Visual health checks in presbyopia

At the moment of birth the eye structures themselves are not fully developed, but need a period of time to mature. For this reason, during childhood and adolescence, it is important to check visual health to detect symptoms related to juvenile myopia or other ocular pathologies such as amblyopia or eyeball deviation, among others… However, in adulthood, changes in the structures of the eyeball can also occur that affect visual quality, such as presbyopia. Even if refractive errors are corrected from the age of 45 onwards, changes begin to occur inside the eye that make it difficult to read at near distances due to presbyopia..

From InterOptics at Alfaz del Pi we report on the quality of the progressive glasses to improve visual health in the presence of presbyopia, also known as eyestrain.

How do progressive glasses improve vision in presbyopia?

The crystalline lens acts similarly to the zoom of a photographic camera, although with age its amplitude of accommodation decreases, making near vision difficult to read. One of the first symptoms of presbyopia is the need to move away from the text to be able to read clearly.. But when it progresses, the length of the arms is not enough to move away the texts in order to read clearly. Before this situation occurs, it is necessary to visit an optician and optometrist, who will carry out an eye health check and propose the best visual correction. Nowadays, there are different solutions to improve vision in the presence of presbyopia, such as multifocal contact lenses and progressive glasses. Precisely, innovations in progressive spectacle technology have improved the comfort and visual quality of presbyopic patients.. Optical aberrations on the sides of the ophthalmic lenses have been reduced and the useful field of vision has been enlarged.

The improvement of their technology allows progressive glasses in the presence of presbyopia to be used in different conditions because they provide good near, intermediate and far vision.. Because the refractive error can also be corrected in the prescription itself, progressive glasses in the presence of presbyopia can be used in different situations. In particular, progressive glasses in presbyopia allow sports such as golf to be practiced comfortably because they provide clear vision at different distances. They are also ideal for driving because they provide excellent visual quality at intermediate distances for viewing the vehicle’s on-board computer, as well as for detecting traffic signs in the distance. From InterOptics at Alfaz del Pi we recommend an eye examination from the age of 45 to assess the need to use progressive glasses to improve vision in the presence of presbyopia..

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