Hey Joe -
Optometrist here so I will try and answer this as best as I can without any information on your prescription:
Assuming you have no distance issues (or mild ones that you do not notice), You have 3 options in Glasses, 2.5 in contacts, and a few surgical options, and finally I'll cover Vuity (the eye drop) at the end:
Glasses: 1) OTC Readers; 2) Prescription Readers; 3) Bifocals (progressives) of some sort.
OTC readers are inexpensive and work best for people with no distance prescription. (or a mild distance prescritption).
Prescription reading glasses are better if you have a different prescription in each eye, or if you want a better quality lens. The analogy I use with most patients is "buying a medium vs going to a tailor".
Bifocals (have a line) and progressives (no line bifocals) exist primarily for those who have a distance prescription or for those who dont want to be taking their glasses on and off on and off all the time.
Contact lenses: Again, assuming no prescription for far, your choices are Monovision, Multifocal, or what I call "modified Monovision"
Monovision: Exactly as stated above: One eye for far, one eye for close. Works for about 70% of patients. It does affect binocularity a bit, but its been around for 50+ years.
Multifocal contacts: Have been around now for about 20 years. All US brands have a multifocal (most have more than one in bot daily disposable and frequent replacement) and they vary a bit in terms of fit/optics etc. it is a true "fitting" of a lens since there are a good amount of variables I have to contend with when fitting them. The biggest complaint O get from fitting them is "ghost images" bc the lens gives you a far and near image on your brain at the same time and your brain needs to learn to "ignore" the image you aren't concerned with at the moment. I'd say with the right Optometrist, it waorks for about 80% of patients (a little better with me, but I would call myself a multifocal expert fitter).
Modified Monovision: some patients don't like true monovision bc their distance vision is too blurry, and some don't like Multifocal bc of the distance issues as well (less but it does happen). In that case I will sometimes fit one multifocal lens in their non dominant eye, preserving the patients distance vision while giving them enough reading to see a text or read a menu. The patient likely doesnt read a novel in this incarnation, but it will get you through the day.
Surgery: I would not recommend for someone like you with no distance prescription. When you develop cataracts and need surgery for that there are multifocal implant options that I think are great. THERE IS NO MULTIFOCAL LASER SURGICAL PROCEDURE! At best, Lasik can do a monovision surgery. FYI.
Vuity and some other "reading eye drops": Vuity is the current one, but there are 2 or 3 more in the pipeline. Vuity is a re-purposed glaucoma medication (Pilocarpine) at a lower dosage than what was prescribed for Glaucoma. It causes miosis of the pupil (basically your pupil "pinholes" on the med) increasing "depth of focus" and givng you the ability to read. Initially it was once a day dosage, now they have approval for twice a day. Downside to this drop is 1) Price and 2) It's Pilocarpine, a drop notorious in our profession for side effects. Price point is about 75/90 dollars per month (so lets call it 1K a year) vs. 400/year on frequent replacement Multifocals vs 700 per year on daily disposable Multifocals (this is not including the eye exam. You need an exam in all three concepts). As to the side effect of the drop: While the manufacturers of the drop showed no adverse events through the approval process (and it is at 1.25% concentration vs 2 and 4 in the Glaucoma configuration) Pilo is know to cause headaches (most mild side effect) to some retinal detachements occuring in the old days with the 4% drop (its why Pilo is no longer used as a Glaucoma med. Other meds do a better job of lowering pressure with less side effects).
TL;DR summary: Glasses are the easiest, contacts are great to and there are some options (every patient is different so what works for one may not be optimal for you), surgery is not really for you, and I'm not a fan of the Vuity drop (I have 6 patients using it in a practice that sees 10K patients a year)
Hope this helps. LMK if you have any other questions.
Edit to add: None of these systems work great in dim light. Some are worse than others, but if you want to read in bed at night, turn a light on.