(1) But he went on to explain that presbyopia is a visual problem caused by a loss of elasticity of the lens which prevents or slows down the focusing of the eye.(2) This is another option for people with presbyopia , in which you use a lens with the reading prescription in one eye and a lens with the distance prescription in the other eye.(3) Around the age of 40, give or take, the focusing system of the eye becomes less flexible, a normal aging process called presbyopia .(4) Finally, presbyopia hits a significant number of adults in their 40s, because the eye's lens naturally loses elasticity with age, producing fuzzy near vision.(5) Most adults develop a form of far-sightedness called presbyopia as they get older.(6) Although you can't prevent presbyopia , you can help protect your eyes and your vision.(7) The theory is that presbyopia occurs because the lens becomes too large, not too hard but too large.(8) A number of changes occur in the eye as you grow older, but most experts agree that a hardening of your lens causes presbyopia .(9) I need friendly font sizes that don't cause premature use of unattractive, presbyopic eyewear.(10) I spend way too much time online, reading most of my news on a computer where my presbyopic vision is aided by bright contrast and the ability to make fonts larger.(11) If you had good, uncorrected vision before becoming presbyopic , you may be able to use nonprescription, over-the-counter reading glasses.(12) Those who are farsighted and prematurely presbyopic may indeed be candidates for this procedure but not most aviators.