WHY WOULD I NEED GLASSES?

WHY WOULD I NEED GLASSES?

This is often due to refractive errors, which are caused by faults in the focusing of light by the eye, frequently resulting in fuzzy vision.

During the sight test, our optometrist will establish whether your eyes have any refractive error (your prescription). After discussing the results with you, if any problem is found, glasses or contact lenses – made to your individual prescription – can be used to help you see more clearly.

MYOPIA (SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS)
Short-sightedness occurs when light entering the eye is focused incorrectly in front of the retina, causing distant objects to appear indistinct.

HYPERMETROPIA (LONG-SIGHTEDNESS)
Long-sightedness is caused through difficulties experienced in focusing, due to the eye being too short, making things close to you appear hazy

ASTIGMATISM
Ideally, the curvature of cornea – the clear bit in the front of the eye – is equally rounded in all directions (like a football) but in astigmatism it isn’t (it’s more like a rugby ball). This makes vision generally blurred, whether objects are close to you or far away.

PRESBYOPIA
As we reach middle age, most of us find it more difficult to see fine print or small objects clearly. This form of long-sightedness is due to a decrease in the elasticity of the lens inside the eye, resulting in a reduction of accommodation (the ability of the eye to adjust its focus).
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