Curing, prevention and exercise for the eyes with age-related farsightedness

2 Effective treatments for

As it became known, with the old farsightedness, the functioning of the eyes begins to change completely, in which it becomes difficult for people to distinguish objects that are located near. The disease has a strong stress on the eyes in the form of fatigue, drying out, and various drops do not give a lasting and positive result.

However, to date, medicine can offer several ways to effectively combat this disease - vision correction:

• with special optical devices( contact lenses, glasses);
• with medicinal preparations( special eye drops and vitamin supplements);
• by surgical methods or laser technologies.

Whichever option is chosen, in addition to it necessarily follow special gymnastic exercises for the eyes, as well as a clear and strict distribution of visual loads.

If we talk about correcting the vision with the help of glasses, they can be both for permanent wearing, and for periodic, to work with objects near. Also glasses can be bifocal and simple( double focusing for long and near vision).But only the doctor has to choose glasses, since in addition to dioptres, a lot of other measurements should be taken into account. And to ensure lightness and comfort for the eyes, only properly selected lenses are needed.

With the help of laser and surgical interventions, multifocal surfaces are formed on the cornea of ​​the eyes. This helps to improve the focus of near and far objects on the retina. There are other methods of laser correction, for example - keratectomy.

The method of keratectomy is the most effective operation in cases with superficial opacities no more than one third of the thickness of the cornea. However, some experts believe that this operation is necessary even when there are uneven depths of turbidity, which are located in individual areas to half of its thickness.

Correction by the method of keratectomy takes place on an outpatient basis, and after its completion the patient can safely go home. The procedure itself changes only the outer layer of the cornea without deep intervention. The laser works by the principle of "scanning" and "smoothing" of the surface of the cornea, which results in accurate, predictable results.

Drops in the case of the appearance of hyperopia can be attributed to the conservative method. But most often their use is prescribed in the postoperative period. Drops help stop the development of possible complications and the appearance of inflammation. Also, there are drops that are used to moisturize and relieve tension from the eyes, which contain vitamin supplements necessary for normal functioning. Of course, treatment can be carried out in "people's" ways, but when applying them, it is important to remember, first of all, that all hygiene measures are observed.

Special exercises for the eye muscles can also have a positive effect. During their performance, the active work of the eye muscles begins and, at the same time, blood circulation improves.

But, naturally, expect an instant effect is not worth it. Improvements can be noticed after a while, provided that the gymnastics will be performed regularly, twice a day, while other therapeutic requirements are observed. Gymnastics for the eyes is, in turn, a method that helps to relieve fatigue and discomfort after a prolonged load of the eye muscles. Therefore, it is also recommended to perform special exercises for people with normal vision as prevention.

1 Causes of pathology

Before starting to treat age-related farsightedness, it is necessary to study the main reasons for which the patient began to deteriorate his vision.

From the name of the disease you can understand that the main factor is age. And so the second name of the disease is presbyopia, which can appear in people in elderly or senile age.

Because of the natural processes occurring in the body throughout life, the easing of accommodation begins. For example, closer to 30 years, this feature of visual analyzers can be reduced to 50%.And by the age of 60 the accommodation of the eyes has been disturbed by more than 90%.However, this is only the pinnacle of major changes. Roots lie entirely in the other.

The main causes of pathological changes are sclerotic processes in the lenses, which can lead to:

• dehydration,
• occurrence of seals,
• of weak elasticity.

After that most of the functions of the analyzers "wear out" and lose their efficiency.

But, in addition, there are additional sources of visual impairment, which increase the risk of age-related farsightedness. For example, if a person has problems with metabolism in the body( the presence of diabetes, atherosclerosis, a violation of blood pressure), then vision can begin to deteriorate and much earlier.

Weight loss factors can also be:

• Obtaining any eye injuries and inflammation;
• Any recent surgical fraud in front of eyes;
• Constant eye strain and work with things that are too close to them.

Depending on the cause of the occurrence of presbyopia, the ophthalmologist appoints the most appropriate treatment option to not only return a person healthy eyesight, but also contribute to stop the progression of the disease.

3 Gymnastics for the eyes

So, here is a list of some exercises that are recommended for farsightedness.

• Exercise 1. First of all, you need to relax and take a comfortable sitting position. A look at this need to be directed forward. Then slowly, you need to turn your head to the right, while moving your eyes. After that, return the head to its original position and also repeat the turn, but already to the left. Exercise is recommended to perform 10 repetitions on each side.
• Exercise 2. For this exercise, you will need to sit on a chair and straighten your back. The hands need to be bent and pulled over the head. Further, the deflection is backward, while putting your feet on your toes, after which you return to the starting position. Exercise should be done seven times.
• Exercise 3. As in the previous exercise, you need to sit on a chair and put your hands down. Then the right hand is pressed to the right shoulder, and the left one to the left. After that, both hands are stretched out in front of you and then smoothly drop down. Exercise should be performed up to 5 repetitions.
• Exercise 4. This exercise is self-massage in the neck and occiput. Do it with finger pads of both hands, making the movement from top to bottom. This exercise can be left at the end, after the previous three.

4 Conclusion

Treatment by any method requires tremendous effort and patience. This also applies to eye diseases such as presbyopia and hypermetropia. And here already does not play a special role, which glasses, drops and gymnastics will be needed. In order to restore vision, you will need to resort to radical changes in life as a whole. Perhaps you will even have to give up some habits and at the same time develop others.

The age-related farsightedness also requires taking into account the natural processes that occur at this moment. Their inhibition can lead to a worsening of the severity of the disease.

If we consider the issue from the point of view of preventive measures, it should be noted that a complete and 100% cure for the disease is almost impossible. Unfortunately, this is how a person works, that with age some processes begin to occur that can not be avoided anyway, and the lenses begin to lose their functionality. A variety of visual impairments may occur, including the age-related farsightedness.

Therefore, prophylaxis involves both "pulling back" some age-related changes for a later period, as well as slowing and stopping the progression of the disease.

It is very important to diagnose in time any pathological changes in vision and to start competent treatment, as this significantly increases the chances of keeping eyesight for the longest period.