Many people think that myopia is the most common visual defect; however, this is not the case, even if it could become so within 50 years with the myopia epidemics linked to smartphone use. Generally, the population is hyperopic, but this defect, less bothersome than myopia, is rarely diagnosed; hyperopes generally only suffer from visual fatigue. But after 45, whether myopic or hyperopic, everyone becomes presbyopic!
What is myopia?
Myopia is the best-known visual defect because it is the most annoying and also the easiest to explain. Indeed, a myope cannot see far away, but they can see perfectly up close. The image of a distant object forms in front of the retina in a myope, which is why they see blurry. On the contrary, a close object is seen perfectly, as its image forms on the retina.
That's why if you are myopic, you might wonder why after 45 you remove your glasses for more comfort up close?
Presbyopia and myopia: 2 opposite defects.
Often, to simplify, eye care professionals say that these two visual defects are opposite; this is not exactly the case, but it's a simple way to understand. A myope will never see correctly at a distance without visual aids, glasses, or contact lenses, but they always see well up close without them; that's why they remove their glasses to see up close when presbyopia sets in!
This is the "revenge" of the myope who, often ridiculed since childhood, can finally remove their glasses and have excellent vision while others are unable to read a menu, a phone number... and desperately search for their glasses...
For contact lens wearers, it's different; they cannot constantly remove and put on their contact lenses. Thus, you will see many of them wearing reading glasses or reading magnifiers, like any emmetrope (without visual defect). Some opt for progressive lenses offering correct distant and near vision. These lenses are not yet suitable for everyone, and the majority prefer glasses.
Varionet and myopes-presbyopes
Varionet offers presbyopia reading glasses equipped with proximity lenses perfect for computers, music, daily activities at home or at work for all contact lens wearers correcting myopia or any distance vision defects. To find out your correction, feel free to take our presbyopia test with your contact lenses!
