| Studies have shown that 10% of women above | | | | Glaucoma the optic nerve is damaged whereas in |
| the age of 40 wear reading glasses. If you have | | | | macular degeneration the retina gets affected. |
| some sort of prescription glasses or contact | | | | Cataracts affect the crystalline lens. Although |
| lenses, then you might be on the way to wearing | | | | glaucoma and macular degeneration almost |
| bifocals in the future. If you hold your food | | | | certainly lead to blindness, cataracts can be |
| products at an arm's length at the supermarket | | | | removed by surgery. |
| to read the price or the labels, you probably need | | | | Here are a few tips to keep your eyes in good |
| reading glasses. | | | | condition and avoid reading glasses:o Include |
| With age, the fibers of the eye lens get denser | | | | sufficient amounts of yellow-orange foods such as |
| and less flexible. Therefore the lens cannot adjust | | | | cantaloupes, carrots and yams. These fruits |
| to focus on nearby objects. This age-related | | | | contain Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin E. |
| condition is not a disease and is called presbyopia | | | | Selenium and zinc are some minerals that are |
| or "old eye." This condition is noticed at the age of | | | | important for healthy eyes.o The muscles of the |
| 40 to 45 and continues for another 15 to 20 | | | | eyes must be well exercised in order to keep |
| years, after which it stabilizes. Therefore | | | | them healthy. A vision therapist will be able to |
| corrective measures such as bifocals or reading | | | | recommend proper exercises for your eye |
| glasses become necessary. | | | | condition.o Palming keeps eyes from getting |
| If you are mostly in an outdoor environment you | | | | strained and helps soothe tired eyes. You can do |
| can use reading glasses in the form of sunglasses. | | | | this by rubbing your hands together till warm and |
| If you are exposed to a lot of reflection, polarized | | | | cupping your eyes with them.o Tea bags placed |
| reading glasses are also available. | | | | on your eyes after a tired day's work can relieve |
| You can avoid reading glasses or delay the onset | | | | them of tiredness.o If you work for eight hours in |
| of age related-eye conditions by maintaining a | | | | front of a computer, it is a good idea to shift |
| proper diet, healthy eye care and by doing the | | | | your gaze from the screen and focus at an |
| right eye exercise. | | | | object placed at a distance of eight to nine feet |
| Some eye diseases do not cause any pain and do | | | | away. Do this every 15 minutes. This will keep |
| not have any symptoms for many years. A | | | | your eyes in focus and give your eyes the |
| qualified optometrist will be able to detect any | | | | necessary breaks. |
| problems with the cornea or the lens by carefully | | | | Many people have to resort to reading glasses |
| examining them under certain optometric | | | | earlier as they take their eyes for granted. Your |
| machines. Early detection can prevent irreparable | | | | eyes are your windows to the world, and |
| damage. | | | | therefore treat them with care. |
| Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration and Cataracts | | | | However, all said and done, if you do use reading |
| are eye conditions that develop with age and | | | | glasses, you can choose from a plethora of |
| result in visual impairment or blindness. In | | | | designer reading glasses. |