{"id":31818,"date":"2023-05-27T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=31818"},"modified":"2023-05-24T11:59:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T09:59:46","slug":"four-tips-to-get-your-eyesight-back-on-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2023\/05\/27\/four-tips-to-get-your-eyesight-back-on-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Four tips to get your eyesight back on track"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>If you find it increasingly difficult to read words on a page and battle to focus when threading a needle, or doing other intricate close-up work, you may well have Presbyopia.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don\u2019t panic, it sounds worse than it is. Presbyopia is age-related and is a gradual loss of the eyes\u2019 ability to focus on nearby objects, also called farsightedness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This usually becomes noticeable in your 40s and gets worse from 65.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fortunately, this condition is easily corrected with non-prescription or prescription glasses. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We asked <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.specsavers.co.za\/\">SpecSavers<\/a> to give us the lowdown on what you need to know when it comes to buying over-the-counter readers vs prescription glasses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-458118\" src=\"https:\/\/rekord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2023\/05\/ElanaWagner-16-05-2023-Health-ReadingGlasses.1-520x347.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"347\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wearing reading glasses does not worsen your vision. You become accustomed to clear vision when wearing reading glasses, so without them, your vision seems to have deteriorated. But, it is simply the contrast between corrected and uncorrected vision<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even if over-the-counter readers work for you, you should still have an eye test as the optometrist can prescribe the correct lens power for your eyes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inform your optometrist about your occupation and hobbies you enjoy, as your daily activities impact the power your eyes need. For example, the power of the glasses prescribed for spending eight hours a day on the computer will be different to those prescribed if you spend a lot of time reading or working with fine details<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finding the right over-the-counter reading glasses can solve the problem, however, it is important to have your eyes checked every two years to ensure they don\u2019t develop glaucoma, cataracts and muscular degeneration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you find it increasingly difficult to read words on a page and battle to focus when threading a needle, or doing other intricate close-up work, you may well have Presbyopia. Don\u2019t panic, it sounds worse than it is. 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