The Classic Aging Sign: “Where are my magnifiers?”
If you've reached your 40s or 50s, chances are good that, at some point, you have found yourself pushing your reading material away from your face to see it more clearly. In this classic sign of aging, your eyes have begun to lose their ability to focus close up. Several conditions can cause this loss of near vision, collectively called "farsightedness." The two most common conditions are refractive errors called hyperopia and presbyopia. Presbyopia is a more advanced form of…