| Compact reading glasses, sometimes referred to | | | | to look our over the top for your distance vision |
| as slim reading glasses, are lighter, less noticeable, | | | | needs. If you do this keep in mind that moving |
| and sometimes more attractive, than the larger | | | | the readers down your nose can actually increase |
| variety. Before purchasing compact reading | | | | the strength of the glasses so you might consider |
| glasses you should make sure that the readers | | | | getting a slightly weaker power. |
| will meet your needs. | | | | The final great thing about compact reading |
| First consider what you will be using the reading | | | | glasses is the storage cases they usually come |
| glasses for. Compact reading glasses are great | | | | with. Often such readers come with a hard case |
| for short tasks or those that must be performed | | | | that is designed to store a specific style of |
| while on the go. Reading menus and labels, | | | | reading glasses. This means no extra space in the |
| shopping tags or bus schedules are perfect | | | | case, hence no wasted space in your pocket or |
| examples of these types of tasks. Because the | | | | bag. The case is usually rigid providing a protective |
| lenses on compact reading glasses are smaller | | | | home for the readers when you are on the go |
| than those on larger styles they don't always | | | | and throwing them haphazardly in to your pocket |
| make the best option for long term or more | | | | or purse. |
| intense reading. Some people find it hard to focus | | | | Compact or slim readers are the perfect solution |
| through the small area for long periods of time. | | | | for those people looking for reading glasses to |
| Another great use for compact reading glasses is | | | | solve the above challenges. Use them on the go, |
| as a half eye. This means to wear the compact | | | | use them as half eye readers, or throw them in |
| reading glasses down a bit on your nose. This will | | | | to your bag without a care, that's what they |
| allow you to look down through the lenses to see | | | | were designed for. |
| your near vision tasks while maintaining the ability | | | | |