A member asked:

Can you have 20 20 vision and still need glasses?

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Dr. Tim Conrad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Yes: Glasses are used for many reasons: vision at distance, vision at near, double vision. Glare reduction, light reduction, etc. So you can have 20/20 vision (meaning good distance vision without glasses) and still need glasses for one of these other reasons.

Answered 10/21/2019

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Yes: You could have 20/20 for distance vision, but need reading glasses to see well up close (this is called presbyopia and happens to everyone starting in their forties).

Answered 12/28/2019

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