Aging Eyes,
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Discover advanced treatments for presbyopia and cataracts—from reading glasses to multifocal lenses—that help you maintain clear vision at every stage of life.
As we age, the lens inside the eye becomes rigid and less flexible and loses its ability to focus on a close object. This condition is called presbyopia. If someone has good distance vision or wears glasses to correct their distance vision, their close vision will become blurry, and they will need to hold their reading material further away. There are many options to correct presbyopia. Some patients may just wear reading glasses. Others may need bifocal lenses or progressive “no-line bifocals”. We also have the option of addressing presbyopia with specialized multifocal contact lenses.
For patients over 50 with significant presbyopia a new procedure known as Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) can provide long-term correction of vision and freedom from glasses and contacts for a wide range of activities. (please include clickable link to our RLE page here)
As we age, we will also develop cataracts, which is a clouding of the lens in the eye causing blurred vision at all distances. Modern cataract surgery provides many advanced technologies to restore excellent vision and minimize or eliminate the need for glasses or contacts. (please provide link to our cataract section her)
Quick Overview
- Presbyopia is a natural part of aging where the lens in the eye loses flexibility, making smooth clear vision from distance to near more difficult. It usually presents as increasing difficulty with reading or other near tasks.
- Common signs include eye strain or discomfort with prolonged reading or other near work, needing to hold reading material farther away to see clearly, or needing to remove distance glasses to read.
- Correction options include:
- Reading glasses
- Progressive or bifocal glasses
- Multifocal contact lenses
- Surgical correction with Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE)
- Cataracts also develop with age, and may cause similar symptoms. An eye exam can determine if vision troubles are due to presbyopia or cataracts.
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