How To Use Presbyopia In A Sentence
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But he went on to explain that presbyopia is a visual problem caused by a loss of elasticity of the lens which prevents or slows down the focusing of the eye.
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I'm a presbyope (presbyopia is a condition faced by almost everyone over the age of 40 where the ability to focus on close objects gradually vanishes) and have struggled with bifocals and progressives for more than a decade.
TierneyLab
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As for presbyopia, I'm on my second pair of what used to be called bifocals but are now called something else because they don't have a line across the lens -- continuous?
Graceful Aging (or: Use What Works)
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The most common causes of visual impairment in the elderly include presbyopia, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.
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The aging process, or Presbyopia, causes the amplitude of accommodation to decrease in patients over 40 years.
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Although difficult to pronounce presbyopia pee - uh is not a disease.
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Younger patients with presbyopia, in which near vision becomes blurry, also may eliminate the need for glasses with a multifocal IOL, a procedure called refractive lens exchange that is typically not covered by insurance.
THE MEDICAL NEWS
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Finally, presbyopia hits a significant number of adults in their 40s, because the eye's lens naturally loses elasticity with age, producing fuzzy near vision.
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A number of changes occur in the eye as you grow older, but most experts agree that a hardening of your lens causes presbyopia.
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The FDA also recently approved conductive keratoplasty, which uses radio waves to reshape the cornea, for presbyopia or vision problems that develop with age.
Health: Life Without Glasses
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This is another option for people with presbyopia, in which you use a lens with the reading prescription in one eye and a lens with the distance prescription in the other eye.
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There are also contact lenses available for presbyopia, called multifocal contact lenses.
PRWeb
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Watch Your Step Dr. Auerbach notes that wearing bifocal glasses to correct the classic over-50 vision issue—presbyopia, or the inability to focus on objects nearby—can lead to stumbles and falls; the lower part of the glasses, meant for reading, can blur the image down at your feet.
Remedies for the Road
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Around the age of 40, give or take, the focusing system of the eye becomes less flexible, a normal aging process called presbyopia.
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In an investigational procedure known as multifocal or presby LASIK, zones are established in a similar way on the eye's clear front surface (cornea) to correct presbyopia.
Next Big Future
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Most adults develop a form of far-sightedness called presbyopia as they get older.
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The theory is that presbyopia occurs because the lens becomes too large, not too hard but too large.
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Incorporating patented HyperBond (TM) technology and HydrolEyes (TM) surface science, the SynergEyes (R) contact lenses with FDA market clearance include: SynergEyes (R) A for naturally occurring ametropia, targeting patients with astigmatism, current gas permeable lens wearers, and patients demanding optimized vision; the SynergEyes (R) Multifocal lens for presbyopia;
THE MEDICAL NEWS
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Although you can't prevent presbyopia, you can help protect your eyes and your vision.
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The glasses you wear for refractory errors like myopia, hyperopia and presbyopia should not be out of date.
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To discuss the mechanism of scleral expansion in therapying the presbyopia.
