{"id":43987,"date":"2025-06-20T10:22:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T10:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/?post_type=vision&#038;p=43987"},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:06:00","slug":"presbyopia-farsighted","status":"publish","type":"vision","link":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/eye-conditions\/presbyopia-farsighted\/","title":{"rendered":"Farsightedness &#8211; Presbypia &#038; Hyperopia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43987\" class=\"elementor elementor-43987\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770c6911 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"770c6911\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723a843b e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"723a843b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b48467 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27b48467\" 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\t\t<p>Farsightedness is the ability to see clearly at a distance, but near objects are unclear. Early in life, this is called hyperopia. After about age 40, the cause is different, and it is known as presbyopia.<\/p><p>In order to have perfect vision, the eyeball needs to be slightly ovoid (egg-shaped). Newborn children have eyeballs that are nearly spherical; therefore, the ability to focus is limited to about 20 centimeters for the first few months. Their eyes gradually adjust and their hyperopia lessens as they mature. The flexible lens of the eye becomes able to adjust between near and far vision. But after about 40 years old (middle age), the lens becomes less flexible, making it more difficult to see details clearly, up close, without glasses. This is called presbyopia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f97c72d e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f97c72d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd7a680 e-n-tabs-mobile cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"fd7a680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"265791104\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2657911041\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2657911041\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2657911041\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSymptoms\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2657911042\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2657911042\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2657911042\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tCauses\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2657911043\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2657911043\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2657911043\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSelf help discussion\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2657911044\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2657911044\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2657911044\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tNews\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2657911041\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2657911041\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-6e0c3530 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e0c3530\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dcb7dad e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2dcb7dad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755a06bb cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"755a06bb\" 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\t\t<h4 id=\"symptoms\">Symptoms<\/h4>\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-345fef14 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"345fef14\" 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\t\t<p>The symptom of farsightedness is that far vision is good, but near vision is poor. The patient experiences blurry vision and is more easily subject to eyestrain or even headaches when doing close work, unless vision is corrected with eyeglasses. Some signs of presbyopia include the tendency to hold reading materials at arm&#8217;s length, blurred vision at normal reading distance and eye fatigue along with headaches when doing close work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2657911042\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2657911042\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4636d080 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4636d080\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fec556d e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fec556d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e052d55 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e052d55\" 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\t\t<h4 id=\"causes\">Causes<\/h4>\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-6fd68dbf cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fd68dbf\" 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\t\t<p>Causes can include genetics, stress, and age. Emotional considerations at an early age may also factor in. For example, a child who does not want to internalize feelings that are due to their environment can actually affect vision and create farsightedness (not wanting to see things near).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2657911043\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2657911043\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4b75e594 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b75e594\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b008307 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b008307\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664f0d95 elementor-widget__width-inherit cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"664f0d95\" 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\t\t<h4 id=\"selfmore\">Self Help Tips<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd24087 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2dd24087\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602fc403 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"602fc403\" 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\t\t<p>Here are some tips on protecting one&#8217;s general vision:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Supplement with nutrients<\/strong> to support the functioning of the eye including antioxidants which are found in high concentrations in the eye.<\/li><li><strong>Nutrition, diet &amp; lifestyle protocol<\/strong> &#8211; see our <a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/eye-disease-prevention\/preventing-eye-disease\/\">recommendations for diet and lifestyle tips<\/a> for detailed information.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.naturaleyecare.com\/free-eye-exercise-ebook.html\">Eye exercises<\/a> can help to bring energy to the eyes and improve circulation, thereby improving drainage of toxins or congestion from the eyes. These are free general eye exercises and acupressure points for overall eye health.<\/li><li>Also see our collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/videos\/\">eye exercise videos<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Computer user?<\/strong> If you are on the computer for many hours, there are additional risks for your vision. Please review our section on <a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/articles\/glaucoma-and-heavy-computer-use\/\">glaucoma<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/eye-conditions\/computer-eye-strain\/\">computer fatigue syndrome<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/studies-bydisease\/computer-eye-strain\/\">research on computer eye strain<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2657911044\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2657911044\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-7eb324af e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7eb324af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99ad2c e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f99ad2c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289ad856 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"289ad856\" 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\t\t<h4 id=\"treatment\">News<\/h4>\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-b76fa98 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b76fa98\" 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\t\tWant to learn more? See our blog\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/blog\/?s=farsighted\">news on farsightedness<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c81895 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c81895\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7710ecd cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7710ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the Eye Focuses<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4502ecc cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4502ecc\" 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\t\t<p>The transparent cornea that covers the front of the eye has the most focusing power of the eye. But its curvature, and therefore its focusing capacity, is fixed. It is the flexible lens behind the cornea that fine-tunes total curvature to correctly aim incoming light on the retina. As the retina nerve cells pick up and transmit sensory information to the visual cortex in the brain, fine muscles in the ciliary body cause the lens to flatten or bulge in order to focus on objects near and far.<\/p><p>In cases of farsightedness, either because the eyeball is too short (hyperopia) or the lens is too inflexible (presbyopia), the incoming light overshoots the mark and is focused just behind the retina rather than right on it. The result is blurriness.<\/p><h5>Hyperopia<\/h5><p>Farsightedness is caused by either a smaller than normal length of the eye or a relatively flat curvature of the cornea. It can be overcome somewhat by strengthening the focusing power of the lens of the eye to help see nearby objects more clearly. Ciliary muscles control the flexing of the lens to focus near and far, and eye exercises may help to keep those muscles healthy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a8c33 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61a8c33\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cecb517 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cecb517\" 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\t\t<h5>Presbyopia<\/h5><p>With aging, the lens itself becomes less flexible. The shape of the eye may still be too short (hyperopia) or too long (myopia), but in addition, the muscles of the ciliary body are less effective, because the lens itself becomes increasingly inflexible.<\/p><p>The human lens grows throughout our life. It is a closed system (although nutrients continue to nourish the living tissue of lens cells) in which continuous restructuring is needed to accommodate additional growth. Increasing density of lens proteins also increases inflexibility. The integrity of the lens depends, at least in part, upon the bioavailability of nutrients and antioxidants that are moved in and out of the lens. The lens has a microcirculation system that operates in place of blood vessels. It has been proposed that this system is a flow of ions that generates a flow of water through the lens. An extracellular flow of water moves nutrients into the lens; an intracellular flow of water moves wastes out of the lens.<\/p>\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-3c4415c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c4415c\" 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\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/depositphotos_130059718-stock-illustration-refractive-errors-eyeball-presbyopia.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-61636\" alt=\"depositphotos_130059718-stock-illustration-refractive-errors-eyeball-presbyopia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/depositphotos_130059718-stock-illustration-refractive-errors-eyeball-presbyopia.webp 600w, https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/depositphotos_130059718-stock-illustration-refractive-errors-eyeball-presbyopia-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/depositphotos_130059718-stock-illustration-refractive-errors-eyeball-presbyopia-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/depositphotos_130059718-stock-illustration-refractive-errors-eyeball-presbyopia-260x260.webp 260w, https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/depositphotos_130059718-stock-illustration-refractive-errors-eyeball-presbyopia-301x300.webp 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a12cb e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b3a12cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776b7ea cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"776b7ea\" 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\t\t<p>As the lens ages, not only does its transparency decrease, but water movement within the lens slows, proteins and aggregates accumulate, glycation (bonding with sugars) increases, lipids accumulate, and glutathione and vitamin C (ascorbic acid) decreases. After about the age of 40, a barrier to transporting glutathione to the interior of the lens develops around the nucleus of the lens, which accounts for lowered glutathione levels. As the nucleus becomes more rigid, presbyopia develops, and in some people, accumulation of aggregates leads to the development of cataracts.<\/p>\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-0f97c49 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f97c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conventional Treatment<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373e1d1 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"373e1d1\" 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\t\t<p>Glasses or contacts are prescribed to correct the refractive error. The prescriptions tend to become stronger every one to two years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d325b8a e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d325b8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-863203a cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"863203a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complementary Approach<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a1440 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51a1440\" 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\t\t<p>Vision is not static and changes over time. Even without any pathology, vision tends to weaken as we age. As eye muscles become weaker, the eye lens becomes less flexible. Compounding these changes, our ability to digest nutrients and deliver them to our eyes gets compromised. Much, however, can be done to maintain healthy vision and reduce the risk of future eye disease through diet, regular exercise (including daily eye exercises), and targeted supplementation. These approaches can also reduce the risk of future eye disease.<\/p><p>Because the literature suggests that risk of cataracts is lessened by diets rich in vitamin C, lutein\/zeaxanthin, B vitamins, and omega-3 fatty acids, it may be that such a diet will also help protect the aging lens in other ways.<\/p><p>A combination of vision therapy (daily eye exercises), nutrition, and lifestyle changes can help slow down the progression of presbyopia, and possibly even improve vision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farsightedness is the ability to see clearly at a distance, but near objects are unclear. Early in life, this is called hyperopia. After about age 40, the cause is different, and it is known as presbyopia. In order to have perfect vision, the eyeball needs to be slightly ovoid (egg-shaped). 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