We said it last year and we'll say it again: It's never too early for that yearly eye exam.
If
you want your children to succeed, you should make sure to have their
eyes checked. If kids can’t see, their grades, behaviors, and learning
abilities are severely affected. “They learn to compensate with their
vision problems without fixing them, which can lead to more problems in
school and later in life.” (Prevention Blindness America)
It’s
not just children that should have their eyes checked. Even as an
adult, if you have had 20/20 vision your whole life, there are
age-related vision problems that occur with everyone. Presbyopia
is just one of these vision impairments. After the age of 40, the lens
of your eye begins to harden and lose its flexibility. You may not begin
to notice it at first, but eventually you will have trouble reading
things up close. You’ll start to notice you need to stretch your arms
further and further away in order to read your cell phone or a
restaurant menu.
The good news is that there is a solution to
Presbyopia. Often people will start wearing bifocals. Bifocals allow
someone with Presbyopia to see up close, but also to focus in the
distance if they have nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism.
If you don’t want to wear lenses, you can also speak with an Ophthalmologist
about your options. Many doctors can provide lens replacement surgery.
The lens of your eye is removed and replaced by a synthetic lens that
will never harden. Depending on the type of lens, you may also be able
to correct your existing refractive error (the reason you need glasses)
at the same time.
So don’t put up with bad vision any longer! Come in and see us at Buckley Chang Eye Institute today!
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