Reading Glasses for Men, Made to Your Power for Each Eye

Most reading glasses for men sold in the US come off a drugstore rack: one power for both eyes, no pupillary distance, frames sized for no one in particular. That works until your eyes disagree with each other — which for most men over 40, they do.Every pair of men's readers at Aoolia is made to order instead. You pick the frame, tell us your power for each eye, and a qualified optician checks the finished lenses before they ship. From $6.95 — about what a decent drugstore pair costs, without the compromise.

Why Made-to-Power Readers Beat Off-the-Rack Pairs,Ready-made readers assume both your eyes need the same correction and that your pupils sit exactly where the lens centers are. Neither is usually true. A small mismatch causes the eye strain and headaches men often blame on 'getting used to' reading glasses.Aoolia builds each pair to your numbers: separate powers per eye, your pupillary distance, and an optician review before shipping.

How to Choose Your Reading Strength,Reading powers run from +0.75 to +3.50 in 0.25 steps. As a rough guide, men in their early 40s usually start around +1.00 to +1.25, late 40s around +1.50 to +1.75, 50s around +2.00 to +2.25, and 60+ around +2.50 or higher. Arm's-length screen work often needs a half-step less than close reading.The reliable way to know is a recent eye exam — it also catches the common case where your left and right eyes need different powers, which off-the-rack pairs can't fix and Aoolia can.