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Presbyopia 

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Presbyopia is no big deal anymore!  We often tell our patients that it happens to everyone at sometime in their 40's.  For nearsighted individuals it may happen later, for farsighted individuals it may happen sooner.  

Essentially what happens is the lens that flexes or focuses light rays at near while you're reading loses its ability to clear the image at a short working distance.  The laws of physiological optics state that the closer you bring an image or light source, the more "accommodation" or "focusing" is necessary to clear the image.  Unfortunately the smooth muscles and ligaments that control accommodation lose their magnitude AND speed of flexure as we progress through life.  I often tell our patients that presbyopia is so universal, even Jesus would have needed reading glasses if he had lived into his 40's!

Presbyopia is no longer such an annoyance that it used to be.  Thanks to Multifocal and Monovision Contact Lenses, as well as the latest Freeform Digital Progressive lenses, presbyopia can be navigated through with either a comfortable pair of quality hip progressives or contact lenses.  

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What our patient's say

"I've been going to Maitland Vision Center since the 80s and have always been happy with the great office staff and Dr. Willson. This week I had my first appointment with Dr. Schott who has taken over after Dr. Willson's retirement and I couldn't be happier with the new guy!  Looking forward to many more years of great care.  (PS: I was disappointed when Dr. Willson phased out his optical (eyeglasses) center some years ago, but was happy to learn that Dr. Schott plans to bring it back.)"

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668 N Orlando Ave, Suite 1007, Maitland FL 32751
​P 407-647-2020
F 407-628-1216
mailto:eyecare@mvc2020.com
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  • Vision Care
    • Hyperopia (Farsighted)
    • LASIK
    • Orthokeratology
    • Contact Lenses
    • Presbyopia
    • Myopia (Nearsightedness)
  • Optical
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