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Is it true if you read a lot you might need glasses?
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No: Presbyopia-- the loss of focusing ability is age related and does not correspond to the amount of reading you have done. It is due to ageing. Reading a lot as an adolescent or young adult does not increase the likelyhood you will need spectacle correction.
Answered 9/7/2013
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