What you need to know about Presbyopia

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What you need to know about Presbyopia
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A regular check up is essential

• No matter how well you took care of your eyes, as
  you age few eye conditions may be unavoidable.
  That is why every eye surgeon in Dubai urges
  everyone to get their eyes checked up regularly
  even if we notice an issue or not as the
  ophthalmologist at the eye clinic in Dubai will
  be able to identify issues even earlier than we
  see symptoms.

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What is Presbyopia?

• Presbyopia usually develops in individuals around
  the age of 40. The first sign of it is a blurred
  vision specially when sewing, working, reading or
  using the computer. Unless corrective lenses are
  used early these individuals may require eye
  surgery in Dubai if the condition worsens by
  leaving it untreated.

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How does it affect people?

• Presbyopia affects the near sight in people. Even
  if you have had no eye conditions in the past,
  even for people who are already wearing
  corrective lenses for near sight this condition
  can be experienced.
• For people wearing lenses for near sight may
  suddenly experience that the near vision is still
  blurred when they put on their usual corrective
  contact lenses or glasses. This happens when the
  eye lens starts to stiffen with age and is now
  less able to adjust and focus to view the
  environment.

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Further statistics
Eye surgery center in Dubai has statistics that
in 2005 there were over billion people around the
world who were presbyopic. WHO also has stated
that out of these billion people around 517
million did not have the corrective
lenses/glasses. This is mostly due to the reason
that in the rural areas proper eye care is not
widely available and is very costly. With more
people reaching the mid age it has created a
great demand for corrective lenses, eyewear and
surgery to help people dealing with presbyopes.
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Common symptoms

• The most common sign or symptom that you have
  presbyopia is when you find that you need to hold
  reading materials like magazines, books,
  newspapers and even hotel menu cards at a good
  arms length to be able to focus on the letters
  properly.
• If held at the normal length you may not be able
  to identify the letters and the whole thing would
  look blurred. Also when carrying out tasks like
  writing or embroidery which requires close focus
  it can lead to fatigue, eye strain and headaches.