Sunday 16 February 2014

Visual Aging Causes Presbyopia.

DO You experience blurred near vision when reading, sewing or working at the computer?

Yes ? And You need to hold books, magazines, newspapers, menus and other reading materials at arm's length for you to focus properly.

You may develop headaches, eye strain or feel fatigued after reading near.

This is a natural occurrence in which the eye can no longer focus near objects. It is commonly develops in people around the age of 40.


PRESBYOPIA is the name given to the loss of power to use the eyes at the near point.


What is Presbyopia ?

Presbyopia is a vision condition in which the crystalline lens of your eye loses its flexibility. The changes take place in the muscle fibers surrounding the lens. With less elasticity, the eye has a harder time focusing up close.

Correction eyeglasses for presbyopia is to prescribe reading glasses, bifocals, progressive addition or contact lenses.

Presbyopes have to use lenses as recommended by your Eye Care Professional or Eye Doctor may determine the specific lenses:


Bifocal means two points of focus: Distance vision and Reading near at lower portion.




Progressive Addition Lenses (PALs) gradual visual transition between the two prescriptions, with no visible line between them. PALs.











 Reading glasses.   Worn during close work.


Multifocal contact lenses, available in gas permeable or soft lens materials. 


Monovision contact lenses, "dominating eye" with distance contacts and the other eye use for reading. 
Please make an appointment: A comprehensive eye examination will include testing for presbyopia.