Are you farsighted or presbyopic? What is causing your strained vision?

Is your newspaper getting blurrier by the day? There are two main reasons you could be noticing a change in your near vision. Should you worry? see your ophthalmologist? what is going on?

If this change in vision seemed to have occurred in your early 40’s, you are noticing the beginning signs of presbyopia. The condition of presbyopia is an age related phenomenon that effects only near vision.

Presbyopia is related to a thickening of the lens inside your eye. This lens, known as the crystalline lens, is responsible for focusing from distance to near. This is possible because of the elasticity of the lens. In order to do this, it must remain extremely flexible. Throughout life, the crystalline lens grows more dense and loses it’s flexibility. This also explains why it strikes everybody right around the age of 40.

Presbyopia can be addressed in many ways. The simplest form of correction is with cheater glasses. Simply slipping on a pair of readers will fix your near vision. However, don’t expect to see anything in the distance if you are wearing reading glasses, unless they are progressive or bifocal lenses.

an alternative means of alleviating presbyopia is with contact lenses. Lenses can be fit in a variety of ways. One widely used fitting style is referred to as mono-vision; where one eye is corrected for distance vision and the other for near. This works very well for many people and is a simple solution. Alternatively, consider multifocal and bifocal contacts for a progressive style of vision.

There are even some surgeries being tested to correct your presbyopia. CK surgery is the most common and widely used corneal refractive surgery used for presbyopia.

If you are having trouble with your near vision but you are not approaching forty years of age it something different entirely. Most likely you are farsighted, also known as hyperopia. essentially your eye, from the surface of the cornea to the retina, is too short and light rays do not come to a focus. Theoretically, they focus behind the eye. Because of the power of the crystalline lens in young people, mildly hyperopic kids and teenagers don’t even notice a vision correction is beneficial. Hyperopia that is left not corrected can lead to excess eye fatigue and headaches.

Now the big question, should you see an eye doctor? Answer, yes! Only your eye care provider can be entirely certain that your eyes are healthy. Your eye exam is about a lot more than just your vision.

This information is brought to you by Gordon Kaye; a presbyopic person. He recently accepted his vision. After years of denial, Gordon has put together http://www.eyeonpresbyopia.com to keep himself and other presbyopic people in the know when it comes to their near vision.

- Gordon Kaye

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