As you move into your 40s, something subtle starts to change. You find yourself holding your phone a little further away, adjusting the screen brightness, or reaching for reading glasses you never needed before.
This is presbyopia, a completely natural part of ageing. Over time, the lens inside your eye becomes less flexible, making it harder to focus on close-up tasks like reading, using your phone, or working on a laptop. It’s not a problem with the surface of the eye, it’s a change happening deeper within it.
The good news is, you don’t have to accept it as something you simply manage. Modern vision correction has moved well beyond basic reading glasses. Depending on your eyes and lifestyle, there are options such as laser vision correction (including PRESBYOND) or lens replacement surgery, both designed to restore functional vision across different distances and reduce your reliance on glasses altogether.
In clinic, the conversation is rarely just about “fixing reading vision.” It’s about understanding how you use your eyes throughout the day, from driving to screens to reading, and creating a solution that works seamlessly across all of it.
“Most patients tell me the same thing… they don’t mind getting older, they just didn’t expect their arms to suddenly become too short to read.”
— Mr Fadi Kherdaji
