Presbyopia
Presbyopia is a natural, age-related change where your eyes gradually lose the ability to focus on objects that are close up.
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When you are young, the lens inside your eye is flexible and soft, allowing it to change shape easily to focus on things near and far. As you reach your early to mid-40s, this lens naturally begins to harden and lose its elasticity, which means it cannot change shape as well as it used to.
Because the lens cannot focus light properly onto the retina—the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye—close-up images become blurry. This is not a disease, but rather a normal part of getting older that eventually happens to everyone.
Common Symptoms
- Needing to hold reading materials further away to see the letters clearly.
- Blurred vision when looking at normal reading distance.
- Headaches or feelings of eye strain after reading or doing close-up work.
- Tiredness in the eyes when working on a computer or sewing.