Reading Glasses – Your Amazing Eyes

Rather than worrying about the need for reading glasses, take the time to appreciate the wonder of your eyes.

Sight is something that most of us take for granted and really don’t appreciate until it begins to fail. Whether you’ve had your vision corrected in the past, or you’re experiencing poor sight for the first time, take a step back from the practicalities of choosing reading glasses, contact lenses or laser surgery and find out more about the amazing organs that are your eyes.

Your Eyes and Reading Glasses

If you need reading glasses, it’s because one of the muscles in your eyes are changing, along with reduced focus in the lens – and that’s purely to do with age. Because most people experience reading problems after the age of 40, the need for reading glasses is associated with old age. Nothing could be further from the truth; at forty, many of us are not even half way through our lives and it makes sense to get all the help we can from medical science to make our lives easier. What’s more, we can really appreciate the forty-odd years of hard work that our eyes have put in on our behalf- and will continue to do. So here are some amazing facts about your eyes:

• Size – all adult eyes are approximately the same size, with only 1-2mm difference altogether. An eye does most of its growing between the ages of 3 and 13, when it usually attains its adult size.
• Muscles – there are six separate muscles that control the movement of each eye. One of the reasons that opticians ask you to move your eyes in a certain way is to check that the muscles are performing correctly. These muscles are so strong in relation to the work they do that they are often regarded as the strongest muscles in your body.
• Statistics – your eyes generate amazing statistics, including the fact that they will allow you to see more than 24 million images during your lifetime and can process over 35,000 pieces of information every hour – during which time you’ll also probably blink about 720 times. The link to your brain means that the images your eye sees can be converted into a muscular or neural response instantly.

Look After Your Eyes with Reading Glasses

Now that you know exactly how much work goes into giving you the vision you’re used to, it’s time to give your eyes a helping hand by investing in some reading glasses. If you’ve found it more difficult to read recently, get a prescription from your optician and buy your reading glasses at Sight Station. We want your eyes to remain healthy for as long as possible, which is why we sell a great range of prescription, sun and reading glasses at affordable prices. When you have your prescription, take a look at our collections and buy online, or call us on 01322 318511.