How TO KNOW IF YOUR CURRENT LENS PRESCRIPTION IS DUE TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW PAIR.

It is important to know that it’s time to change your lenses. Whether it’s for health reasons, safety reasons, or simply to improve your vision, it is essential to monitor the condition of your lenses and frames and replace them at the right time.

 

YOUR VISION IS BLURRY?

One of the usual signs of needing a new prescription is blurry vision. An updated lens prescription fine-tunes several existing issues that may be causing your blurred vision with the previous glasses.

 

YOU KEEP SQUINTING?

Do you frequently squint in order to see more clearly? If you need to squint to put your vision into focus, your glasses probably aren’t working as they should. Most likely, your prescription needs an update.

Of course, if you squint when you’re in a sunny environment, a good pair of prescription sunglasses is actually what you need.

 

YOU HAVE TIRED EYES, EYE ACHE OR HEADACHE?

Tired or aching eyes can be a sign of eye strain, which happens when your eyes are working too hard.

If you are experiencing eye strain frequently or for a long time, your eyes might be working harder than usual to compensate for poor vision. A renewed prescription could be all you need to relieve your overworked eyes.

 

YOU ARE SEEING DOUBLE?

Double vision, also known as diplopia, tends to indicate that the eyes do not align properly with your glasses. If you are experiencing double vision with your current glasses, it is advisable that you see your eye doctor for a review of tests for glasses and to take correct markings on the frame to avoid double vision.

 

YOUR GLASSES ARE SCRATCHED OR DIFFICULT TO CLEAN?

If it seems that you cannot get your glasses truly clean, it means the lenses may have a series of scratches on them. Or, the lens coating may have damaged and fogged the lens.

Scratched lenses can be difficult to see through, and there’s no good way to remove scratches on a lens than to get a new pair of lens prescription.

 

THE FRAMES ARE BENT?

Bent frames can be more than just uncomfortable. They can actually distort your vision if the lenses are sitting in front of your eyes at an incorrect angle. To fix bent frames, you can try to adjust your glasses at home. Better yet, you can take them to your optometrists to see if they can be fixed.

But if your glasses are beyond repair, the best option is to get a new pair and experience the renewed joy of well-fitting glasses.

 

YOU ARE IN A NEW CAREER?

A new line of job career might call for glasses more suited for the job than your current pair. For instance, if your new job involves a lot of physical labor, you might want to get glasses that have a high impact-resistant.

Or, if you are spending a lot of time at a computer, you could consider computer glasses.

Switching between tasks requiring close-up and distance vision? Maybe it’s time to look at progressive lenses to enable you to navigate through different distances without stress.