You might have experienced it yourself; your arms are not long enough and you can’t read a book or text on your tablet or phone as easily as before. Starting at about the age of 40, your eyesight starts changing. It is called presbyopia. This is what happens.

If you need glasses for reading or you have presbyopia whereby you need lenses for both reading and seeing things clearly in the distance, there are several choices of lenses to suit your needs. It’s important to make sure your lenses meet your vision needs to ensure the sharpest and most comfortable vision throughout the day.

As the eye ages, it loses its ability to adjust, resulting in diminished up-close vision. Presbyopia develops gradually, with most people developing symptoms by their early to mid-40s. The most common symptoms of presbyopia are blurred vision at normal reading distance, including while wearing normal glasses or contact lenses, headaches, eyestrain and fatigue while reading or doing close-up work.