How to Get Used to New Prescription Glasses

Incorrectly worn glasses can have an adverse effect on your vision.

Eyeglasses are a necessity for many people, and if your eyes frequently change, you may need a new prescription every year or so. Your eyes to not automatically adjust to new prescription glasses, so you'll have to wait until they do to fully benefit from the new prescription. You can speed up the adjustment period by simply wearing your glasses as instructed by your eye doctor.

Instructions

1. Wear the glasses correctly. Incorrectly worn glasses are not only more difficult to adjust to, but your vision will also be slightly distorted. The glasses should rest on the top of your nose, but not against your forehead or pressed against your eyes. The glasses will feel tight if they are pressed against your forehead, and you will be able to see over the lenses if the glasses sit too far down on your nose.

2. Wear your glasses every day. Unless you only need your glasses for reading, then you should wear your glasses at all times, except when you're asleep or bathing. Your eyes will adjust to the prescription easier if they are constantly looking out of the prescription lenses.

3. Clean the lenses when they become dirty. Your eyes will usually adjust to the prescription before a lot of dirt accumulates on the lenses, but if you splash something on your new glasses, you need to clean it off. Any dirt, smudges or liquid distorts your vision and thus renders your new prescription useless, which means your eyes are not adjusting to the prescription as well as they could.

Tips & Warnings

• Walk carefully the first few days. Your depth perception will probably be off during the first few days of receiving your new prescription, so you need to take precaution when walking up steps or even around your house.

References

• Refractive Source: Eyeglasses
• Glass Crafter: How Should Glasses Sit on the Nose
• Orinda Optometric Vision Center: Eyeglasses--Frames