Dr. Skandha Harshita
Ophthalmology (Eye Care)
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Hi doctor,
I wear glasses with a minimal prescription of - .25 with slight astigmatism and + 2 reading. Recently, I got a new pair of progressive lenses. I am finding that my right eye cannot focus properly and it is always blurry. First, I thought that the prescription was wrong. But after making many attempts with my new lens, I was able to notice that my old progressive lens had an incorrect pupillary distance by 2 mm on my right eye. I wore that glasses for three years, and I was unaware. I am worried whether wearing glasses with PD by 2 mm so long have caused any adjustments in my right eye? Why is my eye blurry? I was wondering why my new lenses were not focussing correctly as they were present with a correct PD. Is it possible to retrain my eye to focus accurately? Can I start wearing a single vision lens which can help me for a while?
Hi,
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By going through your query, I can understand that you are suffering from intolerance to progressive lenses. It can be due to an increase in near vision with age. It is not due to incorrect PD (pupillary distance). If you work on a computer, intermediate vision glasses can provide you more comfort rather than progressive. Intermediate vision glasses gives the support of vision when they are used for indoor work and reading. For distant vision, you may choose to remove your glasses. In case, if both of your eyes are not working together (binocular vision defects), a change in IPD (interpupillary distance) may develop. In that case, few tests for binocular vision can help. Also, some types of cataract or glaucoma in early stage produces glass intolerance, and it leads to a frequent change of glasses in an older age group. A slit lamp examination and dilated fundus examination are advised to rule out the causes of glass intolerance.
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