Aging Eyes (Presbyopia)
Introduction
As people age, they often begin to have difficulty focusing their eyes
for reading or close work. This is called presbyopia and is the normal
aging of the eyes. It usually affects people over the age of forty as
the eye starts to lose some of its flexibility.
Treatment
This condition is easily corrected with eye glasses of increasing
strength as a person ages. Bifocal of trifocal lenses may be prescribed
to some people with presbyopia who also have other refractive problems
such as myopia (near-sightedness), hyperopia (far-sightedness) or
astigmatism (distorted vision due to a irregularly shaped cornea).
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