I’ve been living with Stargardt’s disease since I was 9, and it’s deteriorated to the point that I can’t read physical books or papers, and I pretty much have to use my computer for everything with magnification and screen reader software.
However, I recently found out that I have hyperopia, or longsightedness. As I have to have everything very close to my face, this adds additional strain to my eyes as they struggle to have everything so close. So, I got glasses from my optometrist to help correct my longsightedness. but it seems that the glasses are focused on people looking at objects and text at a normal distance, not the closer range I have to use. As such, my glasses help me see my surroundings better, but they make working close much harder, which is pretty much the opposite outcome I expected.
I was wondering if anyone else has tried this and what your success was.
It sound like you may need reading glasses, right? It’s not unusual for sighted people to use them while working on a computer. Regardless, it’s probably a good idea to discuss this with your optometrist: mention specific examples so they can better understand your needs.