Presbyopia
Presbyopia is a insufficiency of optical accommodation associated with the aging of the eye; it results in progressively worsening ability to focus clearly on close objects. Also known as age-related farsightedness, it affects many adults over the age of 40. A common sign of presbyopia is difficulty in reading small print, which results in having to hold reading material farther away. Other symptoms associated can be headaches and eyestrain. Different people experience different degrees of problems. Other types of errors may exist at the same time as presbyopia. While exhibiting similar symptoms of blur in the vision for close objects, this condition has nothing to do with hypermetropia or , which is almost invariably present in newborns and usually decreases as the newborn gets older.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Difficulty reading small print, having to hold reading material farther away, headaches, eyestrain
Causes — why it happens
- ·Aging-related stiffening of the lens of the eye
How it's found
- ·Eye exam
Treatment
- ·Eyeglasses, contact lenses
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