{"id":290,"date":"2019-08-28T19:03:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T19:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=290"},"modified":"2019-09-16T04:28:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T04:28:12","slug":"presbyopia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/presbyopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Presbyopia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"290\" class=\"elementor elementor-290\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5e6a78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5e6a78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-316f47a\" data-id=\"316f47a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-922ce4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"922ce4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span>Presbyopia<\/span><\/h1><p><span>Presbyopia occurs when the lens of the eye loses its elasticity and ability to change focus, diminishing close-range vision. Presbyopia often sets in as people reach their mid-forties and occurs even when corrective measures for other conditions, such as LASIK, have been performed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09d6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e09d6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<var style=\"width:100%;padding-top: 2.25%;padding-bottom:56.25%;display:block;\"data-presentation=\"1e4f4374-4577-4aaa-427f-40404717427e\"><a href=\"\/\/showecho.com\/theater\/1e4f4374-4577-4aaa-427f-40404717427e\"style=\"display:none\">View Video<\/a><\/var><script type=\"text\/javascript\"src=\"\/\/showecho.com\/whitelabel\/embed_js\"><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0362c8b elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0362c8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53cf8e5\" data-id=\"53cf8e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ce1f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22ce1f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EYEBALL-Normal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6835\" alt=\"Digital picture of a normal eyeball without Presbyopia\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893694c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"893694c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span>Normal Vision:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Light rays pass through the cornea to merge and focus perfectly on the back surface of the eye, called the retina, producing clear vision.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c99bf33\" data-id=\"c99bf33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b5500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97b5500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EYEBALL-Presbyopia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6836\" alt=\"Digital illustration of an eyeball with Presbyopia\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28940f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f28940f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span>Presbyopia:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>In the natural processes of aging, the protein composition of the lens changes, making it harder and less flexible. The lens of the eye loses some of its elasticity and therefore its ability to change focus. Beginning sometime during our mid-forties, presbyopia diminishes close-range vision. This natural condition occurs even if LASIK has been performed to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba4644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ba4644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms of Presbyopia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076c3ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"076c3ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to visual impairment at close range, other symptoms of presbyopia include:<\/p><ul><li>Headaches<\/li><li>Eyestrain<\/li><li>Fatigue when working or performing tasks within close range<\/li><li>Needing to hold reading materials at arm\u2019s length<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde8cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fde8cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment of Presbyopia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f699d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f699d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Presbyopia will likely happen to everyone since it is a part of the natural aging process. Fortunately, several treatment options are available including:<\/p><ul><li><a title=\"Eyewear Lens Options\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/optical\/eyewear-lens-options\/\">Eyeglasses with bifocal or progressive addition lenses<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Specialty eye glasses\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/optical\/specialty-eye-glasses\/\">Reading glasses<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Types of Contact Lenses\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/optical\/types-of-contact-lenses\/\">Multifocal contact lenses<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"LASIK surgery in Medford and Grants Pass\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/lasik\/\">LASIK<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e46a4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6e46a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<var style=\"width:100%;padding-top: 2.25%;padding-bottom:56.25%;display:block;\"data-presentation=\"219a3d65-4dd6-41e8-43f5-4443490a4f30\"><a href=\"\/\/showecho.com\/theater\/219a3d65-4dd6-41e8-43f5-4443490a4f30\"style=\"display:none\">View Video<\/a><\/var><script type=\"text\/javascript\"src=\"\/\/showecho.com\/whitelabel\/embed_js\"><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d09300e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d09300e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544d7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"544d7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get EyeSmart<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adbe39d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adbe39d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Visit the American Academy of Ophthalmology\u2019s webpage on\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 17px;\" title=\"Presbyopia\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geteyesmart.org\/eyesmart\/diseases\/presbyopia.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Presbyopia.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presbyopia Presbyopia occurs when the lens of the eye loses its elasticity and ability to change focus, diminishing close-range vision. Presbyopia often sets in as people reach their mid-forties and occurs even when corrective measures for other conditions, such as LASIK, have been performed. View Video Normal Vision:\u00a0Light rays pass through the cornea to merge &#8230; <a title=\"Presbyopia\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/presbyopia\/\" aria-label=\"More on Presbyopia\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":122,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/290\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}