Fairfield County eye
doctor Leslie Doctor, M.D. commented that over
the years many women have seemed to need bifocals, reading
glasses or some type of help with near vision
before men of the same age. She offered some thoughts based on recent research
on why women need bifocals for correcting near vision and presbyopia sooner
than men. “Researchers reporting in Investigative Ophthalmology and
Visual Science (IOVS) actually found that women tend to need
bifocals sooner to correct their near vision and the onset of presbyopia-the
age related near vision focusing problem,” stated Dr. Doctor. “The studies show
that presbyopia, the inability to see at a close distance that occurs with age,
is more common in women. While men and women need bifocals as they age, the
need is more common among women and tends to hit them at younger ages than men.
It is believed that while men and women appeared to actually have the same
focusing ability when looking at nearby objects, because women are generally
shorter than the men, with proportionally shorter arm lengths, they needed to
hold objects closer to their faces when reading and thus required the near
vision presbyopia correction of bifocals, reading glasses or even bifocal
contact lenses sooner.”
If you have any questions or
concerns about near vision problems, presbyopia, close focusing problems or the
need for bifocals and reading glasses please call Doctor &
Associates-203-227-4113, visit Doctor
& Associates in Fairfield County or facebook.com/doctorandassociates to
schedule an appointment.
Doctor & Associates is a
leading Fairfield County Connecticut eye care practice with offices at 129 Kings Highway North,
Westport, Connecticut 06880, 195 Danbury Road, Wilton, Connecticut 06897 and 148
East Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851.
