You can use your flexible spending account to buy reading glasses. You do not need a prescription for FSA eligible reading glasses. Both prescription and nonprescription glasses are allowed. The IRS says sales tax and shipping fees also count as eligible expenses.

You can determine the right reading glasses strength by noticing changes in your near vision as you age. Most adults over 45 experience presbyopia, which makes it harder to focus on close objects.

You might wonder if you can wear reading glasses all the time. Most people use reading glasses for close-up tasks because wearing them all day can blur distance vision. Conditions like presbyopia, eye diseases, or even certain medications may make you reach for your reading glasses more often.