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All of us notice an important change in our vision sometime around the age of 45. It seems like we wake up one day and can’t focus up close. Perhaps this change was more gradual — it became difficult to see menus or credit card statements in a dimly-lit restaurant, or price tags and caller ID weren’t as clear—but as long as we held our arms out a little further, we could read. But one day, we ran out of arm length, and reading glasses or progressive lens glasses became a constant companion. This condition is called presbyopia and comes from the gradual hardening of the lens in the eye. As we age, the lens doesn’t flex well to shift focus between distance and near, and reading becomes difficult without magnification. Presbyopia afflicts everyone over the age of 45.
Our eye functions much like a camera. The natural lens focuses images onto the back of the eye so we can see clearly, much like the lens of a camera focusing images onto film for a clear picture. At birth, our natural lens is clear, but as we age it yellows and hardens. In addition, the lens may become cloudy. This condition is called a cataract, and is usually a result of the natural aging process. Everyone over the age of 60 will at some point develop cataracts. As the lens becomes cloudier, vision becomes more blurred. Symptoms that could indicate the presence of a cataract include a gradual dulling of colors, halos around lights or glare when driving, difficulty reading in low light, blurred or double vision, and a frequent need to change your glasses prescription. A cataract can progress until eventually there is a complete loss of vision in your eye. Surgery is the only way a cataract can be removed. You should consider surgery when cataracts cause enough loss of vision to interfere with your daily activities.
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