For Our Patients Over 40

Having trouble seeing clearly close-up? Are your arms “too short” to see the paper clearly in the morning? Seem as if everyone is printing things in tiny print these days? You may be suffering from Presbyopia, a condition that affects EVERYONE around the ages of 40-45. The focusing muscles in your eyes don’t work quite as well as they used to and correction is needed for close up work. Progressive lenses may be an option for you.

How Progressive Lenses Work

Progressive lenses, sometimes referred to as “no-line bifocals”, provide visual correction for distances that traditional bifocals can’t, but they also hide the fact that you even need reading glasses.

Progressive lenses are the closest to how natural vision is (before the onset of presbyopia-increased difficulty in near vision and reading) that you can get in a pair of eyeglasses. Progressives provide a smooth transition from distance through intermediate to near, with all the in-between corrections included as well. This constant graduation of the prescription means that you can look up to see in the distance, look ahead to view things such as the computer in the intermediate zone, and drop your gaze downward to read and do fine work comfortably close up.

Experiencing “Dry Eye”?

Dry eye has many causes. Among the most common are allergies (about 30 million people are allergy sufferers), medications (antihistamines, birth control pills, and many hypertensive drugs), and contact lens wear.

There are a variety of approaches for treating this condition. Tear supplements (eye drops), vitamin therapy, and prescription anti-inflammatory therapy (Restasis) can all provide relief.

In addition, tear saver plugs are often quite effective. These plugs are designed to provide relief and comfort for patients suffering from dry eye. Designed to mold to the shape of your puncta (tear duct), they are inserted by the doctor during a painless, in office procedure in about fifteen minutes.