Do "they" sell
distance glasses at the drugstore?
Here's one opinion
Yes --- and ---- No. Drugstore glasses can only have magnification in them. Magnification
means that the lenses will have a PLUS power so as to help the individual read.
BUT, if you happen to be significantly farsighted then your distance prescription will be a PLUS power.
SOOOO, let's say your distance prescription is farsighted with a power of +2.75
in each eye. Then you would indeed be able to wear a +2.75 magnifier from a
drugstore which would allow you to see clearly at distance. It would not be
possible to do this if you are near sighted though. That is because nearsighted
prescriptions are in MINUS power.
Source(s):
Me. I am an optometric
physician.
Poster's comments:
What got my
attention is a story about parents finding out their child cannot see very
well. Obviously this will affect their education, as an example.
I hope the rest
of us already know if this is the situation for young children.
So I tell my
relatives to bring personal things if they try bug out to this place. I'll add
prescription glasses to my prescription medicines in my recommendations. Fitted
shoes and boots are also a very good idea. In other words, personal things that
generic type things might not do well in helping us.
Worse case, I might have to try barter for things I need
and don't have. But hope is not a good plan.
Obviously, not
being able to see well affects a lot of things, to include schooling, security,
cooking, maintenance, medicine, reading, pretty much about everything.
Perhaps there is
a better solution?
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