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Posted by sim.jane@rocketmail.com | Dear Dr Han
I'm a 48 year old woman.I had perfect eye sight during my youth days but once I go beyond age 40 I started to have long sightedness & need to put on glasses.I cannot read small prints on newspaper without glasses nowadays.
My hubby had short sighted for more than 20 years & he's now over age 50.I was shocked that he can read the fine prints on the newspaper without glasses.Why is that so?
Is there a way to improve my eye sight other than wearing glasses?
Jane
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Answered by Dr Daphne Han Consultant Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Service Singapore National Eye Centre | | Everyone gets presbyopia at the age of about 40 years old, due to the deterioration of accommodation of our eyes. The difference between you and your husband is that you started with neutral i.e. you were not shortsighted, while he started with shortsightedness which in optical parlance is a minus. With presbyopia one needs reading add which is a plus power. Hence for your husband the minus from his short-sightedness neutralizes the plus that he needs for near when he does not wear any optical aid. |
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Posted by sbdtys | good evening, I just had a phaco cateract op on 31 mar , I had the op for 2 eyes , I am reading very well but my vision is very blur far sighted is this cause for concern ? And my vision seemed to be abit dimmer than before I had the surgery , my age is 51 and I am a female , pls advise Thank you
Christina
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Answered by Dr Daphne Han Consultant Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Service Singapore National Eye Centre | It depends what intraocular lenses (IOLs) you had out into your eyes. I presume they are monofocal ones which were chosen to leave you a bit shortsighted (myopic), hence you can read well but for far you need myopia correcting glasses. By now you can go and have your eye power tested by an optometrist for a pair of glasses. If you continue to find your vision dimmer do check with your eye doctor to rule out any post-operative problems. |
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Posted by vericheem | | I went for an eye check-up and was informed that I have mild cataract. However, the eye doctor said that it was not ripe for operation yet. What does this mean? |
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Answered by Dr Daphne Han Consultant Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Service Singapore National Eye Centre | | This most probably means that you eyesight is still good for your activities of daily living. Most eye clinics have an arbitrary visual acuity criterion for cataract surgery eligibility. At the SNEC, we set it at Snellen 6/12, which means if you can still see well enough to drive legally, you most probably won’t need a cataract operation yet. Having said that this is not an absolute criteria. There are some patients who can still see the test chart but have poor quality of vision e.g. have glare, or have large differences in power between the two eyes or increasing myopia caused by the cataracts, which affect their lifestyle such as their ability to drive, or look after their grandchildren or even to play golf. These patients may benefit from earlier cataract surgeries. The notion of waiting for cataracts to be “ripe” before their extraction is over-simplified nowadays. |
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