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Presbyopia
and Baby Boomers
Presbyopia, Greek for "aging eye," is a progressive condition
that causes near vision to fade with age.
Presbyopia, which can be treated with CK eye surgery at
our offices in the Cincinnati area, is the most prevalent
eye condition in America. It affects most people by the
age of 40 and everyone by the age of 51. An estimated 90
million American Baby Boomers either have presbyopia or
will develop the condition in the next 10 years. |
Symptoms
of presbyopia include difficulty with all forms of
near vision, such as reading, ordering from a menu,
checking a price tag, dialing a cell phone, or even
doing hobby work.
People affected by presbyopia often own multiple pairs
of reading glasses and must rely on them for even
the most mundane of daily tasks. |
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"Presbyopia
is the one inescapable vision disorder that will eventually
affect us all," said Dr. Jean Noll, of the Halpin - Poweleit
Eye Center in Cincinnati. "The frustration many people feel
with on-again, off-again annoyance of reading glasses cannot
be overemphasized. CK eye surgery is just what Baby Boomers
have been waiting for to help them get rid of their reading
glasses and safely see like they did when they were young."
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Presbyopia
has been treated traditionally with reading glasses
or bifocals. For anyone over age 50, reading glasses
are almost inevitable. Until recently, people with
presbyopia have not been able to correct their problem
with surgery because the available procedures were
not effective. However, developments in vision correction
surgery reduce the need for reading glasses. One
exciting option, approved by the FDA, is Conductive
Keratoplasty (CK).
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