Presbyopia - The Middle Age Eye Menace!

A lot of things change with every passing day. We age and we get wiser but on the flip side, the body starts ageing too. There comes a time when the eyes refuse to be in your control and refuse to focus on what you are trying to read like your newspaper, the cell phone, the tablet or your laptop. This happens when a condition called PRESBYOPIA sets in.

Presbyopia is commonly known as farsightedness and this is a problem in which patients find it difficult to see objects clearly when they are too close to the eyes.

How does Presbyopia affect the eyes?
The eyes have a focusing mechanism in the lens of the eye. It is done with the help of some fine muscles. As we age, these muscles start to lose their plasticity or their focusing ability.

Experiencing blurred vision when you try to view closer objects occurs because the elasticity of the lens of the eyes changes and the focal length of the lens changes with it. Causes near objects to be defocused.

Treatments:
The slight defocusing that happens can be corrected with the aid of a small plus power, commonly known as “The Reading Glasses”.

For those who find the use of glasses to be a hindrance in regular life may also opt for contact lens, which may be a more comfortable alternative for those who may not want to make their problem obvious to the world. Different solutions are available in recent times and various options could be customized. In a lot of cases, the people who suffer from the problem of far-sightedness may also choose a surgical solution for the problem so that it can be corrected completely and no other measures may have to be taken.

Health issues may be a regular occurrence as you advance in age and you may have to find alternatives and treatments that help ease out the situation, but it is most imperative to make sure that you take the best advice from a qualified and certified doctor so that your problem may be diagnosed correctly and you may be able to get treatment suggestions that may cater to your specific body and ailment needs.

A word of caution at this age would do get a comprehensive eye check with an ophthalmologist. Remember you are ageing and the eyes do require a check for other ageing changes too.