Presbyopia is a common age-related vision condition where the eye's lens gradually loses its ability to focus on close objects. This typically becomes noticeable in the mid-40s and worsens with age.
Presbyopia is a natural part of aging, but various corrective options are available to manage its effects and maintain good vision. If you have symptoms or concerns about presbyopia, book an appointment with one of our Optometrists and they will advise you on the most suitable solution to correct your vision.
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You may have presbyopia if you find yourself holding near objects at arm’s length to see them clearly, near print becomes blurry, or you find your eyes become tired very quickly when reading. It is important to have an eye examination with an optometrist who will test how well you see up close by placing different lenses in front of your eyes. Using information from this and other tests, your optometrist can tell if you have presbyopia.
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No, but correctly prescribed glasses or contact lenses will make seeing clearly up close much easier.
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Once presbyopia begins, the lens continues to lose flexibility. Between the ages of 40 and 60 years, you may need to change your prescription every few years to ensure that you are able to see as well as you always did.
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NO! You will not go blind from presbyopia. Presbyopia is a normal change to your eyes that makes it difficult to read up close.
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NO! It does not. The lens inside your eye will continue to lose flexibility regardless of whether you use prescription glasses.
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