Cheap Reading Glasses Blog
June 1st, 2009 by Randy SlabeyWelcome to Cheap Reading Glasses Blog and Cheap Reading Glasses Store. Feel free to browse our informative articles, charts and posts we have in the works for your reading pleasure. Our online store offers hundreds of cheap reading glasses for sale. We also have many styles of cheap reading glasses for sale for you to choose from such as full frame, half frame, computer glasses and sun readers. You can buy reading glasses at a bargain at our online store because most of our sellers do not have the expense of conventional store front.
Reading Glasses Do Not Have to Cost a Fortune
As you age, it usually becomes difficult to read small print due to presbyopia which is the inability to focus on objects close up. This is usually the case for people over 40 years old. Shopping for cheap reading glasses can make people feel like they are between a rock and a hard place. Why?
Choice #1: You can go the real cheap route and go to your local drug store and buy a $2.00 pair, but the frame might be a lousy fit and the frames and lenses will be of poor quality. Cheap reading glasses bought from a drug store may not last long. Your local drug store in all likelihood will not have much of a selection as you shop for cheap reading glasses.
Choice #2: You can go to your optometrist, pay for an eye test and end up being frustrated by the amount of options you have while being charged a small fortune. The simple task of picking a frame and the lens options you want can get completely out of hand, and you can end up paying from $100 to $500 depending on your selections. This certainly is not a pair of cheap reading glasses.
What’s the Alternative When Shopping for Cheap Reading Glasses?
Yes, but first let’s talk some facts first. Many optometrists say you should never buy prefabricated (over the counter) reading glasses but others disagree. Why? There are differences between regular prescription eyewear and reading glasses. For prefabricated reading glasses, the lenses are the same on each eye. Prescription eyeglasses are essentially made-to-order and must be fit to the persons face and eyes.
Because reading glasses have such a low power and they are designed only for near vision, matching up the pupil distance is not nearly as important as conventional eyewear. Because the lenses are a fairly low power the latest in lens technology and paying for tailor-made lens is not all that applicable.
So Surely There Has to be a Better Solution than these Two Extremes?
Choice #3: Yes there is! Visit our online cheap reading glasses store and you will find hundreds of reading glasses to choose from. Furthermore, you will find superior quality reading glasses when compared to your local drug store for as little as $7.95. Most of the cheap reading glasses we have are a standard aspheric lens usually made from polycarbonate or other high quality lens material. That means now you can choose from a range of quality cheap reading glasses that do the job, look good, and also offer fantastic value for money. We offer cheap reading glasses in +1.00, +1.25, +1.50, +1.75, +2.00, +2.25, +2.5, +2.75, +3.00 and greater than +3.00 strengths. These numbers are the diopter rating for your cheap reading glasses. The higher the number the more magnification the lenses perform. Check out our eye sizing chart. We also offer full frame, half frame, sun readers, magnifiers and other low vision aids. Half frame cheap reading glasses slide further down your nose so you can look above the glasses to see items further away. After you research our selection of cheap reading glasses you may want to have several pair on hand for home and work.

