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A Question and Answer Book with Uday Devgan, MD, FACS

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What's the most common focusing problem?

The most common of all refractive problems is called presbyopia - the inability to focus on small objects held close to the eye. This occurs naturally in ALL people as a result of age, and there's just no way to avoid it. During your 40s it may be possible to just hold things farther away and use a stronger light, but eventually you'll find that your arms aren't quite long enough and the light isn't quite strong enough. At this point, most people use reading glasses, bifocals, or progressive spectacles. Presbyopia is due to the natural age related changes to the lens of the eye and there's no way to avoid it.