Condition
Presbyopia (Age-Related Vision Change)
Presbyopia is when your eyes naturally become less flexible as you get older. This makes it hard to focus on things close to you, usually after age 40.
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Presbyopia (Age-Related Vision Change)
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Symptoms
- Need to hold books or phones farther away to read
- Can't see small print clearly
- Eye strain after reading for a short time
- Headaches when you try to focus close-up
- Difficulty reading restaurant menus
- Trouble doing detailed work like sewing
Causes
- The lens inside your eye becomes less flexible
- Normal aging of the eye muscles
- Lens becomes harder and thicker over time
- Everyone gets presbyopia eventually
- Becomes noticeable around age 40-45
- Combined with other vision problems like myopia
Treatments
- Reading glasses for close-up work
- Progressive glasses that work at all distances
- Bifocals or trifocals
- Contact lenses for reading
- Monovision correction
- Eye exercises can help temporarily
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