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Presbyopia or "Aging Eyes."- The Inevitable Truth About Your Vision

"Getting older is inevitable but losing your vision doesn't have to be".

Do you still feel young but have trouble reading your magazine or the computer screen? Do you have trouble seeing the menu in the dimly lit restaurant? Do you strain when trying to read your pill bottles or product inserts? It seems like just yesterday you were able to read that fine print on a map or in the telephone book, but now suddenly, your eyes are not working as well as they used to, and you need brighter light to see things up close. This is a very common problem.

For people over forty, age hits you like a ton of bricks! One of the first signs of aging is eyestrain while reading. Even if you've never needed glasses before for distance vision, you start to have difficulty reading close up. You find it necessary to hold the newspaper farther and farther away to see it clearly. However, at the same time, your focus for distant objects seems normal.

Most people are between the ages of 40 and 50 when they first become aware that they are losing the ability to see objects up close or can no longer read comfortably. Before you know it, your arms aren't long enough to read anything!

Your big question is "What's going on with my eyes?" The answer is that what you are experiencing is a natural aging process of your eye, also known as presbyopia. By definition: Presbyopia (pres-bee-oh-pee-uh) is a loss in focusing ability that comes from aging. (The word is from Greek and means "old sight.") This condition occurs in nearly everyone at some point in their life, typically near the age of 40.

There is a lens, located behind your iris (the colored part of your eye), known as the crystalline lens. This lens has been doing a fantastic job of focusing from near to far and back, for a great portion of your life. The lens continues to grow throughout your life and its growth pattern, much like that of an onion, grows new layers over the old ones. This causes the lens to become thicker and denser over time and eventually will grow thick enough that the ciliary muscle is unable to change the shape of the lens the amount required in order to focus on near-point objects.

Early signs of presbyopia: Your eyes may become tired after a long period of close work. You may notice that when you read, the print becomes blurry and it is hard to focus to make it clear. You may have difficulty shifting your focus from near to far - when you look up from reading, your distance vision may stay blurred for several seconds or even minutes before it clears. You may even start to fall asleep when you try to read for any length of time. These symptoms worsen later in the day or when you are tired. They can be reduced somewhat by using good lighting for reading and other close work.

So what are your options? The simple solution is reading glasses. A pair of low power reading glasses, worn only when viewing things close up, is the most common treatment and will do wonders for reading small text and doing other detailed work. As the years pass, and the crystalline lens of your eye continues to grow and thicken you can simply accommodate this inability of the lens to focus with a higher power pair of reading glasses.

In conclusion, presbyopia is a natural progression of our eyes. It is certainly a nuisance, but it is not dangerous. It is a normal, inevitable part of aging and is no more abnormal than gray hair. While the progressive lack of near vision accommodation is nothing that should cause you to panic, it is a convenient reminder that you should have your eyes checked by an eye doctor on a regular basis.

* This article is intended to serve as an information resource only and is in no way intended to act as a substitution for regular visits to your eye doctor.

Catch Your Eye- CLIC Magnetic Eyewear is Canada's supplier of CliC Magnetic Front Connection Eyewear, based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Their website www.catchyoureye.ca specializes in CLIC reading glasses and other CLIC designer eyewear.

Catch Your Eye- CLIC Magnetic Eyewear is Canada's supplier of CliC Magnetic Front Connection Eyewear, based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Their website http://www.catchyoureye.ca specializes in CLIC reading glasses and other CLIC designer eyewear.

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