Center for Sight Presbyopia Near Vision Fall River Massachusetts Woonsocket Rhode Island

About Presbyopia

Presbyopia is one of the first changes that results from the crystalline lens losing its flexibility. Presbyopia begins at around age 40 and progresses until about age 65. Until approximately the age of 40, the crystalline lens is both “crystal “ clear and quite soft and flexible. This flexibility permits the crystalline lens to change its shape and alter its curvature so that it can help focus your vision at various distances-from far, to near, to arms length, to far or near again. This flexibility gives you the ability to see things at all distances.

Around the time we enter our 40’s, the crystalline lens begins to stiffen. The stiffening of the crystalline lens makes it progressively more difficult to change focus and thus to see clearly at all distances. Usually this reduces our ability to see close objects, or reading material. When this loss of flexibility occurs, it is called Presbyopia or “old eyes’. Presbyopia is a normal and expected consequence of growing older and it affects everyone. As the crystalline lens loses its ability to flex and change shape, it is no longer able to bend light rays adequately. This results in the gradual and progressive loss of your ability to focus on near objects.

Patients who experience the start of Presbyopia will most often observe, that their "arms are too short", requiring them to see close by moving near objects and reading material farther away in order to bring them into focus and see them clearly.

It is important to note that Presbyopia affects everyone including those who have cataracts. When Presbyopia begins people who have never worn eyeglasses find that they need reading glasses or bifocals in order to read and see close. People who already wear glasses may need bifocals or trifocals in order to see comfortably up close.

There have been many advances in cataract surgery and lens implant surgery techniques. Today, patients can elect to have presbyopia correcting multifocal lens implants so that lens replacement surgery can help them to achieve clear distance vision as well restore their normal range of vision without being dependent on eyeglasses, bifocals or reading glasses.

If you, a family member or friend are experiencing blurry or clouded vision, haloes around lights, double or shadowy vision, fading of colors or difficulty with night driving, you may wish to be checked for cataracts. Please contact us to arrange an evaluation for cataract and lens implant surgery by calling Center For Sight in Fall River, Massachusetts at 508.677.0041 or Center for Sight in Woonsocket, Rhode Island at 401.769.6323.

Center for Sight is conveniently located for patients seeking cataract and lens implant surgery in Massachusetts or Rhode Island from Attleboro, Fairhaven, Fall River, Franklin, Mansfield, Marion, Mattapoisett, Medfield, Milford, New Bedford, North Attleboro, North Dartmouth, Norton, Oxford, Rehobeth, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton, Walpole, Whitinsville, Woonsocket, Providence, Smithfield, Westport, Lakeville, Dighton, Little Compton, and Tiverton.

1565 North Main Street, Suite 406, Fall River, Massachusetts 02720
Tel: 508.677.0041

283 Pond Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895
Tel: 401.769.6323