Are Pinhole Glasses Right For You?

By Author: Alan Irel
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If you have an eyeglass prescription from your doctor, dont fill it quite yet. Consider an alternative to expensive eyeglasses that could have you seeing clearer than you have in a while. Pinhole glasses are an inexpensive option to prescription glasses. They have either metal or plastic frames which house precisely constructed plastic lenses with lightweight perforations in them. If your eyesight has degenerated because of age, excessive computer use or even due to refractive eye issues, pinhole glasses can definitely help your vision. The perforations are constructed using laser technology and let in direct rays of light which go through into your eye.

With people who have great vision, rays of light that enter into the eye are reflected into a single point on the retina, located behind the eyeball. If you have a refractive eye disorder or some other vision problem, these light rays do not accurately reflect on a single point, thereby causing blurry vision. With pinhole glasses however, the little holes effectively direct ...
... light rays into the eye where they are reflected on the retina in a tighter space, thus reducing the blurry or hazy vision.

As long as you have no known degenerative eye condition, pinhole glasses will help you see more clearly in just a short time. They can help with your astigmatism, near-sightedness, far-sightedness, presbyopia (gradual vision degeneration due to age), vision problems due to computer use and even cataracts. While an eyeglass prescription may change every few years, the pinhole glasses remain the same, effectively improving your vision. Why pay hundreds of dollars every few years for new prescription eyeglasses when you can spend far less for a pair on pinhole glasses that will last a lot longer?

Pinhole glasses are not a trend that is going to fall out of favor. They have actually been around for years but have recently become more popular as the cost of prescription eyeglasses are sometimes too cost prohibitive. Even medical professionals are more accepting of them. Consider trying pinhole glasses before heading to the optometrist. You will likely not make the trip.


Alan Irel is a research assistant who has been writing and publishing vision-related articles, including pinhole glasses, for almost a decade. The rising popularity and claims on the efficacy of pinhole glasses in improving eyesight has aroused his curiosity to delve into this age-old technique for eyesight correction.