Presbyopia: Age-related farsightedness
If you’re around age 40, you may notice that it’s getting harder to read small print. This is called presbyopia, and it’s the most common change occurring in the adult eye.
Why does eyesight get worse?
Inside your eye, behind the pupil and iris, sits the lens. The lens is a transparent disc that helps you see by focusing the light that comes into your eye. When you’re young, it’s very flexible, so the little muscles that control the shape of the lens can easily help you focus on things near and far. Gradually, the lenses inside your eyes stiffen, making changing the lens shape more difficult, affecting your close-range vision.
Normal close-range vision
As you switch from looking at something far away to something up close, the lens flexes to help you focus, directing the light to the retina.
Close range with presbyopia
When you have presbyopia, the lens cannot flex enough to focus the light properly on the retina when you’re doing things like reading.
At what age does eyesight start to deteriorate?
When we say gradually, we mean gradually. Surprisingly, this process may even begin as early as in childhood. Fortunately, it doesn’t become noticeable for most people until they’re in their 40s. Around that time is when you may begin to experience blurred vision when you do things like read a book, look at restaurant menus, or sew. The lens keeps getting stiffer until around the mid-60s, when the stiffness levels off.
Can presbyopia be prevented?
There’s no way to prevent presbyopia, at least not yet. One way to help reduce the strain on the muscles in your eye is to follow the 20-20-20 rule. When you’re reading or doing other near-work like using a computer, take a 20 second break every 20 minutes to look at something at least 20 feet away.
How to correct age-related vision loss
Many opticians say that people don’t come to visit them until their arms become “too short” to be able to read clearly. You don’t have to wait that long to see an optician if your vision is changing. They can diagnose the issue and help you come up with a treatment plan. Today, there are more options for treating presbyopia now than there ever have been. Those options include:
- Spectacles
- Contact lenses
- Refractive surgery
- Eye drops
Why choose ACUVUE® for presbyopia?
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ACUVUE® brand contact lenses have moisture technology to copy the mucin in tears for exceptional comfort all day long**6.
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ACUVUE® offers UV blocking#6 across its entire line of contact lenses, including those for Presbyopia.
Footnotes
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All ACUVUE® contact lenses have UV Blocking to help provide protection against transmission of harmful UV radiation to the cornea and into the eye. UV absorbing contact lenses are NOT substitutes for protective UV absorbing eyewear such as UV absorbing goggles or sunglasses because they do not completely cover the eye and surrounding area. You should continue to use UV absorbing eyewear as directed by your Eye Care Professional.
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