Presbyopia
Presbyopia is a condition that typically becomes noticeable for most people in their early 40s. In children and young adults, the lens inside the eye can easily focus on distant and near objects. With age, the lens loses its ability to focus adequately. Although presbyopia is not completely understood, it is thought that the lens and its supporting structures lose the ability to make the lens longer during close vision effort. To compensate, people with presbyopia usually find that holding reading materials further away makes the image clearer. Ultimately, aids such as reading glasses are typically needed by the mid-forties. People with presbyopia have several choices to reeduce or eliminate the need for reading glasses. Their options include: Nearvision CK, Laser Vision Correction, Monovision, and Multifocal Contact Lenses.
For more information on presbyopia please visit the National Eye Institute’s web page.
