Eye disorders and Eyeglasses

The need for prescription eyeglasses could come from many different eye conditions. When an optometrist examines your eyes they are able to detect indications of different conditions that may threaten your sight and in extreme case even your life.

The most common eye disorders are :

Farsightedness or Hyperopia is just the opposite of Myopia. The light focuses behind the retina instead of in front of the retina. One common symptom of Hyperopia is headaches or the eyes will become tired from reading. It is difficult to see objects that are within close range. In children, the most common symptom is crossed eyes. Again this eye disorder, too, can be corrected by wearing prescription eyeglasses

Presbyopia is where the eye's lens cannot focus. This usually happens to everyone in his or her late forties.
This disorder is The symptoms for Presbyopia are that a person finds himself or herself holding reading material farther away to enable reading. Also, eye fatigue is a common symptom.Can be corrected with prescription eyeglasses.

Nearsightedness, otherwise known as Myopia, is the most common eye disorder. It occurs when light focuses in front of the retina rather than focusing on the retina. The symptoms for Myopia are blurred vision on objects that are in the distance. Squinting the eye will actually make the object clearer. Vision can be corrected with prescription eyeglasses with either a bifocal or trifocal lens.

An eye test can uncover possible conditions you have had no symptoms of at all and thereby catch them at an early stage.

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