Do I Have Presbyopia?

Do you have difficulty reading small print?

While reading, do the words appear blurred at a reading distance that used to be comfortable?

Do you have to hold your reading material or other objects far away from your eyes (say at an arm’s distance) to gain clarity or see details?

Do you need brighter light to see clearly?

Do you have difficulty reading late at night, or when you are tired or stressed?

Do you have eyestrains or headaches after reading?

Do you become tired, drowsy or fatigued after reading?

Do you squint while looking at close objects?

Do you have overall problems seeing and focusing on objects that are close to you?

Are you over 40?

Based on your answers, it is unlikely that you have presbyopia. Presbyopia is a medical condition in which the eyes gradually lose their ability to focus on nearby objects. This condition is a natural, but inconvenient part of aging. Everyone will get presbyopia at some point in their lives. It usually appears after the age of 40. People with presbyopia can hardly see small print. They have to hold the reading material farther from their eyes to see it well. Nearsighted people with presbyopia will notice that they can see close objects pretty well when they take off their glasses.

Based on your answers, there is a possibility that you have presbyopia. Presbyopia is an eye condition characterized by the loss of near focusing ability. This condition is a natural, but inconvenient part of aging. Your eye forms an image of the object you are looking by focusing the light reflected from that object. The cornea and the lens are parts of the eye that refract that light and create a clear image on the retina. With age, the lens becomes thicker and loses flexibility, which makes it difficult for the eyes to focus on close objects.

Based on your answers, there is a high possibility that you have presbyopia. Presbyopia is a medical condition in which your eye gradually losses its ability to see clearly close objects. It is a natural part of aging and it cannot be stopped or reversed. However, there are several treatment options that can help in correcting your vision problems. Treatment includes wearing corrective eyeglasses or contact lenses, or undergoing surgery. The most popular solution for people over the age of 40 is eyeglasses with progressive lenses that can restore both clear near vision and far vision.