Starting at the age of 40-45, the crystalline tends to lose elasticity, causing deterioration of the eye's focus system. This pathology, characterized by the loss of near vision, is known by the name of Presbyopia or eyestrain. Although there is no single treatment, it can be corrected with or without surgery, depending on the case.
As a person ages, the eye also ages. For this reason, with age, when the patient sees the use of glasses as essential to read or to perform tasks that require close vision, it is very likely that he suffers from presbyopia. This is an inevitable physiological alteration that occurs when there is a failure in accommodation, that is to say, at that moment in which the eye can no longer focus on far and near objects normally, or it is not able to follow an object that is approaching. progressively.
It is vital to periodically review the vision to prevent eye diseases related to age. To prevent the appearance of Presbyopia or eyestrain, you have to know that the initial stage begins at 40-45 years. Once this age is exceeded, vision loss will increase until the age of 70. However, eye strain can often be associated with other refractive disorders such as myopia, farsightedness or astigmatism.
Ophthalmological treatments for tired eyesight
To treat tired eyesight there are some generalized solutions, such as: the correction of the pathology through the use of glasses or contact lenses bifocals, variable focal or multifocal. Anyway, it is very important and advisable to assess each patient individually, because personalized alternatives to close-up glasses can be given.
Once the disease is diagnosed, during the first years, the most recurrent option corresponds to the supply of drugs (eye drops) to increase depth of focus, although accommodation can also be restored through exercises Visual Therapy. It will always depend on the age and graduation of the patient, but if, despite trying the above resources and complying with the diopter adjustment every 3 or 4 years, the problem does not disappear in the most advanced phase, there is no need to give up, the treatments remain. surgical.
Effective and safe surgery to cure presbyopia
If the appropriate indications are followed, the case of the particular patient is studied and the specific corrective method is selected; surgery is a very effective and safe treatment. At a first level, when there are still no significant changes in the lens, the best eye surgery is the application of a beam laser in the cornea.
This technique has virtually no risk of endophthalmitis and it is painless, it also does not require hospitalization. The next step that we advise to take in cases where crystalline alterations are already contemplated is to proceed to a more delicate refractive surgery: through the implantation of intraocular lenses. There are other alternatives, such as intracorneal implants, within the thickness of the cornea, also known as "inlays", but only correct presbyopia in one eye and still lack experience for its general indication.
Be that as it may, the treatment of presbyopia has reached a level of complexity that requires expert specialists in refractive surgery, Cataracts, management of corneal and scleral implants, as well as in visual perception. The Advanced Ophthalmic Area team works to resolve this complexity, and to fully personalize the treatments for people suffering from presbyopia or eyestrain.
