I’m in my early 40’s and my near vision is starting to slip. The bizarre thing is I’ve always read better with my glasses off (I’m nearsighted w/astimatism)...now I HAVE to take them off to read. Bifocals are coming my way, and I’m hoping beyond hope that lens implants will be covered under optical insurance by the time I’m ready.
“I’m in my early 40’s and my near vision is starting to slip. The bizarre thing is I’ve always read better with my glasses off (I’m nearsighted w/astimatism)...now I HAVE to take them off to read. Bifocals are coming my way, and I’m hoping beyond hope that lens implants will be covered under optical insurance by the time I’m ready.”
You are finally getting a positive payback for being nearsighted. Yes, your nearsightedness is allowing you to continue to focus at nearpoint. In other words, if you had perfect distance vision, you would be increasingly helpless at nearpoint as you age. Bifocals are best viewed as a potential tool in your toolbox, with proper application in certain visual environments. Like most patients, as you age, you will become increasingly frustrated with the on-off cycle with your spectacle prescription. Mutifocals, either in the form of eyeglasses or contact lenses will become an increasingly appealing solution.
Implants? Maybe. Functionally, they are very much in the guinea pig stage. Additionally, like Lasik surgery they are overhyped, oversimplified and overprescribed.
I think that if you get your eyes fixed, you’ll lose that wonderful nearsightedness that you may be taking for granted.
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