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Pinhole glasses is a lightweight plastic alternative eyeglasses. The main benefit of pinhole glasses is to improve vision clarity and resolution.

I have serious acquired myopia (short-sighted). I was pretty surprised when I received the glasses as it is extremely light and fashion looking. I put it on and the plastic lenses are sparkling making me like a rock star. There are a lot of holes on the lenses.

I test this pinhole glasses in several ways, which are the reading distance, and different light conditions. As mentioned earlier, I am short sighted. I can’t see things that are too far away. By wearing the pinhole glasses, I can read things which are further than the normal maximum reading distance.

When I was reading at lower light source, the words can still be seen clearly with pinhole glasses. However I love to lie on my bed reading books, and usually there is weak light as the book was not facing the light source. It is hard to read with pinhole glasses in this condition, and I do not encourage that. With this pair of pinhole glasses, I got to read with correct reading position and sufficient light source (as only limited light can pass through the glasses). I also found it hard to read with pinhole glasses when my eyes were too tired. After wearing it for a long time and you take it off, you got to experience honeycomb effect by seeing pinholes without wearing it (just for a while).

This pair of pinhole glasses is suitable for people suffering from myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, astigmatism, computer vision syndrome or cataracts. It is also good for adjusting your reading position as after wearing it for longer period, you will try to sit properly and read things at proper distance and sufficient light source. It is also inexpensive as each pair of glasses is only $14.99.