Age-related long-sightedness

From around the age of 45, the ability to accommodate, i.e. adapt to seeing objects that are close by, deteriorates. This means that the elasticity of the lens in the eye is reduced and the muscles become increasingly unable to change shape. Consequently, the refractive power of the eye is reduced and it becomes difficult for the eye to focus. In this case, it becomes more and more difficult to adjust to different distances. This results in objects that are close becoming blurry.

Contrary to other forms of defective vision, this development is age-related and affects everyone.

To restore near distance visual acuity, the lens’s lack of refractive power is supported by means of eyeglasses (reading glasses). In the case of presbyopia, the only surgical option is to remove the patient’s own lens and replace it with what is known as a multifocal lens.