The Costs of the Aging Eye

Visual disorders that affect Americans older than 40 cost the United States economy an estimated $35.4 billion a year, according to a report in the Archives of Ophthalmology journal. The breakdown of those costs indicates an estimated $16.2 billion in direct medical costs; $11.1 billion in other direct costs; and $8 billion in productivity losses.
One of the most cost-effective ways of dealing with eye disorders is to get proper treatment and to have regular eye exams to catch problems before they become serious or untreatable.
Entrepreneur.com claims that every seven seconds a baby boomer turns 50 years old, making people over 50 a segment of the population that is expected to grow by 25 percent over the next 10 years.
Presbyopia is an age-related vision change that causes an individual, generally older than 40 years, to lose the ability to see objects at a close distance. Common symptoms of presbyopia include holding a book or newspaper at arms length in order to read it properly and feeling eyestrain or headaches when doing close work such as sewing.
Presbyopia can easily be controlled with corrective lenses, either eyeglasses or contact lenses, or through corrective surgery. Presbyopia is caused by a change in the ability of the lens of the eye to change its shape and focus on objects that are nearby.
Contact lenses are an excellent option for people with presbyopia. Multifocal contact lenses are prescribed commonly. Multifocal lenses have a range of powers in each lens.
Multifocal lenses work differently depending on their design. With alternating vision lenses, the eye alternates between powers as gaze shifts direction. With simultaneous vision lenses, the eye looks through both distance and near powers simultaneously.
If you are experiencing difficulty focusing or having any other vision issues, please contact your eye care practitioner and schedule an exam. Contact Lens King is both aware of and prepared for the increase in cases of presbyopia. It has a vast stock of numerous types of multifocal contact lenses in all standard parameters. To order lenses and receive free shipping, or to learn more about presbyopia or other eye problems, visit Contact Lens King today.