 As your eyes age, you will experience greater difficulty focusing on small print items. This condition called presbyopia impacts nearly everyone over age 40. Presbyopia can begin in the late thirties, but by the age of 55, close to 100% of the population is affected.
You will probably know when this aging problem begins to appear. Letters look fuzzy when reading up close. You have difficulty reading in low-light situations. You experience headaches when reading. Presbyopia will not threaten your eyesight, but it is a progressive condition that should be properly diagnosed and treated by an eye care professional. The solution to the presbyopia problem, bifocal lenses, may allow you to read small print in the classified section of the newspaper, but bifocals can cause computer users discomfort. Reading glasses or bifocals are designed to focus the eyes at a distance of 12" to 18". That distance presents a problem for computer users who read copy on a computer display that is usually 19" to 24" away. Bifocal wearers frequently move their heads up and down to switch between the close and distant viewing sections of their glasses. This motion causes a visual distortion referred to as chicken dance. If you would like to see what presbyopia and other eye problems are like, visit the SOLA Web site . Run your mouse across a picture and see the same type image as someone with cataracts, macular degeneration, and other eye conditions. If you are interested in senior issues, visit Bausch & Lomb's senior area where you can get pertinent vision information.
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