanks so much!!
2006-10-24 14:11:05 · 9 answers · asked by it's_me!! 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
I started noticing that my eyes were cahnging..just taking a little longer to focus in on the mocroawave clock, ect..went to the eye Dr and he said he would write me a prescription..or I could go to Wal Mart..CVS...and get the 1.25 reading glasses..he said that I had just joined the ranks of those over 40 who's eyes are loosing the ability to focus quickly..it has been a few years now and I have graduated to the 1.50 glasses..and working great for me...plus at the prices they are I can have several pairs to match different outfits or occasions
2006-10-24 14:17:11 · answer #1 · answered by JIM D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy the reading glasses anywhere without a prescription, but, it would be a better idea to pay the money (usually under $30) to have a real eye exam. It may turn out that all you need ARE "readers", but, it's better to know for sure that your eyes don't need something different. This is too important to mess around with!
The reading glasses from a store or pharmacy will not harm your eyes - but they might not be what you really need, and only a professional eye exam can make that determination.
2006-10-24 14:19:28 · answer #2 · answered by happy heathen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your eye doctor says it's okay, go ahead and buy the el cheapo Wal Mart reading glasses. But if your vision has changed quickly so you need the glasses, you'll want to get a full eye exam first; there may be something else wrong. The wrong glasses won't really harm you, but they will give you eyestrain and possibly headaches!
2006-10-24 14:18:23 · answer #3 · answered by perelandra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they need to be perscribed
walmart has a vision center that will check your vision, even for reading glasses, and make you a pair in a weeks time.
there are some stores in the malls and stuff that can make reading glasses lenses in one hour.
2006-10-24 14:14:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
did they make the screen look sharper ? reading glasses are for up close, computer glasses focus out further. Are you sitting up close ? get an eye exam, Costco is $45 I think. then you will know for sure.
2016-05-22 11:45:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would talk to your optometrist, sometimes getting more expensive glasses is worth the money.
2006-10-24 14:18:31 · answer #6 · answered by di12381 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one of my co-workers have been using off the rack reading glasses for years no ill effects.
2006-10-24 14:20:23 · answer #7 · answered by xjoizey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should propbably ask your eye doctor or look it up on the web
2006-10-24 14:13:07 · answer #8 · answered by classprez1722 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO U CAN GET THOSE GLASSES AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN
2006-10-24 14:13:40 · answer #9 · answered by ;p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋