Vision correction can be helpful

Whether you've put on glasses for a long time or have just started to need them, there is a vision correction procedure that can help enhance your vision. Most people have heard about LASIK, PRK, or LASEK. These are laser correction procedures that can help correct nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism for over 90% of people who have to wear eyeglasses or contacts.

In order to see clearly, objects need to be brought to a focus point precisely on the retina of the eye. The retina is somewhat like the film in a camera. The light is brought to a focus point by the cornea and lens of the eye. The cornea's curvature is ideally matched to it's length in the normal eye. As the normal eye matures, the lens loses its capability to focus for reading and will need the aid of reading glasses. This typically starts to affect most people after the age of 40.


Side note: While you can't do anything about age or genetic makeup, you can eat a balanced diet, wear sunglasses that block ultraviolet light, and get regular eye exams to help maintain good vision. Regular eye exams are important because they can detect early signs of disease long before the disease leads to vision loss. Doctors recommend that everyone have an eye exam shortly after birth, and at least every few years until age 40. After that, the eyes should be routinely checked every 2 or 3 years

Once you are adequately fitted for contact lenses, bear in mind that you still will need extra evaluation to check eye health. This means that even a routine contact lens eye exam typically costs more than a regular eye exam.


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