Question: I have a very mild distance prescription with a small amount of astigmatism (right eye: -0.25 -0.5 ; left eye +0.25 -0.25 (I don't have the axis information for the cylinder with me). About a year ago I was having trouble with my near vision and was prescribed an add of +1.25. I got a pair of single vision reading glasses to use for the computer and near work. About 6 months ago I started having more trouble even with those for reading so went back to the optometrist and had to get a +2.5 pair of glasses for reading. The weaker ones were still okay for the computer. About 6 weeks ago I started having trouble again so I tried some cheap chemist reading glasses over the top of my +2.5 ones and found that I needed a total power of +3.5 to be able to read small print so I ordered a pair of +3.5 glasses online. Now that I have started using these, I need the +2.5 for the computer and can hardly function close up without glasses yet my distance vision seems to still be okay with the very original first distance script. I am worried about how rapidly my eyesight seems to be deteriorating and am wondering if this is normal and how much worse it is likely to get. Do I seem to have some kind of weird condition or is it likely that I am actually long sighted but my eyes haven't relaxed fully for me to need stronger + glasses for distance. I guess another reason why I am concerned is because I am only 35 yet I need such strong reading glasses.

The problem is that I can't even focus on any near work, even at arms length with the +2.5 glasses so to be able to do any reading, etc I have to use the stronger +3.5 pair. For example, when I wear the +2.5 pair and try to write something, I cannot even see whereabouts on the page I have written, it is that bad. With the +3.5 pair the closest I can focus on size 12 font is 25cm. any closer and that also starts to go out of focus.