What is Presbyopia Disease?

We’ll begin by clarifying that this is an eye condition that occurs with age, over the age of 40. A person with this condition finds it difficult to see objects that are closer to the eyes. Modern lifestyles and demographic shifts have led to the rise of this eye condition. Especially all the screens that surround humans through every activity, whether it’s television, smartphones, or computers. Prolonged close-up focus on screens has played a major role in straining the eye’s natural lens. Even the time humans spend outdoors, which is beneficial for eye health, has reduced over the decades. All these factors of modern life have resulted in more adults being affected by Presbyopia Disease.

Let’s understand the inner details of the Presbyopia Disease:

  • Your clear lens sits inside the eye behind your coloured iris. This lens changes shape to focus light onto the retina, which helps us see. When you’re young, the lens is soft and flexible and can easily change shape, which lets you focus on objects both close-up and far away.
  • After age 40, the lens becomes more rigid. It cannot change shape as easily. This makes it harder to read, thread a needle, or do other close-up tasks.

The treatments for the Presbyopia Disease:

Please be informed that the Presbyopia Disease is a normal ageing process which cannot be stopped or reversed. However, it can be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses, medication, or surgery.

Eyeglasses

  • Without an existing eye condition, reading glasses may be all you need. The specific power of reading glasses is determined by an eye exam.
  • If you already wear eyeglasses for other vision problems, now you might need bifocals that correct close-up and far vision, trifocals that correct close-up, mid-range, and far vision, or progressive lenses.

Contact lenses

If you prefer to wear contact lenses rather than eyeglasses, there are two types of contact lenses that can help:

  • Monovision contacts – These correct one eye for distance vision and the other for close-up vision. The brain will need time to adapt to this vision, and your ability to judge distance or speed with monovision lenses may be lost.
  • Multifocal contacts – These lenses have several rings or zones set at different powers. With this design, you are actually using both near and far vision at the same time. Your brain learns to automatically select the right focus for what you want to see. However, your vision may become less sharp.

Medication

A prescription eyedrop medication is available to treat Presbyopia Disease. The drops reduce the size of your pupils. Your eyes can then adjust focus to see things that are closer. These are effective for up to six hours and need to be used every day.

Surgery

  • Refractive surgery – Reduces the need for glasses for near and far objects. The cornea is reshaped using a laser for clear far vision in one eye and close-up vision in the other. Your ophthalmologist may suggest trying monovision lenses before having LASIK surgery.
  •  Corneal inlays – These newer, tiny devices are implanted in the cornea, at the front of the eye, during a minimally invasive surgical procedure, restoring close-up vision.

If you or your family member feels difficulty in seeing anything up close, it is time to get eye checked by Infigo the hest Eye Hospital & Largest Eye Care Network.