In an eye with presbyopia, the image of what is being viewed falls in back of the eye, necessitating glasses to focus the image directly on the back of the eye (retina). People with presbyopia find that they need to hold reading material farther away in order to see it, indicating that they need reading glasses. In the normal eye, the image of what is being viewed falls directly on the back of the eye (retina).
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Presbyopia  Information for adults

Picture of Presbyopia: In an eye with presbyopia, the image of what is being viewed falls in back of the eye, necessitating glasses to focus the image directly on the back of the eye (retina). Divider line
In an eye with presbyopia, the image of what is being viewed falls in back of the eye, necessitating glasses to focus the image directly on the back of the eye (retina).
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Treatments Your Provider May Prescribe
Corrective glasses or differing contact lenses are most frequently used in treatment of presbyopia, but there are now many surgical procedures for vision correction. These surgical procedures (performed by ophthalmologists) are all considered refractive surgery, and they are used for the correction of myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), presbyopia (age-related loss of close vision), and astigmatism (irregular shaping of the cornea). When you seek care for presbyopia, it is imperative that you ask about all the options available to you as well as the risks and benefits of each of these options.


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