Lazy Reading Glasses

Lazy glasses (also called prism glasses or periscope glasses) use angled prism lenses to redirect your line of sight by roughly 90°. That means you can lie completely flat on your back and still see a book, phone, or TV as if you were sitting upright — no propped-up neck required.

Each lens contains a prism that bends light before it reaches your eye. When you're lying flat looking up at the ceiling, that bent light effectively "redirects" your view forward, so whatever is in front of your body — a book on your chest, a phone, or the TV — appears directly in your field of vision.

No. Regular reading glasses magnify text to correct for farsightedness. Lazy Readers don't magnify anything — they redirect the angle of your vision. That's why they're safe to wear over your prescription glasses or contacts without distorting them.

Yes. Because Lazy Readers are non-magnifying, they're designed to fit comfortably over most prescription eyewear, so you don't have to choose between seeing clearly and lying flat.

The most popular uses are reading in bed, watching TV or a laptop while lying on the couch, scrolling your phone hands-free, recovering from surgery or an injury that limits neck movement, and long flights or car rides where you want to recline fully.