There are 2 types of farsightedness. One is me, where I've always been far sighted and needed glasses to read since the age of 9. The other is age related where most of us lose our ability to read and see up close. With those like myself, over time, our ability to see 'near distance', like around the room etc diminishes. As we go along, this area of diminished near distance gets further and further away. I can see distance without my glasses, but not as sharply as I do with them. The further I look without glasses (I can count branches on trees 2 houses away) is sharper than looking across the room. On top of this, my reading vision is getting worse because I am over 40. My 'near distance' is about +1.75 and my reading is about +4.75. Confusing, I know... this is why contacts are so difficult for me. Good thing I like funky glasses!