It’s like you hit your forties and the world suddenly turns into a giant eye exam.  And if it were, fuzzy restaurant menus would surely be at the heart of it all.  Well perk up, fellow boomers: there are revolutionary contact lenses and eyeglass lenses that allow you to continue to see at every distance—even in candlelight!  That means no more embarrassing glasses on the tip of your nose, or snickering waiters.  No more swapping glasses with your husband or wife and no more cranial ornaments. 

Why Live Life at Arm’s Length?

Do you have trouble...

.reading the menu in a restaurant?

.reading the fine print in a phone book? .threading a needle?

If you said “yes” to any of these questions, you may have presbyopia, a common visual condition. A common sign of presbyopia is to move reading material to arm’s length to bring the print into better focus.

Presbyopia is a natural and unavoidable change in which the eye loses its ability to focus on near objects. It can cause blurred near vision, eye fatigue and headaches. Presbyopia. begins at thirtysomething affects a majority of people in their 40’s; and affects everyone by age 55.

Seventy-six million baby boomers have either begun to experience presbyopia or soon will.

Although not sight-threatening, presbyopia is a progressive condition which can only be properly treated by an eye doctor. Your eye doctor can determine exactly what correction each of your eyes need so as not over-correct or under-correct your changing vision.

Today’s vision care advances offer consumers a wide variety of attractive, comfortable and affordable lens, frame and contact lens options to correct prebyopia. A myriad of new technologies, materials and treatments can help you look good and see well.

Progressive lenses (“no-line” bifocals) offer a continuous, gradual change in prescription strength assisting in vision correction for distance, intermediate and near work.  Laser lens technology has resulted in progressive lenses with the smoothest transition possible to date!  Anti-glare coatings now actually provide hardening protection to lens surfaces and make them almost invisible.

Reading glasses only, for patients who do not require glasses to see in the distance.  Fun, funky frames or durable lightweight memory metal…today’s frame selections are so numerous, there’s something perfect for everyone!

Contact lenses are now available in affordable disposable multi-focal and progressive designs. 

These monthly lenses are also designed utilizing today’s laser technology and newest dry-eye materials—the ultimate in comfort and clarity!

Your eye doctor is there to advise you of the many special lenses and lens options that are currently available to give greater comfort to you based upon your particular occupation or hobbies so be sure to share that information with him or her.  Are you:

Computer users

Golfers

Musicians

Mechanics

Artists

Crafters

Etc?

So why wait? Why live life at arm’s length when a comprehensive vision exam will result in accurate prescription information to treat presbyopia and treatment options have never been so many? Call your eye doctor today and start seeing better tomorrow!

Susan Halstead is a Nationally and NYS Licensed Optician at Family Vision Care Center, 205 Lake Avenue in Saratoga Springs, NY.  Susan can be reached for comments or questions at www.saratogasight.com