{"id":8683,"date":"2022-03-28T17:26:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T17:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rahhal.com\/when-should-you-have-surgery-for-presbyopia-age-and-symptoms\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T17:26:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T17:26:25","slug":"when-should-you-have-surgery-for-presbyopia-age-and-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rahhal.com\/en\/when-should-you-have-surgery-for-presbyopia-age-and-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"When should you have surgery for presbyopia? Age and symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”2%” bottom_padding=”2%” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Presbyopia or old eyes<\/strong> is a universal defect that develops from the age of 40-50 and involves physiological insufficiency of accommodation associated with the aging of the eye\u2019s crystalline lens <\/span>that does not allow focusing at different distances. However, when should you have surgery for presbyopia?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> Just like with wrinkles and other parts of our body, the crystalline lens, provides approximately one-third of the focusing power of the eye, is becoming more rigid, harder, and the ability it had to focus on things is being lost. It is not a condition, but a natural process<\/strong> that cannot be prevented and that will affect all of us at some point.<\/span> In this article, we will discuss the main symptoms<\/strong> of old eyes, at what age surgery is recommended, the types of surgeries<\/strong> available to correct the defect, our patients\u2019 opinions<\/strong> as well as the results you should expect from the surgery.<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”2%” bottom_padding=”2%” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”1386″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”1384″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”2%” bottom_padding=”2%” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1618821135710{padding-top: 2% !important;}”]\n

What are the symptoms of presbyopia?<\/h2>\n

To know when surgery for presbyopia is required, first of all it is important to be aware of some of the possible symptoms. The patient starts by needing more light, then closer objects start to look further away, texts move away followed by some symptoms such as pain, stinging, itching, tearing. All this causes the patient to start seeing poorly up close, to stretch out their hand, etc., until he\/she needs to make an appointment with the ophthalmologist.<\/span> These are some of the main symptoms <\/strong>experienced by patients with old eyes:<\/span><\/p>\n