What is PRESBYOPIA? (and How to Deal with It)

Learn about presbyopia and strategies to see things easier up close. Ever noticed how people need bifocal glasses or reading glasses as they get older? That is because of presbyopia. Thankfully, we have many treatment options for presbyopia which can include reading glasses, magnifiers, progressive lenses, multifocal contact lenses and even some eye surgery options.
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Presbyopia is caused by the loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens inside the eye. This increased rigidity of the lens results in poor focus on near objects.
Treatment options for Presbyopia
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About this video: What is presbyopia? In this video, we will review the presbyopia definition and discuss the physiology of reading difficulties with age. Presbyopia is one of the most common conditions seen in ophthalmology or optometry and is normal to experience as we grow past the age of 40. We will also review treatment strategies which can help people see near objects easier.
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[@DoctorEyeHealth]

🔴 Eye health QOTD: Do you have trouble reading up close? Do you use bifocals or mutlifocal contacts?

[@kangokidkidd4037]

hi Doctor, i just went to America's Best glasses and contacts, this past Saturday, reason i went was because my left eye did not have the clear sight as the right eye whether i had my glasses on or my contacts i even switched the contacts from the right to the left eye to see if it was the prescription, but the left eye was still not clear , it is like the right eye still has HD720p and the left eye has 480p no HD720p i told the receptionist and she wrote it down so the Doctor must not have read my concern, so i had to ask her , she said my eyes are healthy no redness inflammation or nothing to show an illness,,,,so why within the last 3 weeks have i lost that crisp look in my sight ,,,there is more color and clarity on the right eye than the left eye,,,,,,is like if you cleaned only washed Half the windshield of a car and left the left side dirty and used windex on the right,,,,, she gave me new contacts in the offfice and she said there is the fuzzyness gone with new contacts in and i said no the fuzzyness is still THERE with the new contacts, so i asked for the other Doctor to see me and she did ,said same thing eye is healthy,,,,,,,,,,,,,, so wtf is one eye blurry even when they put that thing in your face and they clicked and said which looks better 3 or 4 ,, 5 or 6 ,,7 or 8 right eye clear left eye fuzzy, this left eye drastically changed within the last 3 weeks and the eye Doctors can not see anything,,, i am happy they said my eye is healthy just want to know why the fuzzy on the left all of a sudden....thanks love the video

[@irischevez7050]

Can you tell us about corneal ulcers. Is the second time I get one. First time was about 7 years ago.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

@@kangokidkidd4037 Thanks for sharing your story. Some times there can be extrmely minute defects on the cornea which can cause changes in vision, or dryness. I can also think of a few other causes. I encourage you that if things continue to worsen then be sure to seek a second (or third) opinion. You say your color vision is not as bright in that eye?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

@@irischevez7050 YES! I really should do a video on that. Was it from a contact lens?

[@irischevez7050]

Yes most likely from contacts. I was fitted with the beat contacts I have ever worn in over twenty years about two years ago. Which made me wear them 5-6 days a week.

[@donnawoodman6249]

I’ve worn glasses since I was 9yrs old, and now I wear bifocals . I was so happy when they started making the lenses out of plastic instead of glass as my right eye was really nearsighted. You probably know how lopsided they use to sit on my face 🤪 I’m 60 now and just grateful to be able to read and drive although I need a bit more light at night to do so. I love being informed about stuff I should have already known. 🌸🌼🌸

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Haha it is amazing how many people wear lopsided glasses and dont even realize it. Thanks for watching Donna!

[@barnsey96]

As someone who has had better than 20/20 vision my whole life it’s frustrating to not be able to see up close

[@tararoy7489]

I literally go from anger to sadness. Some people say "just get over it because it's vanity." I accept that, but they just don't understand why it can bring me to tears or so angry I want to throw my glasses in the trash.

[@sakenu16]

Wondering did you do progressive? Feel like it is slower to focus from near to far as I used to be able to now.

[@tararoy7489]

@@sakenu16 I have one pair of traditional progressive lenses and another pair with Varilux progressive lenses. The Varilux are amazing.

[@sakenu16]

@@tararoy7489 Thanks for sharing. I wonder if this is good for some with good distance vision but now presbyopia but where focusing seems to be slower now and I assuming as I get older.

[@tararoy7489]

@@sakenu16 It is. I still have 20/20 distance vision. It’s just when I just have to read something close up. I’m just still trying to use to wearing glasses.

[@TreyIM22]

Ooh, yea. This is me. 46 and this started about 2-3yrs ago. Gunna keep watching.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hope you found it informational!

[@JohannnesBrahms]

I was completely unaware of the lens thickening concept as a cause of presbyopia. You always manage to come up with interesting information about common problems that most people presume they know everything about. Great that you have achieved over 100,000 subscribers. Hopefully you will pass the seven figure mark before too long.

[@MHow-qc3ns]

Yes, as I got "aged" presbyopia crept in like a thief in the night. Now I have to wear two different powered contact lenses in each eye. What a pain. I also have astigmatism in my left eye so when I put on my makeup, the right eye has less power and it makes seeing details in the left eye a lot harder. Whoever said that aging is the "golden years" was off the rails. Getting old is the "rusty years". Still, it's better than not being around at all. LOL.

[@kishores7034]

The video quality is absolutely amazing

[@DinarAndFriends]

My eyesight is much better now than it was 45 years ago, thanks to a shift towards hyperopia caused by presbyopia.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That is so cool! I love when that happens!

[@amigazo3972]

It was shocking to me when I got this diagnosis. All my life had a perfect vision doesn't matter the distance. Suddenly, came my optometrist to tell me "buddy, you are getting older and this is normal". Broke my heart :( After this, I became slave to glasses to read things close. Thanks for the nice video! :D

[@andyrharris]

Just had that experience too. Always loved my perfect visions and appreciated it. It's so weird seeing things up close all blurry now.

[@kkevinj1]

Dont give up on your eyes, slowly start reversing your readers or only use readers when you just cant read it. Your eyes will get better over time. If reading for exended time use readers to prevent myopia. If a short reading time just try no readers or weak readers. I can now read most things no readers, before trying, nope I was frustrated, wow 50 and no big near vision problems anymore. What I learned is the ciliary muscles get weak fast but get stronger kinda fast. Gallon of water a day helps reading ALOT also.

[@amigazo3972]

@Kevin Johnson Hey Kevin. Thanks a lot for the advice. I use readers from time to time, but it has been literally impossible to see the screen of my phone when it is close to my face, for example. I have been practising some exercises for the eyes, but I have not seen changes. We will see :)

[@joeyjoejoejunior3859]

@@amigazo3972 Sorry to say, it's going to get worse. I also had perfect eyesight until my early forties. Fast forward seven years, and everything right in front of my eyes is a complete and utter blurry mess (it's impossible for me to make out any details on my phone without glasses).

[@amigazo3972]

@@joeyjoejoejunior3859 Hello Joey. 2 years have passed since I wrote this comment. Now my close vision is worse. I have to use glasses to see something clear in my phone :(

[@kishores7034]

This channel will blowup in an year or two

[@putifaerio]

At 49 i still can see clearly up close BUT, when i put on my myophia lenses i cannot anymore focus close up. When i was younger i could see close up things even whit myophia lenses on. The only solution i found, is to lower the power of my lenses: i cannot see very clear far in the distance, but i can see my phone, computer screen, and medium distance objects.

[@sakenu16]

Interesting so in a way you need progressives in reverse.

[@davidhines68]

I started having reading difficulty at about 45 (right on the median, I guess). I read online about it, and learned it was called presbyopia. I was interested to learn that it just means something like "old eyes," and the word Presbyterian has the same prefix (referring to elders who govern the church). I started with drug store glasses, but eventually went to an optometrist as it got worse. The doctor confirmed the diagnosis. The nice thing about getting a full prescription was that I was able to get computer glasses, which are just progressive lenses with a larger focal area for computer-distance viewing. I recently had an appointment to check for diabetes impact, and learned that my prescription was well out-of-date. I guess it's easy to adjust to slow changes in vision.

[@roolyfe]

I am 44 years old.

[@GiftedGabber]

Very informative video!!! Excellent presenter and entertaining!!

[@markomus1]

LOVED this video! Thank you for discussing the biomechanics of presbyopia. That's actually the exact question I had on my mind. In terms of treatment: that's so curious that the lens should continue to thicken and grow new layers without also shedding. I've read that lens replacement is technically "off label" for treatment. Where are we at with that in terms of pros and cons?

[@jfbaro2]

Great video! I am looking forward for these new drops from Norvartis called UNR844 said to reverse presbyopia (the sooner the patient start using it, the better the result). It would be great if you could have a video about these drops (apparently there are a few of them about to be released on the next couple of years). Thanks for sharing your great knowledge!

[@lisahudec5883]

This is great info. Thank you so much! I really appreciate you and this channel!

[@rajgorai6801]

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[@solitairestarr5516]

No one has ever explained this to me before! I used to have perfect eye sight. I have done a lot of close up work in my various occupations. I have had "floaters" since my early 30s. My close vision began getting bad in my 40's. The glasses I have now were prescription lenses at age 48. I am now 66 and have noticed a sudden deterioration. Must go and get another eye examination, I have no other health indications (no blood sugar or BP issues). I will also look at your videos on contact lenses. Thank you for your great videos!

[@youthuck7184]

Can you do a video on Corneal Cross linking? I have Keratoconus and just got it done, really awesome procedure.

[@nataliecorwin1568]

I am diagnosed with myopia, presbyopia,astigmatism and moderate poag. Use bifocals for reading and up close work. My eye doctor saw something in left eye six month follow up for intermediate exam. My doctor didn't explain it to me but this video help me to understand.

[@megabe8201]

It would be interesting if you could cover more on the retina. I ask because my brother at the age of 16 had *both* retinas spontaneously detach. He is legally blind in one eye, but surgeons were able to save some of his vision. However now he suffers from cataracts from time to time.

[@AC-yb9ml]

All I can say is THANK YOU!!!!!!!

[@maedehasani3799]

Thank you as always 💚 can you Please make more content about corneal inlays ?

[@donnaschindlbeck7457]

Love your in depth explanations! I having been wearing a Toric lense in one eye and a multifocal in the other with much success. I now have to wear readers in low light or small print. Cataract surgery looms in the coming years also. Sounds like that may be corrected with mono vision too. But what happens if your eyes change further?

[@Galantski]

Liked & subscribed. Thanks!

[@spectech73]

Been using the new drops for Presbyopia. They work. Haven't needed my readers since.

[@mountains76]

thanks doc

[@SkinoB]

@Doctor Eye Health I just got diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa and about a month ago. I can’t see in the dark at all but I can see perfectly fine during the day. I just turned 18 in December and I’ve been doing so much research about my condition I’m really scared to loose my independence, like driving. I drive perfectly fine for now even without glasses, but I only need my glasses at night when I’m driving. I really hope there’s at least a treatment that will restore some peripheral vision and being able to see better at night. I went through so many tests ,but I still need to take a genetic test to have a better understanding about my condition. I would really like if you made a video about my condition

[@OiDavoMate]

would have been worth to add that getting your first set of reading specs doesn't speed up presbyopia progression, for those early presbyopes holding back/in denial

[@andwoe1752]

Hey Doctor Eye Health, I heard about upcoming eye drops for presbyopia, one with a pinhole effect and another allegedly softening the lens (which got me excited). Do you know anything about them and do you think they will be effective? I also wonder about what you said that the lens thickens with aging, does that mean there will be a shift in prescription and in which direction?

[@brentbuckland5043]

Hey Doctor Eye Health, have you ever considered doing a live q&a? I have couple of questions would love to get your opinion on.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Really good question!!! My friend and I were just talking about that. I was planning on doing it as a celebration for hittting 100k subs but I am still waiting for my silver play button (if it ever comes). So perhaps I should book something.

[@hrishikad1271]

His eyes are so beautiful 😍

[@stormglass2882]

I mix and match: for work I use prescription glasses, for socializing depending on the function either multifocal contacts or regular contacts with reading glasses. Thanks for the tip regarding monovision. I have astigmatism in one eye. Didn't know I could combine lens types: one for astigmatism and one for presbyopia. 🙏

[@amandareed6663]

I use a magnifying glass I tried reading glasses when I wear my contacts it’s a hassle because a lot of times I can’t find my reading glasses. I like your videos I learn a lot from your videos thankyou for making videos about eye surgery, contact lenses, and reading glasses. I always enjoy your shows.

[@cynthiacatnott9012]

Thanks doc.I was not diagnosed but figured it out myself.But I am tired of wearing reading glasses so I may just get a good magnifying glass

[@davidmoran7827]

Nice video! I'm really interested in the clinical trial going on now for CSF-1 from Orasis. They are eyedrops that you put in a couple of times per day that work similarly to a corneal inlay. For me, reading glasses are annoying, I don't feel comfortable with contacts, and surgery seems expensive. Maybe these eyedrops are the best solution for some of us.

[@doloreswinsbarrow1110]

I was diagnosed that I hv presbyopia, and u are right; my Doctor said i hv to get the right glasses to suit.

[@geraldl1401]

3yrs ago started having issues.presybyopia was starting. However, got refitted with multifocal rgp lenses and I've never worn reading glasses since. It's pretty amazing what 2 little pieces of plastic can do. Crystal clear Near far and inbetween works for me.reading glasses makes one look much older. Therefore they don't work for me.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

💯 Did you wear RGPs before the multifocals?

[@tacosmargs58]

I'm 46.. diagnosed a few years ago and getting worse all the time! It sucks because I had basically perfect vision all my life so I'm not used to glasses.

[@Van-ff6tq]

Hi! This is completely unrelated to the video but I have an *internal Stye* and I’ve been trying to do the warm compresses and cleaning with salt water, I’ve been told that the Teramycin topical treatment helps. Do you know it and will it work for an internal Stye?

[@8543960]

I've been very nearsighted since I was 8. Now at 45 I'm becoming presbyopic as well. 😓It's not so bad yet with my ordinary glasses but with contacts, forget it, I need dollar store reading glasses. I just started wearing contacts a few years ago too. My doctor suggested I should wait for bifocals though untill I decide it's truly bothersome.

[@stephanierando3477]

I was diagnosed with hyperopia as a teen but now that I'm in my forties I've shifted into presbyopia. I still have 20/15 at a distance (it used to be 20/10). I've learned I can't stand either bifocals or progressive lenses finding the field of vision with either too small. I don't need glasses at all for distance vision, so I bought single vision computer glasses for medium close distance and stronger single vision reading glasses for reading and fine tuned close up.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

So many people are in your shoes! (except you have/had exceptional distance acuity!) Ever tried multifocal contacts?

[@mazhussain3470]

@@DoctorEyeHealth Hi sir I would be very interested to know your views on the trials of "Novartis EVO6" Presbyopia correcting eyedrops, they are in stage 2 of trials, the eyedrops work by chemically reducing the disulfide bonds hence restoring greater flexibility in the lens hence potentially completely reversing early stage Presbyopia and improving advanced age Presbyopia, any idea when these will be available to the general public. Regards in advance Sir

[@davidmatke248]

My parents both wore glasses for distance and always got prescription bi focal lenses, but they'd always just take their glasses off completely and just read really close to their eyes.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

If someone is nearsighted, vision is usually better without the glasses on for near.

[@davidmatke248]

I always told them it was a waste of money having to pay for bi focal lenses when they always took their glasses off to read.

[@jasonlazarus]

I've often wondered why I DONT need reading glasses when I DONT have my contacts in. I see up close perfectly. But when I have my contacts in for being nearsighted I need my reading glasses.

[@HuhisHere]

Same here.

[@tanujrana8490]

You need more power in eye to read close but less power to see far away. For nearsighted people, the power of eye is more and cant be reduced enough to see clearly far away, glasses or contacts take away the extra power and allow you to see far away, but now the power is less enough that you cant see nearby things properly. So you have to use reading glasses to add more power. If you remove contacts, you eye regains the excessive power it has naturally and there is no need for reading glasses anymore

[@wheelsuprn6591]

Please review the new Acuvue Oasys multifocal please. They are amazing! I have yet to find a daily multifocal lens that my eyes like. Have tried them all. Hoping J&J comes out with Oasys daily multifocal. Don’t like Acuvue Moist or Dailies Total1 unfortunately.

[@ivooliveira9034]

Hi Doctor, I would love to have your opinion on this matter. I am a Life Guard, which means i spend most of my summer days in a sandy enviroment. Last year i wore polarized sunglasses but i was thinking about using contact lenses this year. Do you think i can do it? Is it safe to Wear contact lenses + normal sunglasses, seeing that i spend my day in the sand and i may need to go Into the Water? Thank you so much.

[@dlroto]

Hey Dr. I have issues going from a bright room into a darker one, like if I’m outside in the sun and I walk into a dark garage, it makes me see like a mirage effect in my vision, like wavy lines moving strangely, I call them mini migraines. what could be happening and can I fix it somehow. I wear sunglasses pretty much anytime the sun is out and that helps a lot.

[@MartinNeep]

Since turning 40 I've definitely noticed that focusing at close distances isn't as easy as it used to be (although I'm still well within normal arms length for now). When the time comes, is it possible to delay the use of varifocals by a few years with a little over plus in the distance prescription?

[@roolyfe]

Best video of this! I am 44… mad 😠

[@glaurelay1120]

Dear Dr. Eye Health can you help me to know whether I should massage my eye while treating it for stye with antibiotics?

[@acethemc6633]

Hey doc, recently about 2 weeks ago I’ve had something like conjunctivitis except my vision was blurry and there wasn’t inflammation coming out of the eye I also had sensitivity to light and it hurt when I touched the eye kid, so I went to an eye doctor and they just prescribed me tobradex and maxitrol, I went back in for a follow up and they said it looks good and for the most part it does buy I’m still on the medication and I’m noticing some new protruding blood vessels on the infected eye and now on the other eye and I’m also experiencing floaters, could this be a side effect of the steroid eye drops, and judging by the symptoms what would u personally say I have ? And also how long would it be safe to continue using the drops and the ointment for because I hear that it can have long term effects

[@Vervayn]

Hi there doc! I did PRK to correct my myopia last year. I was made aware that as I advance in age, I'll get presbyopia. I would like to know how should I tackle this in 20-25 years down the road?

[@taheraxpedia7111]

I have presbyopia and astigmatism.. Please make a video on it🙏 I haven't found any video regarding this issue 😔 Thanks for all the tips..☺️

[@AbAb-mm3og]

'liked'. Thank you for the video. No, my ophthalmologist had not explained what you explained about the crystalline lens becoming thicker and hence inflexible. It was good to know. Also I didn't know that sometimes people wear a long-distance contact lens in one eye and a short one in the other, and that in Lasik surgery also something similar is done. I am assuming that this kind of combo (long in one eye and short in the other) doesn't affect depth perception much (or at all). I wonder why the same technique is not used in eye glasses instead of bifocals or progressive lenses. Thank you. Answer to QOTD: yes, I have trouble reading up close. I can read the traffic/road signs and such at a distance, but I have some problem reading text at a certain distance. (For example, the TV displays showing arrival/departure at airports), or reading a computer monitor while wearing my reading glasses. But I am not using bifocals yet. I see blurred sometimes even with eye glasses and I understand it is when by blood sugar levels are high. I have tried one of those eye glasses which allow you to change the power by turning a screw (one for each side). But it wasn't very helpful perhaps because I have astigmatism in one eye.

[@metalmadman7397]

Thank you for posting this and for all you do! I turned 49 YO in September this year and end up having my first real eye exam for what I knew was Presbyopia. Rewind a few years ago just before the whole Covid thing hit, I was having trouble seeing fine text on my phone. I put off going to get an eye test done because the whole Covid thing made me nervous. Then this years my eyesight got to the point I could not see anything clear on my phone or tablet. I had no choice but to go and get checked. I've never had any vision issues in my life and always had excellent vision.. so the whole thing was a bit upsetting to me. Turns out I am Farsighted (had low diopter positive readings in my Sphere column both eyes in addition to astigmatism). I was told I needed slight distance correction. Why does Presbyopia effect distance Vision in some people?

[@metalmadman7397]

I should have also stated that I ended up with ➕️ 2.0 add power for my close up prescription.

[@tycox8704]

Can you elaborate on how multi-focal contact lenses work in another video? I can’t grasp how they are able to accommodate both vision deficiencies.

[@geraldl1401]

Love mine..,they are multifocal rgp's.

[@bluesdoggg]

I don't see any videos about bifocal or multifocal contact lenses and I would like to learn more about these.

[@victors961]

dear doctor, can you tell us more about rgp lenses? i have super high myopia and am wearing them.

[@5urg3x]

I have a question… I had Lasik eight years ago to correct for distance in both eyes. Now, eight years later my right eye can still see 20/20 but my left eye is having problems seeing distance again, it’s 20/30 now. I have the option to get laser again in my left eye for distance, but my eye doctor said it might be better to just leave it alone, due to the possibility that I could develop presbyopia down the line. I can’t make up my mind..:it really bothers me, especially driving at night. I can’t even see speed limit signs out of my left eye when driving at night. I’m 36 right now...what if I don’t develop presbyopia for like ten plus years? I would hate to be stuck like this until then or be required to wear glasses or a contact in one eye. I’m leaning towards getting lasik again. But yeah I think I need to do more research.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Yes, sounds like you are struggling with some drift after lasik. Another option could just be getting contact lenses for that one eye.

[@5urg3x]

@@DoctorEyeHealth That’s what I’m going to do for the short term, I guess. I can’t see wearing glasses especially now, with masks and stuff...that’s gotta be a nightmare, glasses getting foggy. Thanks for the response though I appreciate it and I sub’d to your channel!

[@ct000c2]

Hi doctor, my glasses prescription number went higher about a month ago, and my optometrist said that my number increased in a very short time. Now my eyes are teary and I have sudden blurry vision. When I went to an eye doctor I was told that the new prescription is higher than it should be. Should I go to another optometrist?

[@emmawang431]

Multi focal Intraocular lenses also can cure presbyopia. In Europe people can have this lens replacement surgery done for presbyopia. In the US it’s usually for cataracts or like me for NA glaucoma. I was wearing progressives but now I can see all distances clearly. Only downside is halos on car lights at night. It’s costly but I will have clear vision that shouldn’t change as I age 48 at time if lens replacement. I won’t need cataract surgery later either.

[@hanaashaaban5417]

Hello doctor, I heard there are eye drops for presbyopia correction coming very soon. Is this true? And how does it work?

[@john-pd3rn]

hi doctor! this is quite irrelevant but i am very conscious with my eye health as i once had lattice degeneration and got my eyes treated for it. now, im getting my acne treated with isotretinoin and may i ask if there was ever a study that relates isotretinoin to eye health that it may cause something drastic to one's eyes?? in short, can everybody take isotretinoin without risking their eyes that may cause blindness or permanent damage?

[@shessassy]

I recently got multi focal lenses, and a set of readers. My presbyopia is slight (+.75), but I have high myopia (-6.75/-7.25) - to get good quality light lenses was very expensive! But they’ve really helped. :-) I use the readers when I’m at home, on my phone, doing stuff up close - the multi focal lenses are essential in meetings, and at the supermarket when I’m looking both down and at a distance. I have a standard lenses (and sunglasses) for my other needs. I’m not far off getting a magnifier for sewing, though - while my prescription makes things clear, they’re very small/too far away. I’m newly diagnosed with RP, too, so expect more magnification in my future.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

You were just diagnosed with RP????

[@shessassy]

Doctor Eye Health Just over a year ago (though I just got my genetic tests). My optometrist picked it up with a slit lamp exam and OCT, and referred me to a specialist. Probably me walking into a drawer just inside the door was a clue, too. I didn’t know I was supposed to be able to see in the dark!

[@edisonvskate]

I am diagnosed with this last week

[@cupcake123456789524]

Can you make a video about bilateral amblyopia in adults?

[@johnmclachlan3602]

love the pince-nez. Everything old is new again...

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Honestely, did not know that was what those were called. I just learned something. Thanks!

[@ajs11201]

@@DoctorEyeHealth Ah, youth!

[@spacecatboy2962]

i had been told years ago that chromed sunglasses were bad for your eyes. Is that true?

[@jfbaro2]

Now the Novartis’ UNR844 was discontinued is there any surgery or drops that could make the lens thin (or flexible) again?

[@so4real]

Love him

[@pauletteturner8728]

I wear. Bifocal and i’ m had a eye exam due to having trouble with my vision. I told that my vision hasn’t change much. This was months ago. I currently am having all of these complaints. Do I go see a eye specialist or just an local eye doctor at the mall?

[@yoginandbissoondial7989]

I recently tried contact lenses. I wore glasses from about the age of 18 to now (50). I have the progressive lenses but the close up vision is very blurred. Should I get a another prescription? Or should I try hard contact lenses? Thank-you!

[@pngproductions8529]

how do you convince your eye doctor to do contacts, if I have PRESBYOPIA but I also have blindness in one eye and have optic nerve hyperplasia and there convinced I'm hopeless .

[@loukyle]

Thanks for the video! Could you please tell me if one eye can develop presbyopia sooner than the other one? I'm 37 years old and find out I have to move the cellphone 4 more inches away to my dominant eye to see clearly compared to the other eye.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Usually those symptoms are due to one eye being more or less uncorrected vs the other. Perhaps having an updated refraction would give you some more answers.

[@mauricio14junior]

Is there a glass that rotate the lenses so it's near part stays at top while on computer, and rotate it again so the distance part stays at top for going outside?

[@filmic1]

Thanks, that's what my optician gave me, monofocal one for distance, one to see/operate my HRM. Only good for outdoor activity like skiing etc so I can see my sports/HRM monitor during an activity. No good for reading text on a page though.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Have you tried multifocal contacts?

[@filmic1]

@@DoctorEyeHealth I asked for bifocals and this is what they gave me. Costco. I didn't know. Thanks Dr. Allen.

[@sakenu16]

What is your opinion on progressive lenses for presbyopia if distance vision is good but feeling eye strain when looking at phone, watch and computer? where focus doesn’t change as rapidly as it used to. Wondering if anyone currently uses progressive when distance vision is good.

[@haileycoelho658]

I'm a nursing student and ur videos are great! I believe when this covid thing dies down. Every restraunt should have some sort of magnifying glass for each table when people read the menus haha.

[@haileycoelho658]

I'm also someone who once had myopia. Not even dailies contacts would work for me...my eyes always either didn't feel right even if I did it for weeks. Or I got a headache. Or when I wore months contacts after 1 day it wouldn't clean enough for me no matter what I did. It was always cloudy..no body could figure it out. And I don't like glass. So I did lasik a year ago exactly!!!! It was wonderful!! The eye is amazing

[@jjfv702]

Hi Dr. hope you are doing well, I recently started working in a paint shop. I work with paint thinner I always wear safety googles but my co workers don’t. How can I help them if they get thinner in their eyes? Does thinner damage the eyes?

[@katydid5088]

Not an optometrist but a keen diyer (painter as a kid) get them to wash their eyes with sterile saline for at least 20 minutes. They may need help keeping their eye open during this process. If they don't like safety glasses, get them to try a shield or a shield and respirator. In all seriousness, paint thinner and the fumes does a number on your mucus membranes. If they say it doesn't bother them now, it definitely will later.

[@VenturiLife]

In a pinch, can use your phone in camera mode to zoom in on things, to say, read ingredients off a packet... Most of us have our phones with us all the time these days.

[@NABILROMY]

Please could you please advise me which glasses to take : I have one good eye cause the right one blind , I do have photophobia my eye hurts in any light Lenses colour Also glasses to hide my eye weak muscles ( eye lids always near closed) Many thanks

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I really wish I could be of more help but you local eye doc should be able to help you the best with this question. I would only recommend thinking of having a safety lens as you will want to protect the good eye as much as possible.

[@abunene1980]

Hi, I'm in my early 40s and have been wearing glasses for my myopia (right: -0.75 left: -1.5). I started having presbyopia and thinking of getting a monovision glasses instead of progressive (due to the price and distortion). Do you think this is ok?

[@Monique-wn3gq]

What about myopia? Can you make video about that or or do you have one already? I want to know more about it. It getting worse for me. I really dont know why it getting worse. I'm scared to go blind but I dont think it possible. Is myopia caused by too much blue light wave like phones?

[@TheRealLorraineAliceCalderon]

What about multifocal contacts for presbyopia in both eyes and astigmatism in one eye?

[@jondstewart]

My reading glasses only prescription is +2.50 in the left eye and and +3.00 in the right eye. Bifocal prescription is +.75 for left eye and +1.25 for right eye and reading lenses are +1.75. Why are the reading lenses in bifocals weaker than what I normally need? I figure it has to do with transitioning your eyes from short distances to reading. I only use them at home. I see long distances perfectly still, it’s maybe 20 feet or less I have issues, especially in dim light.

[@Shannon.Hazleton]

Yes, this has been me since mid-forties so I’ve been wearing glasses for a few years, but no- my doctor NEVER explained this to me.

[@carolynvines2027]

I've never had a doctor call it presbyopia; but they've been trying to get me into multifocal lenses for years. I've finally been trying them for the past week; and my distance is seriously compromised, beyond being acceptable. I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to wear multifocal lenses. I was using monovision lenses; but it wasn't really helping much with reading.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Monovision can be tough but if you can handle it then it may still be a great option! You may just need more power in the near eye.

[@carolynvines2027]

@@DoctorEyeHealth Thanks! That’s sounds right. I’m still trying to find videos talking about how to get our eyes and brains accustomed to the information coming in through multiple-focal lenses; but I haven’t found any. I’d like them to work for me.

[@tinytuzi8167]

My eye doctor once told me that a person can loose his near sighted vision or far sighted vision as he aged depending on which he did more often throughout his life. Is this true?

[@Xanduur]

I tried bifocals and trifocals. Bifocals don’t allow for mid-range vision and trifocals provide a too thin a lens for midrange. Progressive glasses made me nauseous. I am naturally a person who uses monovision….left for reading and right for long range, and either for midrange. What they heck do I do?

[@s.wilson5199]

I used multifocal contacts for many ago and loved them. However, as my distance vision became worse, the contacts could no longer correct both ranges at the same time adequately. I switched to distance contacts so I wouldn't need prescription sunglasses and so that I wouldn't be wearing glasses during activities like swimming or sports that require goggles or masks. The down side of this strategy is it makes my near vision worse and reading glasses more necessary. I can avoid a bit of this by enlarging font sizes when reading digital material and taking my contacts out when I'm at home. (I only need them to watch television which I don't do often.) I would prefer a multifocal solution, but haven't found one that works well for me yet.

[@yeba1968]

I’m someone who has both myopia (since 14) and now my presbyopia is getting worse. When I want to read something very close I remove my glasses since the myopia and presbyopia offset each other and I see clearly, but the problem arises when I have to look at the mid range, such as my computer screen where I can’t see neither with my glasses on or off. My doctor wrote a prescription for glasses that are very well, but using it two days consecutively is giving me bad headaches. And seems there is no other solution. Bifocals will not work since I have the myopia. What’s the solution?

[@gztowing]

you should do classes

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I think that’s one of the reasons I started making the channel

[@PolaxusWNSP]

see im 22 and i already need bifocals plus distance correction, cause i was originally near sighted but ive developed some sort of excessive focal convergence and they put an add to both lenses, ontop of prism

[@mutatedgenome]

If I only have presbyopia and want to use multi-focal CL, do I have to give up sharp distance focus in order to have improved reading distance?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Some times, some people do very well at distance without much of a trade off. But oftentimes glasses still offer the sharpest vision.

[@dupeaccount1647]

I'm 40 and don't have any problems reading up close, yet. I also have better than 20/15 distance vision. I'm sure that I will have to deal with this eventually. But I don't want to wear glasses. I hate wearing glasses, even sunglasses. So when should I consider getting eye surgery? Now? Another 5 years?

[@gregmoser4874]

If you have astigmatism can you wear multifocal contacts?

[@markedwards4879]

I really get the impression that no-one is serious about actually curing presbyopia because they make too much selling lenses to everyone each year or so. The frames and lenses are ridiculously expensive compared to other manufactured goods - with most brands owned by just a few players. The whole idea of monocular vision as a solution is crazy and bifocals are really annoying to work with on a computer.

[@silaslongshot941]

How about this for an interesting visual mess? After a lifetime of nearsightedness, now have ptosis induced vertical astigmatism with presbyopia unable to focus near or far for the cherry on top. I will not have ptosis eyelid surgery until all other options have been used up. Any suggestions for some kind of glasses prescription? What I see is like looking thru your glasses with a vertical streak of vaseline from top to bottom 'smearing' the view into a false image above the real image. Like seeing a stoplight with the real green at the bottom and a fake green where the yellow is supposed to be.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Have you spoken to your doctor about upneeq? It’s an eye drop that can help with ptosis. Or perhaps getting glasses that has a ptosis crutch.

[@silaslongshot941]

@@DoctorEyeHealth Have tried the drops ($135 for 30 vials), pretty much zero effect. As far as the crutch appliance, don't see that working either and have never seen such outside of India.

[@elmobrother]

I was going to smash the like button but I’m 45 and I couldn’t distinguish which one it was.

[@mistermadhu]

Today i got my new reading glasses

[@lindyzhou8794]

What does it mean if both eyes sph have plano and have -1.25 for axis