The lowdown on Bifocal Safety Glasses for Presbyopia Suffers    by Camillo Russo

in Health / Wellness    (submitted 2011-11-14)

With aging comes many challenges. Among them is the loss of good vision. A lot of things consequently turn into a challenge, such as doing daily chores, driving, walking, and reading, just to name some. It is a bewildering experience, especially when you had good eyesight for most of your life. Some of the most prevalent age-related eye conditions you get at that age include things like cataract, diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, dry eyes, and low vision.

Another eye-related issue common amongst older people is presbyopia, a disorder that entails a slowly decreasing ability to focus on near objects as you age. It additionally needs corrections for other eye conditions like myopia, astigmatism, and hyperopia to name a few. Presbyopia commonly sets in when you're aged somewhere between your mid 30s to 50s, though most get it around their mid 40s. Young sufferers usually contract them earlier due to problems such as diabetes, and the like.

Signs that you may have presbyopia include trouble reading fine prints in newspapers or the yellow pages, distance vision staying blurry even after a few moments of looking up to take a break from reading amongst others. You usually could deal with the condition in its early stages (the first 1-2 years) by adjusting your reading distance, increasing brightness, and having breaks from close work. Afterwards, correction becomes necessary.

Fortunately, there are several products in the market today which can help you correct it, They include things like bifocal contact lenses, and bifocal glasses. Due to some issues regarding bifocal contact lenses such as irregular distance vision and terrible near vision, more people with presbyopia prefer the glasses. Among the more common kinds of bifocal glasses are bifocal reading glasses, and bifocal safety glasses.

If you need to have these glasses, you should take note of a few things when buying any type of bifocal reading glasses. They are:

1) The aim of bifocal glasses is to compensate for the eye lens reduced accommodative power. This is done by using plus lenses similar to a magnifying lens. These will need stronger glass prescriptions every couple of years until you hit your mid 50s or 60s as your eye lens change. You generally do not have to continue upgrading them past that point unless you get other eye problems.

2) Most individuals usually experience side effects with glasses when they start to use them, like headaches and dizziness. Fortunately, most do adjust sooner or later. How can you get there? First off, you need to know that bifocals are two lenses in one. The bottom and top segments have different scopes of focus. The bottom is used for focusing on closer objects, and the other for more distant objects. The trick to adjusting properly is to master where and when to use each part of the lense. For example, the bottom half must be used when you are looking at something close at hand, like the book you're reading. Conversely, the top half is for taking a look at something fairly far, such as the wall clock on the other side of the room.

There are other tips on how to make using them easier. Make sure to seek advice from a professional first before buying any kind of eye care product to deal with whatever eye ailment you have.

About the Author

Camillo Russo is an opthamologist who has experience with working with patients with presbyopia and guiding them on how to use bifocal reading glasses and other similar products in order to correct it. For more information about the topic, read up on bifocal safety glasses.