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if you had LASIK eye correction.... what age did you need reading glasses??????

need info for a report, thanks!

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1. I had Lasik eye correction year ago, and first got glasses at the age of 8, but it was for being far-sighted. Never had reading glasses. Good luck on your report!
2. The reason why you need to get reading glasses when you reach a certain age is that your crystalline lens in your eye that normally flexes to help you see at near distances becomes more rigid. Your eye looses its ability to accommodate for near vision like reading. A person will notice the inability to read at near distances around age 40. This progresses with age as the crystalline lens becomes even more rigid and can no longer flex. This is what we call presbyopia! It is not a disease... it is just an age related condition that happens to everyone. Whether a person has lasik or not this will still happen to them... it is a natural process of aging. The need for reading glasses usually begins early forties and the prescription gets progressively stronger until a person is in their late fifties and levels off at that point.
3. I was already past the magical line in the sand of 40. I moved into bi-focals and out of contacts I had worn for 20 years. All because my distance vision was worse and my need for reading glasses was starting. I had the LASIK done in 2001 at 44. I had to have a very low prescription reading glasses at that time. But no more classes for distance. At this point in time, I have a much stronger pair of reading glasses and a pair of glasses for the computer. This way I can read what is on the desk and read the computer screen. Scary isn't it! Life is fun - roll with it.