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trouble reading small text

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alex59048
alex59048

In case it is relevant I am extremely near sighted and have a very powerful rx. However in recent years I've been more and more trouble reading small text. Really small print labels I can't read it all, many web pages on my phone I must strain to read the text, and I need to use a fairly big font on my Kindle for comfortable reading.

I went to a drugstore and tried every available strength of reading glasses from 1.25x up to 3. None of them seem suitable for me at all. Looking through them everything is extremely blurry and the only way I can read at all through them is by holding my phone really close to my eyes, a distance I would never read from anyway. I can actually read more clearly with my glasses on or even off than wearing those reading glasses.

So I am a little puzzled about what all this means. If I went to an optometrist would I be able to get an rx for the perfect pair of reading glasses which wouldn't be blurry, or is the blurriness always going to be an issue when I remove my normal glasses because I am so near sighted?

Thanks for your input!

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  • loxie
    loxie alex59048

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    I would recommend you see an opthalmologist to test and diagnose your current issues - it may be presbyopia or even early cataracts - only a qualified eye doctor will be able to correctly tell why you have these additional issues.

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