Why do people with farsightedness DEFINITELY develop presbyopia later on in life?

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My optometrist says that in my 40's I will develop presbyopia since I have astigmatism and hyperopia. He claims that it's not because everybody eventually becomes presbyopic, but rather because I have farsightedness. Is that true? And why wouldn't my regular correction for farsightedness correct the presbyopia? Why would I need reading glasses if I already have the correct lens?
Answer question 1: No it is not true that only far sighted people develop presbyopia. Everybody on earth will develop presbyopia, it is an age related condition caused by the deterioration of the lens within your eyes. As you age, the lens becomes less elastic and cannot bend its shape. Eventually, the lens hardens and can become a cataract. The result is an eventual loss of focusing power necessary to see at near.

Answer question 2: Your regular correction is for the amount of power necessary to correct your far-sightedness. Far-sightedness is a refractive condition. The power of your eyes are too weak. Conversely, Presbyopia is a focusing problem. You lose the ability to focus the eyes due to aging of the lens inside the eye. Those two are independent of each other. To clarify, you can be both far-sighted and presbyopic. You can be presbyopic only and you can be far-sighted only. They are mutually exclusive of each other.

Answer question 3: You don't have to have reading glasses, when you need correction for presbyopia, you can address that problem in two ways. One way is with a bifocal or multifocal (progressive lens), this option allows you to see both distance and near with the same pair of glasses. The other way is to have two pairs of glasses. One for distance and one for near (reading glasses). The powers for each will be different.
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What's the difference between hyperopia (hypermetropia) and presbyopia?

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I cannot understand the difference b/c in both situations the person can't see near him, for example can't read. Also, I've heard that people with hyperopia have also sometimes problems, seeing at a far distance. Is this the reason they are apart as a condition? Help :)

Plz don't be hard with your answers cause I am not an optician or optometrist or ophthalmologist to know. I really appreciate your answers. Thanks! (:
Actually, hyperopia (farsightedness) means that your eye at rest (not accomodating) is focusing beyond infinity. A normal young person can accomodate over a certain range. Ideally, your resting eye focuses exactly at infinity and you accomodate to look close. You can be slightly hyperopic and accomodate to see far away and even more to see near. This may lead to eye strain over time. Very hyperopic people need glasses to read, or possibly even to see far things.

Presbyopia is when you start losing your ability to accomodate. For people who had good vision most of their life, this manifests as an inability to focus close up. For people who are nearsighted to begin with, they may still be able to read fine without their glasses but put them on to see far. It's pretty common to see nearsighted people remove their glasses when trying to look at small things up close.  (+ info)

what is the difference between hyperopia and presbyopia?

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what is the difference between hyperopia and presbyopia?
The eyeball of a farsighted person is shorter than normal.
Many children are born with hyperopia, and some of them "outgrow" it as the eyeball lengthens with normal growth.
Sometimes people confuse hyperopia with presbyopia, which also is a difficulty in seeing up close, but has a different cause.
When people develop presbyopia, they find they need to hold books, magazines, newspapers, menus and other reading materials at arm's length in order to focus properly. When they perform near work, such as embroidery or handwriting, they may have headaches or eyestrain, or feel fatigued.
Presbyopia is caused by an age-related process. This is different from farsightedness, which is related to the shape of the eyeball and caused by genetic factors, disease, or trauma. Presbyopia is generally believed to stem from a gradual loss of flexibility in the natural lens inside your eye. Did I confuse you more? I hope not! I hope this helps! O^O  (+ info)

What does the inside-out mark look like on Acuvue Oasys for presbyopia?

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I just got my contacts the day before yesterday (never worn them before). I can't tell which way is inside out. I keep putting them in backwards and it's getting annoying.
no inversion marker for AV Oasys for Presbyopia. sorry!  (+ info)

presbyopia-- Any tricks besides using reader to help improve your eyesight for this?

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i cant stand not seeing up close anymore. does any one know of anything that could help this condition? home remedies etc?
Sorry. This is a normal part of aging, like greying hair. The only solution is reading glasses or bifocal contact lenses.  (+ info)

Are there contact lenses available for people with presbyopia who have otherwise-normal vision?

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I'd like to ditch my glasses for contact lenses - that pretty well says it all. I need something that will allow me to see at varying distances - i.e., a book in my lap, a computer screen, and ordinary distance viewing for just walking around and driving. Do such contact lenses exist?

Any and all information greatly appreciated!
Mono vision contacts may be a good solution for you, here's some info:
An alternative to bifocal lenses, monovision contacts correct one eye for distance vision and the other eye for near vision. Today, more than 30 years since its invention, monovision still has an extremely high success rate, yet only a small percentage of presbyopes use this method. monovision offers the advantages of simpler fitting and less expensive lenses, but some patients don't like the loss of binocular vision that it causes. (Binocular vision is the ability to use both eyes to see objects in three dimensions.)

Monovision usually requires a longer period of adaptation. Because depth perception is altered with monovision, additional correction may be needed for driving and operating heavy equipment. Under these circumstances, driving glasses to correct the reading eye for distance and improve binocular vision are recommended. Similarly, some wearers may require an additional near vision correction in the distance eye to allow prolonged or concentrated reading.

A variant of monovision, modified monovision, puts a bifocal contact lens in one eye and a single-vision contact lens in the other eye. This can give binocular vision for driving, while still permitting near vision for reading.  (+ info)

I am 23, and i'm nearsighted and now have presbyopia. How this could be possible?

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I used to wear contacts all day and for computer use. I'm a graphic designer so i spend 7-8 hours on a computer a day.

I now use glasses, and take them off for computer use. My eyes become red after 10-15 minutes. Do i have any reasonable options?
I would think you maybe need a different correction for computer use now.

Taking your glasses off is better up close, but maybe there should still be some correction for the best comfort. probably a lot weaker than you distance glasses of course.

You pretty well have to bring that up with your optometrist so he can determine what correction you will need for your working distance.  (+ info)

Is there anything that can be done to stop or slow the progression of Presbyopia?

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I never wore glasses until I was in my mid 40s. It makes me so made that my eyes just seem to be getting worse every year. My optometrist told me that there is nothing I can do, but I just don't want to believe it. I do eye exercises, but what about diet, computer use, etc.
The only way to change it is to change your parents. Mostly hereditary so good luck.  (+ info)

What can I do to stop the progression of Presbyopia (old age eyes)?

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I have been told that there is nothing, and I just have to accept this fact. My eyes get worse every year since my 40s. What about something in my diet or computer use restriction. I do eye exercises but doesn't seem to help.
There is really nothing you can do. Your eyes lose focus range as you get older.

You can slow the progression by reading less, using a computer less, and avoiding tiring your eyes, but you can't stop it.

At some point your eyes will stabilize (or at least the eyesight will degrade more slowly).

Annoying, yes, but it wasn't that many centuries ago that most people were dead by age 40 and it didn't matter. We're lucky that we live long enough now to be able to complain about it. :)  (+ info)

What is an average price to correct presbyopia surgically?

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Hi, Sawyer.

After looking at several sites, and it seems the cost runs between $1275-$1500; average cost in the $1500 dollar range.

I think you will find this site very helpful: http://www.locateadoc.com/surgery-guide.cfm/lasik--laser-eye-surgery/ck--conductive-keratoplasty

Eye surgery is not as bad as it sounds. At 35, I developed cataracts in both of my eyes and had them surgically removed and replaced with an artificial lens. I still have to wear glasses (not unusual with cataract patients), but I'm no longer blind...lol. It was such a relief to get it taken care of.

Email me if you need any encouragement. :)

God bless.  (+ info)

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