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Presbyopia
Presbyopia: if reading up close has become uncomfortable, have the changes in your eyes checked
About
Presbyopia
It is when the eye’s automatic focusing function stops working.
Presbyopia is not a disease but a natural change that happens to everyone after their mid-40s.
When you look at nearby objects, the crystalline lens thickens to bring them into focus, a process called accommodation.
As we age, this function declines and close-up images become blurry.
As a result, near vision may appear doubled or blurred, you may need reading glasses,
and if left untreated, it can cause eye strain and headaches.
Could I Have Presbyopia?
If 3 or more apply to you, presbyopia has begun.
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Text messages on my phone or newspaper print look blurry.
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When I look at something close after looking far away, it takes a while to come into focus.
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My eyes tire easily and I get headaches during close-up work.
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Text is even harder to see in dim lighting.
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I hold newspapers or books farther and farther away to read them.
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Wearing reading glasses makes my eyes much more comfortable and I see better.
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When I briefly close and open my eyes during close-up work, my vision is blurry.
Presbyopia Symptoms
Do your eyes tire more and more easily when reading up close?
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I keep enlarging the text on my phone.
This is a typical early symptom of presbyopia: as near vision declines,
it becomes hard to read messages or news at the default font size. -
Ingredient labels and price tags look blurry.
The ability to make out small objects up close declines,
making detailed tasks like threading a needle or checking ingredient labels difficult. -
I hold newspapers and books far away to read them.
As the lens loses its ability to accommodate, switching focus between far and near becomes slower, and things look hazy for a moment.
Presbyopia Correction Surgery
Rather than a laser method that corrects only one eye (monovision),
this is a specialized procedure that reshapes the cornea in a special way, aiming to maintain both near and distance vision.
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Presbyopia-specific surgery using advanced algorithms
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How it works: Dedicated presbyopia correction algorithms developed by each laser manufacturer, such as MEL-90 (LBV) and Amaris (PresbyMax), are applied. The cornea is reshaped aspherically to create natural focusing without breaks in your field of vision.
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Precautions: Because it requires a high level of skill, the criteria for selecting candidates are strict. It cannot be applied to every patient, and it can only be performed at hospitals that have equipment supporting this special function, so you must check whether the equipment is available and confirm the results of a detailed eye examination.
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Monovision
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How it works: This method intentionally divides the work between the two eyes. The dominant eye (the eye you mainly use) is focused for distance, and the non-dominant eye (the eye you use less) for near vision, compensating for presbyopia. It is often called “mismatched-eye correction.”
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Precautions: Because of the difference between the two eyes (anisometropia), you may initially experience dizziness or reduced depth perception while your brain adapts to the difference in vision. A trial simulation with glasses or contact lenses before surgery is therefore needed to confirm suitability.
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Say goodbye to a blurry yesterday,
and welcome a clearer tomorrow.
BSM Eye Clinic is with you as you open a vibrant second chapter of life.
