Morning vision

I've been noticing more lately that it takes my eyes a while after I wake up
to start focusing correctly - near vision without my glasses is particularly
bad. After 30-45 minutes the vision normalizes and stays that way for the
rest of the day. Is this just another one of the joys of middle age (50+)
or should I have it looked at?

Dear Vic,

Welcome to "getting older".

At age 50, accommodation response is reduced.

I assume you have good distant vision (pass the DMV).

If that "near" vision becomes a problem, then you
can get a plus-reader if you wish.

You can have these issues checked by and OD
or an ophthamologist, but the "solution" will
be a mild plus-lens for reading.

But I would hold off on that (as the second-opinion).

Best,

Otis



VicTek wrote:
> I've been noticing more lately that it takes my eyes a while after I wake up
> to start focusing correctly - near vision without my glasses is particularly
> bad. After 30-45 minutes the vision normalizes and stays that way for the
> rest of the day. Is this just another one of the joys of middle age (50+)
> or should I have it looked at?

"(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com:

> Dear Vic,

Dear Vic,

Please disregard Otis's postings. He is not in the medical profession and
not in any position to give medical advice.

Thanks!

Allen

I think that you need to just go to an Optometrist's office and get an
examination. I don't know if you have bifocals, or reading glasses or
wether you are near or far sighted, but at your age I am pretty certain
that you have some sort of near vision correction. Most of the time
presbyopia, inability to see near objects clearly without glasses,
affects people at age 40 or so. This depends if you are near or far
sighted as well. Near sighted people (can see up close without glasses
OK) are affected later than far sighted people as a general rule. If
you don't have any near correction at age 50 then this may well be the
solution that you need, but a full exam will help determine the cause
of your symptoms.

ODTOBE


A Lieberma wrote:
> "(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com:
>
> > Dear Vic,
>
> Dear Vic,
>
> Please disregard Otis's postings. He is not in the medical profession and
> not in any position to give medical advice.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Allen