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Do I Need Glasses With 20/30 Vision?

Posted on February 19, 2025 (February 19, 2025) by Dr. Carol Venn

A pair of eyeglasses and a contact lens container sit on top of a Snellen chart and a list of vision prescriptions.

You’ve just returned from an eye exam, and your optometrist mentioned you have 20/30 vision. But what does that mean? And more importantly, do you need glasses? Not everyone with 20/30 vision needs eyeglasses. However, people with 20/30 vision may need glasses if they’ve been struggling with tasks that require sharp distance vision like driving, […]

Myopia vs Hyperopia: What’s the Difference?

Posted on February 19, 2025 (February 19, 2025) by Dr. Carol Venn

A person at their eye doctor’s office trying on a new pair of glasses, checking the fit and clarity to help with their myopia.

If you’ve ever struggled to see things up close or far away, you’ve likely heard the terms myopia and hyperopia. Myopia, or nearsightedness, makes distant objects look blurry, while hyperopia, or farsightedness, makes close-up tasks like reading more difficult. Both conditions affect how light focuses on the retina, but in different ways. If you’ve been […]