What is presbyopia?
The word presbyopia in Greek means “old eye”. This is a medical condition that happens with age. With age, the lens loses its flexibility and it happens mostly after 40, which is the reason people find it difficult to read books or newspapers or put a thread in the needle. There isn’t a way to escape this condition, nor can it be prevented. There are a few treatments available that can help reduce presbyopia symptoms.

What are the symptoms?
As mentioned before, the main symptom of presbyopia is losing near-focusing abilities. Here are some more:

• Having difficulty in reading small prints
• Experiencing blurred vision when you try to read books, magazines, and newspaper.
• Unable to put thread in a needle or sew on a machine
• Having headaches even if you can read things up close
• Might cause visual fatigue and eye strain

Presbyopia treatment
The most popular presbyopia treatment is using glasses. However, an eye examination is required to determine the power of your eyes. This is commonly known as reading glasses and undoubtedly the best treatment for presbyopia.

Bifocal lenses can also be used for presbyopia treatment. However, these glasses are less popular these days because they have a limited range of vision and might not be suitable for everyone having presbyopia. They are good for close-up and far vision. Trifocal lenses are often used and they are worn for close-up, mid-range and far vision. Progressive lenses is another choice for a presbyopia treatment. Monovision lens helps one eye see things that are close and the other see things that are far. This can be confusing and our brain needs some time to get adjusted to seeing things this way.
Presbyopia correction can be done by doing a surgery as well. Surgery will ensure that you will need glasses or lens to correct your vision. A Lasik surgery for presbyopia works in the same way as monovision contact lenses. This is also the reason why doctors advise you to wear monovision lens for a while before the surgery so that your eyes get used to it.

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