Are you suffering from presbyopia? Or starting to feel blurry vision particularly when reading a newspaper. If you ever feel the urge to enlarge the font of newspaper or any other reading material then it is time for you to consult your optician since there might be some mid-age eyesight issue with your vision.
Presbyopia is a medical term referring to blurry vision while reading. It is not similar o short-sightedness or long-sighted and requires special care and attention along with the proper use of progressive lenses.
Some people with poor vision or presbyopia tend to use a magnifying glass for enlarging text font and this application of magnifying glass may temporarily resolve their issue.
Long and short-sightedness
The most common issues with vision or eyesight are namely short-sighted and long-sighted. In common language, these conditions refer to the inability to see objects either far away from normal eyesight ( short-sightedness) or objects placed too close to the eye ( Long sightedness).
Short-sightedness is more prone to teenagers and even adolescents while long-sightedness tends to be frequent in older ages. In addition to the commonly prevalent short and long-sightedness, there is a serious condition affecting vision at mid ages.
This condition is presbyopia where a person feels issues with vision only while reading.
Many people nowadays are facing both long and short-sightedness and after crossing 40 years of age reading issue normally start their due course and person get down on the need of using different types of spectacles and lenses to take corrective measures and improve vision.
Corrective measure for enhancing vision
To remove blurriness from the vision and enhance their vision people need to take certain corrective measures that will make changes in the focal lengths and convergence points of their eyeball. In the case of a short-sighted person, there is a need to use a concave lens while a convex lens is being used in spectacles for long-sightedness
Types of lenses for correcting vision issues
As we have stated earlier that people tend to suffer from many different types of eye issues and each of them requires using a specific type of lens to resolve the issue.
To save yourself from the hassle of switching between different spectacles and changing lenses off n on people are more comfortable with using bifocal lenses.
Bifocal lenses are capable of correcting both short and long-sightedness and therefore can be used to view both large distance objects as well as nearsighted things bifocals are although good for most peoples but incase of presbyopia the need for magnification is not removed.
For treating that specific problem progressive lenses are launched in the market. Progressive lenses are the new generation spectacles that are using different types of vision combined in single glass fame.
Progressive lenses
Progressive lenses offer three distinct vision types at three different points. The bottom panel of the progressive lenses is designed for treating presbyopia or for reading purposes while the upper portion is designed for people with short-sightedness.
The middle portion is good for nearsighted and the edges of the lenses act as multifocal portions featuring a clear vision no matter where you observe (near or far)
How to get used to Progressive lenses?
Progressive lenses are a great piece of spectacle that prevents users from the unnecessary trouble of changing their glasses over and again for meeting different needs. But as the saying goes that nothing worth having comes easy, so is the case with these progressive lenses.
These lenses seem to get easily handed but are not very convenient to use at first use. To make them convenient users need to get them adjusted with the new lenses. To know about How to get used to Progressive lenses? Go through the following suggestions.
- Don’t switch back and forth to your old spectacles
New spectacles are not very comforting and may cause dizziness and headaches. The situation is common with any type of glasses, not just progressive or bifocal lenses. All you have to do is to remain steadfast and know that this situation is temporary.
The first week may seem to be a little tiring but as you keep on using them and resisting the temptation to switch back your old glasses pair, you will get used to them.
- Move head and neck not your eyes
One of the common issues with progressive lenses is that users frequently move their eyes to see through different parts and it leads to dizziness and headaches. You should keep your eyes steady and instead start moving your head and neck to view the intended object at the specified location.
- Properly place the glasses on the nose bridge
Another issue with glasses use is their improper positioning. Keep your glasses properly placed on the nose bridge so that there is no issue with vision and you are not tired from wearing glasses for too long of a duration.
