Presbyopia Presbyopia

What is Presbyopia ?

Presbyopia is when your eyes gradually lose the ability to see things clearly up close.
It is usually noticed after the age of 40 year.

Causes of Presbyopia

Presbyopia is caused by this hardening of the lens of your eye, which is a natural part of the ageing process.

Signs and symptoms of Presbyopia

Having difficulty reading small print
Needing to hold reading material at an arm's distance to focus properly on it
Experiencing blurry vision at normal reading distance (approx. 35cm)
Having eye strain or headaches after reading or doing close work
Needing brighter lighting when reading or doing close work
Overall problems seeing and focusing on objects that are close to you
Squinting to bring objects into focus
Blurry vision up-close

It's fairly easy to recognise the signs and symptoms of presbyopia. You'll find it starts to get difficult doing close-up tasks, like reading or sewing. The further you hold something from you, the clearer it gets.

Presbyopia treatments

There are a variety of ways to correct presbyopia. Talk to your optician, who can help decide the best option for you.

Presbyopia surgery

If wearing glasses or contact lenses isn't right for you, then lens surgery to correct presbyopia may also be an option. During the surgery, the natural eye lens is removed, and a multifocal lens implant is inserted in its place. Think of multifocal lens implants like permanent varifocal glasses or contact lenses.

Presbyopia exercises

Many people are interested to know whether eye exercises can help combat presbyopia. While eye exercises can never reverse any progressive vision changes, if practised carefully and regularly, certain exercises may be able to help delay the onset of some conditions for certain people and reduce symptoms of digital eye strain.