What Is Presbyopia?
Presbyopia is the gradual loss of your eye’s ability to focus on near objects as a result of the natural aging process. This progressive condition begins to affect most people after the age of 40 when the crystalline lens of the eye gradually stiffens and loses flexibility, resulting in the inability to focus on near objects. There are more than 1.8 billion people globally, and more than 116 million people in the U.S., living with presbyopia.
People with presbyopia experience blurred vision when performing daily tasks that require near visual acuity, such as reading a book, a restaurant menu or messages on a smartphone. Presbyopia cannot be prevented or reversed, and many existing treatment options can be either cumbersome or invasive, presenting a significant unmet need for quality-of-life improvement.
