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I have a plus sphere on my glasses prescription, i've read that this is to correct long-sightedness, but my problem is that i can't see the distance..
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Correct Rx: + sphere correction is given for farsightedness. + Rx's are also used for people with no distance prescription, for reading. In some cases one person' sprescription for reading may be a farsighted person's prescription for distance.
Answered 10/2/2017
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