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Question 1: Why reading glasses?

Answer: Ready-made readers are a practical solution for many consumers vs. prescription reading glasses.Most customers cannot justify the large price difference between prescription readers and quality ready readers.

In addition, customers who do need prescription lenses should be able to buy ready-made readers in multiple pairs. A consumer can buy one pair of prescription readers for $200 once every three years, or they buy a pair of ready readers for $20 to $60 every 4 to 8 months.

Consumers are no longer interested in the "granny" styles of yesteryear but want a much more sophisticated product appealing to a younger age group. First, there is the emerging baby-boomers—early 40s, just beginning to notice the first signs of presbyopia—who does not even want to admit that they might need reading glasses yet alone wear something they associate with their parents. Secondly, and surprisingly, an even younger consumer—one who spends a lot of time on the computer or reading and is as young as 25—is beginning to seek out low-powered readers to help with eye strain. While optical professionals may find it disheartening that pre-presbyopic patients are self-prescribing, many retailers see this a yet another swell in the ready reader wave.

Question 2: Are reading glasses safe?

Answer: Absolutely. Leading ophthalmologists routinely recommend over-the-counter reading glasses for patients with presbyopia who only need simple magnification. Millions of people worldwide use ready-to-wear reading glasses. The Canadian and American institutions of ophthalmology together with the appropriate branches of government have passed clear laws allowing for the general sale of reading glasses.

Question 3:
How does my customer determine what power (dioptre) they need?

Answer: Seeqa reading glasses are available in different diopters (+1.00, +1.50, +2.00 etc.) which correspond to the strength/power of magnification. You can choose your power simply by trying on different magnifications at the display to determine which works best for you. Seeqa also provides laminated self-tests and ‘guess-timate guides’ to help when buying our glasses as gifts.

Question 4:
Does one still need reading glasses after laser vision correction?

Answer: Yes. The laser vision procedures known as LASIK will correct for myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism but not presbyopia.

Currently there are no FDA approved procedures for correcting presbyopia. Thus, after laser vision correction, most people over 40 will need simple readers to accommodate for the effects of presbyopia.

Question 5:
If someone wears contact lenses do they still need reading glasses?

Answer: Presbyopes that wear contact lenses have three choices to correct their near vision. These are; reading glasses, monovision, and bifocal contact lenses. Monovision and bifocal contact lenses are attractive because when they work they free the individual from relying on reading glasses. Unfortunately, many patients are not successful with these options and the majority of presbyopic contact lense wears still must rely on reading glasses.

Question 6:
How do we reply when a customer asks “Why can't I get by with cheap dollar store reading glasses”?

Answer: You tell them the truth…..Yes they can. Some People are satisfied in wearing the cheaper flea-market or dollar store glasses and believe that this product is the same as the better quality and more costly readers. Honestly speaking, if a particular customer fits into this category, then their best bet is in fact the local dollar store. Yes, they will be able to read using the dollar glass. Just as a lower priced vehicle will get you from point A to point B, same as a Cadillac…but there is a difference !!
On the other hand, if your customer would not buy a cheap suit at a bargain basement and insists on a better quality product; then she would buy a quality ready reader. Cheap glasses don’t last and rarely look good. Rather they just look cheap and fall apart. As always, you get what you pay for.

Question 7:
When ordering, how should we select the magnifications(dioptres)?

Answer: Seeqa offers 5 magnifications which are the most commonly used and required: +1.00, +1.50, +2.00, +2.50, +3.0 We recommend to order in equal ratios for your initial order and thereafter can adjust according to your replenishment.

Question 8: Can we order online ?

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Attention. Reading glasses sold without a prescription are for occasional use by people 40 years of age and over suffering from presbyopia. They are not sold in lieu of corrective prescriptive lenses. These reading glasses were not designed to replace regular eye exams that evaluate your eye health and determine the needs related to your eyesight.