Long-sighted / Presbyopia - Any preventive measures and treatments, or reversing presbyopia? (compiled)

[Guest Wtf]

oredi myopic..

nao cannot see far, cannot see near .

[bluerunner]

Presbyopia (aka 老花眼）will only get worse. Embrace yourself for a rapid deterioration. Be brave and welcome to ageing (gracefully, I hope). 

[Guest Try and see]

Lasik can correct presbyopia. Can consult a doctor for the pros and cons.

Otherwise, just get glasses for it. Will be a lot better and more comfortable for your eyes when you are reading or writing.

[Blogger Adam]

Very timely! I am considering lasik for my presbyopia. I hate wearing specs 

[sphere]

Reversing presbyopia? I doubt that is possible eh.

If you're talking about presbyopia, I would assume you reach the stage of financial stability yeah.

Then in this case, instead of Lasik surgery, I would recommend ICL procedure - Implantable Contact Lens.

[the link above shows you what ICL is all about, which is also the doctor who did ICL for me]

 

I did ICL for my myopia more than 10 years ago, and I definitely did not regret it - despite it being more expensive than Lasik.

 

The main reasons why I did not choose Lasik were - the surgery would be permanent, irreversible and there might be side effects (such as dry eyes).

The thought of having the doctor reshaping part of your cornea (by removing tiny amount of corneal tissue, which is permanent & irreversible) was a big "No" for me then, even so now - that was why I dropped Lasik for consideration.

 

So when the time comes for me having presbyopia, the doctor will get me the bifocal (or is it multifocal, can't remember the proper name) lens for both presbyopia & myopia correction, and replaced the old one in my eye(s).

 

To me, our eyes are very precious and we all should take very good care of them.

Do read about the 2 procedures, and consult the doctors, if necessary, to get clear and professional advice(s) from them eh.

 

[Guest Try and see]

On 6/5/2022 at 3:12 PM, Blogger Adam said:

Very timely! I am considering lasik for my presbyopia. I hate wearing specs 

 

Just do take note that there is a slim chance of still needing specs after Lasik, whether it's for myopia or presbyopia. But the degree (if any) won't be high.

 

[Guest guest]

Wait for cataract to come, then after cataract surgery, your presbyopia will be gone.

[Blogger Adam]

On 6/5/2022 at 4:05 PM, sphere said:

Reversing presbyopia? I doubt that is possible eh.

If you're talking about presbyopia, I would assume you reach the stage of financial stability yeah.

Then in this case, instead of Lasik surgery, I would recommend ICL procedure - Implantable Contact Lens.

[the link above shows you what ICL is all about, which is also the doctor who did ICL for me]

 

I did ICL for my myopia more than 10 years ago, and I definitely did not regret it - despite it being more expensive than Lasik.

 

The main reasons why I did not choose Lasik were - the surgery would be permanent, irreversible and there might be side effects (such as dry eyes).

The thought of having the doctor reshaping part of your cornea (by removing tiny amount of corneal tissue, which is permanent & irreversible) was a big "No" for me then, even so now - that was why I dropped Lasik for consideration.

 

So when the time comes for me having presbyopia, the doctor will get me the bifocal (or is it multifocal, can't remember the proper name) lens for both presbyopia & myopia correction, and replaced the old one in my eye(s).

 

To me, our eyes are very precious and we all should take very good care of them.

Do read about the 2 procedures, and consult the doctors, if necessary, to get clear and professional advice(s) from them eh.

 

Thank you for sharing this!!! 

[Blogger Adam]

On 6/5/2022 at 4:21 PM, Guest Try and see said:

 

Just do take note that there is a slim chance of still needing specs after Lasik, whether it's for myopia or presbyopia. But the degree (if any) won't be high.

 

THANK U

[Steve5380]

I am sorry to dispel hopes for reversing presbyopia. 

 

This condition is caused by age, when the lens that sits behind the cornea loses elasticity.  In younger people, small muscles affect the lens slightly changing its refraction power to get correct focus for objects at different distances.  This is called accommodation, and it gets reduced with age until it is nearly zero in old folks.  Lasik and cataract operations don't correct for the loss of accommodation, although newer and expensive implanted lenses are able to partially restore this accommodation.  

 

SO... younger guys... wait with cataract operation as long as possible,  while the lenses are still clear (no cataracts) in hopes for these new lenses to improve when you really need the operation.

 

I would never consider Lasik for my eyes.  I think it is too drastic an operation, and there are better alternatives.    One system that works well is MONOVISION.  This is usually done with contacts,  where the correction for one eye,  the strongest, is optimized for distance,  and the correction for the other is optimized for near vision.  So we see the far well with only one eye, and the near well with only the other eye.  This becomes practically imperceptible by our fantastic optical center in the brain, which still feels like the eyes are the same and we preserve the sense of distance.  I have used this monovision for decades, and it still works fine with my older eyes.

 

I hope that I can still see well for many more years before I get cataracts,  and when this time comes,  I hope that then there are implanted lenses that can restore accommodation  (it won't be cheap), or if not,  I get the implanted lenses also fitted for monovision. 

[Guest Guest]

ICL or Lasik, it is best for your eye condition to stabilize first before you do it. And sometimes, it might take years for it to stabilize. For instance, my myopia only stabilized to a certain degree after 10 years. And even after it stabilized, presbyopia sets in and started deteriorating. Whatever procedure you go for, it can only fix your condition at that moment of time. It defeats the purpose if your eye condition continue deteriorating after you do the procedure. The doctor will not be able to tell you if your eye condition will continue to deteriorate or not. You have to observe that for yourself. He will only tell you if you are suitable for the procedure or not, in the hope that you can go and do the procedure with him so that he can earn your money.

[Steve5380]

 

On 6/6/2022 at 9:10 PM, Guest Guest said:

ICL or Lasik, it is best for your eye condition to stabilize first before you do it. And sometimes, it might take years for it to stabilize. For instance, my myopia only stabilized to a certain degree after 10 years. And even after it stabilized, presbyopia sets in and started deteriorating. Whatever procedure you go for, it can only fix your condition at that moment of time. It defeats the purpose if your eye condition continue deteriorating after you do the procedure. The doctor will not be able to tell you if your eye condition will continue to deteriorate or not. You have to observe that for yourself. He will only tell you if you are suitable for the procedure or not, in the hope that you can go and do the procedure with him so that he can earn your money.

 

Yes, myopia keeps advancing with age until it stabilizes, and then,  fortunately,  it may start decreasing with more advanced age.   But presbyopia gets always worse. All this is not a problem with contacts or glasses, but it can be with lens implants for cataracts.  These cannot be redone (at least not easily),  and so they are there in the eye forever.  But some expensive implants can change their refraction by a laser beam,  but only a few times.

 

So for a person with normal eyes,  a good solution is contacts adjusted for monovision, or if only adjusted for far vision, the use of inexpensive reading glasses to see the near solves all problems, and it can even look "distinguished".  

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Edited June 7, 2022 by Steve5380

[Guest Guest]

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[Guest Guest]

On 6/5/2022 at 3:12 PM, Blogger Adam said:

Very timely! I am considering lasik for my presbyopia. I hate wearing specs 

Dun waste the money doing lasik for presbyopia. Mine only lasted for 2-3yrs and the blurry problem started returning slowly. 

Go for ICL if u have the budget. Juz like the member above suggested too. 

[Blogger Adam]

On 6/8/2022 at 2:04 AM, Guest Guest said:

Dun waste the money doing lasik for presbyopia. Mine only lasted for 2-3yrs and the blurry problem started returning slowly. 

Go for ICL if u have the budget. Juz like the member above suggested too. 

2 - 3 years?! Wow. Ok thank you! Growing old is not fun hahaah

[kidster]

Long-sighted / Presbyopia - Any preventive measures and treatments?

[TLC]

Long-sighted is hypermetropia or hyperopia, not the same as presbyopia.

Hypermetropia is refractive condition of the eyes that happened to any age, even baby.

As for presbyopia, it is due to the ageing of the natural lens in the eyes.

 

[bluerunner]

Unfortunately, there is no cure and you are prevent it from happening. It could only get worse as we aged. 

[radiusulnar]

Reading glasses to the rescue!

[bluerunner]

5 hours ago, radiusulnar said:

Reading glasses to the rescue!

Yeap. 
it’s rather annoying when you have to bring down your reading glass when you need to look further and put it back again when you need to read. Doing it repeatedly…. mmm. 
And… you need to have a pair in all your bags, in case you have forgotten to bring it out with you. 

[Steve5380]

On 5/29/2024 at 1:00 AM, bluerunner said:

Yeap. 
it’s rather annoying when you have to bring down your reading glass when you need to look further and put it back again when you need to read. Doing it repeatedly…. mmm. 
And… you need to have a pair in all your bags, in case you have forgotten to bring it out with you. 

 

If one needs already a refractive correction that requires glasses or contacts, like for myopia,  there is a solution to presbyopia, which is called "monovision".

 

Presbyopia is a natural condition of the eye that comes with age, where the lens loses elasticity and limits the accommodation ( ability of the eye to focus on different distances ).  A solution that works well for many people is to have different corrections for the two eyes,  one optimized for far distance viewing,  the other for near distance viewing.  The difference in correction between the eyes can be as large as several diopter.  Our brain automatically adapt to this difference, and the result is a normal vision that works well for near and far.  

 

I have myopia, and my left eye is optimized for distance, while the right eye is for reading.  I am living with this monovision for most of my adult life, and my brain is happy with it.

[Guest Specs]

As my degree increases and I am sitting in front of computer extensively, would a reading glass with blue light filter a better choice?  Will the filter make the monitor screen darker with less sharper image/text?

[radiusulnar]

My opinion is that blue light filter is a gimmick. But maybe I just don't want to have to pay extra for this function

[soapyguy]

To me, presbyopia is worst off than myopia (I've both) because i read from my mobile phone most of the time.

Tried Zeiss progressive lenses but the side view become distorted. You have to point your head at the direction you are viewing every time. in the end I give up on progressive lens.

not sure if ICL will be the same as progressive lenses?