Presbyopia & Near Vision Correction at Stahl Vision in Dayton Ohio

Beginning in our young 40s two declines in our vision begin to occur.  The first is called presbyopia, and is a gradual loss of our ability to see up close.  The second happens years later and is a cloudiness to the lens that eventually blurs vision and is called a cataract.  These changes tend to progress together over time until eventually cataract surgery is needed. Modern advances in cataract surgery have allowed us to restore both the clarity of vision, and restore some of the near vision that we have lost as we have grown older. From birth, until approximately the age of 40, the Crystalline Lens is both “crystal“ clear and quite soft and flexible. This flexibility allows the Crystalline Lens to change its shape and alter its curvature in order to rapidly focus your vision at various distances-from far, to near, to arms length, to far or near again. The focusing capacity of the Crystalline Lens gives you the ability to see things at all distances-a process called “accommodation”.

About the time that we enter our 40’s, the Crystalline Lens begins to stiffen. The stiffening of the Crystalline Lens makes it progressively more difficult to change focus or accommodate making it more and more difficult to see close up. Initially, this reduces our ability to see objects clearly at arms length. As Presbyopia progresses it becomes more difficult to see reading material or objects close up. When this loss of flexibility occurs, it is called Presbyopia or “old eyes’.

As you begin to experience Presbyopia patients often tell us that their "arms are too short" requiring them to see up close by moving near objects and reading material farther away in order to bring them into focus and to see them clearly. It is important to know that Presbyopia affects everyone including those who have Cataracts.

As Presbyopia begins, people who have never worn eyeglasses find that they need reading glasses or bifocals in order to read and see up close. People who already wear glasses may need bifocals or trifocals in order to see up close and have comfortable near vision.

Advances in cataract surgery, lens replacement surgery and lens implant surgery allow Drs. Stahl & Knowles to remove your Cataract, correct near vision and treat Presbyopia all as part of your Cataract Surgery. Presbyopia correcting lens implants that correct both distance and near vision can help patients achieve clear distance vision as well restore their normal range of vision without relying on eyeglasses, bifocals or reading glasses. At Stahl Vision in Dayton we offer near vision correction lens implants such as the  Crystalens® Lens Implant, the Acrysof®ReSTOR® Lens Implant, the Tecnis® Multifocal and the ReZoom™ Lens Implant.

• Crystalens® Lens Implant
• Tecnis® Multifocal Lens
• ReSTOR® Lens
• ReZoom™ Lens

Stahl Vision Laser & Eye Surgery Center in Dayton Ohio is conveniently located for patients experiencing near vision problems and Presbyopia from Troy, Tipp City, Sidney, Greenville, New Carlisle, Springfield, Huber Heights, Fairborn, Centerville, Beavercreek, Bellbrook, Kettering, Oakwood, Dayton, Trotwood, Englewood, Cincinnati, Chillicothe, Circleville, Portsmouth, Marietta, Waverly, Athens, Brookville, Germantown, Vandalia, Eaton, Xenia, Jamestown, Washington Court House, Yellow Springs, Carlisle, Franklin, Springboro, Waynesville, Lebanon, Mason, Oxford, and Middletown Ohio. Please call Stahl Vision at 937.643.2020 to schedule an appointment.