As a guy closing in on 50, losing my near vision really annoys me. And the current solutions are weak at best, which annoys me even more. These and the other companies working on similar sound great. But someone tell me why I would need a prescription for them? And is that true in the EU? The article makes it sound like getting them approved to be prescribed is a big hurdle. They seem like better reading glasses, which I don’t need a prescription to buy.

    • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldOP
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      16 hours ago

      Is that the same as Progressives? I have them. I hate the areas that don’t work on the sides. People get used to them I guess, but I don’t have to wear mine most of the time. And even if you are used to it, that means you have some distorted peripheral vision when you wear them.

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        12 hours ago

        They can be depending on your vision issues. Mine are essentially bifocals where the reading portion isn’t visible. If I focus there’s a tiny fuzzy line where the readers meet the normal lens.

        To be honest I wasn’t aware of the sides issue and it seems you might have different problem that requires a third lens.

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          5 hours ago

          Hm. Checking my glasses I think there is something on the top too. I can see distance ever so slightly clearer looking out the top. If I remember right, I have a minus .25 in one eye. Always been told it didn’t need correction, but maybe it is in this pair. I should go get some off the shelf progressive readers and try those.