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I'm 39 and I think during the last few months I have starting to notice first (very light) symptoms of presbyopia (difficulty to focus on very small print from

I'm 39 and I think during the last few months I have starting to notice first (very light) symptoms of presbyopia (difficulty to focus on very small print from up close while wearing my myopia glasses, that goes away without glasses). So I hope for my own sake it's not such a good yardstick! Fortunately I'm rather optimistic, as I think I have a relatively good energy level for people my age. In fact, I can still party until 3 AM and go to work the next day (although not for several consecutive days, like when I was 20...).

walterbell 5y ago
This may be of interest, but vision therapy requires an order of magnitude more time/effort than buying expensive progressive lenses, https://www.visionsofjoy.org/pdfs/RayGottliebPresbyopia.pdf https://www.visionsofjoy.org/pdfs/RayGottliebPresbyopia.pdf. Another option is monovision, which can sometimes occur as a natural adaptation, https://www.allaboutvision.com/contacts/monovision.htm https://www.allaboutvision.com/contacts/monovision.htm.
dghughes 5y ago
You're right at the typical age to get bifocal glasses. For nearsighted/farsighted it's the shape of a person's eye as they grow. For close up text it's the flexibility of the eye that is the problem. I managed to get to age 53 before needing bifocal glasses but I really should have had bifocals around age 47. Books were OK at age 46 but getting hard to read at 47. My phone screen was the final straw when I had to hold it with my arm nearly completely stretched. Once you get them you realize it's not the "light is too dim", it's not "they make text too damn small these days!", or the font style, it's your eyes. With bifocal glasses (or just reading glasses) it's amazing to see small text again.