Presbyopia is a natural, age-related condition that makes it difficult to focus on close objects.
What happens first?
Symptoms
The symptoms of presbyopia will be very mild at first, but over time will become more pronounced. Vision at a normal reading distance will be blurry, so most people first notice that they are holding reading material at arm’s length and often squinting. After reading or working at a computer you may also experience eye strain and headaches.
Trouble seeing things up close
Hold reading material farther away to focus on it
Eye strain
Headache
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To avoid the permanent use of reading glasses, many people choose surgery to correct presbyopia. Today, various eye surgeries are available that offer a safe and effective way to improve your vision.
Laser eye surgery can help people with presbyopia limit their dependence on glasses and contact lenses. Because the issue is with the eye’s lens, an approach called monovision needs to be used in which one eye is corrected for close vision while the other is corrected for distance.
Refractive lens exchange (RLE) can also be used to replace the eye’s natural lens with an artificial one. With a variety of intraocular lenses available, patients can improve their vision in a way that works for them and limits their dependence on glasses.
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