Are you over 40? Struggle to read fine print?
Presbyopia Treatment in Austin
What is Presbyopia?
Presbyopia is an age-related vision condition that causes near objects to appear blurry. It typically starts in a person’s 40’s, when the lens of the eye begins to stiffen and lose flexibility. This makes it difficult to focus on nearby objects.
Presbyopia can significantly impact your quality of life. Regular daily activities like reading books, instruction manuals and food labels, scrolling through your phone, threading a needle and other close-up tasks can become daunting.
The good news is, with the help of AEG Vision, this common vision condition can be effectively managed, so you won’t have to compromise on your quality of life.
Presbyopia Treatment Options
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Eyeglasses
- Prescription reading glasses
- Bifocals: for distance and near vision correction
- Progressive multifocals: see objects at a near, intermediate or far distance
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Contact lenses
- Bifocal contact lenses: different sections for reading and distance prescriptions
- Monovision contact lenses: distance prescription in one eye and reading prescription in the other eye
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Laser surgery
Changes the shape of the cornea to correct vision. Some examples include:
- LASIK
- LASEK
- Photorefractive keratectomy
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Lens implant
An eye surgeon removes your natural lens and replaces it with an intraocular lens. This new lens is flexible and can restore your ability to focus on near objects.
See better and feel your best with AEG Vision
Presbyopia Diagnosis Treatment FAQs
Presbyopia treatment corrects age-related farsightedness to enable you to see close-up objects, such as books and electronic screens more clearly. Treatments include:
- Eyeglasses
- Contact lenses
- Laser surgery
- Lens implants
Currently, there is no cure. The good news is that our optometrists can recommend a variety of treatment options to help you see your best, from near to far.
If you’re over 40 and struggle with any of the following, you may have presbyopia.
- Holding a book or a screen at arm’s length to see it more clearly
- Needing larger print or font size to read
- Blurry vision while reading
- Difficulty reading in dim light
- Eye strain and headaches when focusing on near objects
If you have one or more of these signs, schedule an eye exam and ask us about glasses, contact lenses, or other presbyopia treatment options.
If it’s hard for you to read and to see things at a distance, bifocals may be your perfect solution. With bifocals, you can get two prescriptions in one. One corrects farsightedness and the other corrects nearsightedness. We offer several different types of bifocal lenses to suit your personal preference.
Meet our Eye Doctors
Opal Amin O.D.
Dr. Opal Amin, is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. She completed her optometric studies along with her Optometric Glaucoma Specialty at the University of Houston College of Optometry, and she continued on to complete a…
Tammy Nguyen O.D.
Dr. Tammy Nguyen is a licensed therapeutic optometrist and optometric glaucoma specialist who earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder in Integrative Physiology. After graduation, she went on to obtain…
Halie Lam O.D.
Dr. Halie Lam received her Doctor of Optometry from the University of Houston and her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a minor in Biology from the University of Houston. She is dedicated to providing personalized, comprehensive eye…
Douglas Clark O.D.
Eye Doctor Douglas Clark graduated from Indiana University School of Optometry in 1976, and went on to become an instructor of optometry at Southern College from 1976 to 1979. He then moved to Austin in 1979 and became a full time partner…
Steven Weeden O.D.
Dr. Weeden studied optometry at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. After receiving his degree, he briefly served as an optometrist in the United States Air Force before meeting and marrying a Texas girl. Dr. Weeden has…
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