How Your Vision Can Change After 40

If you're age 40 or older, you may be noticing some changes in your vision. You may be having a harder time reading type or driving, or it may take longer for your eyes to adjust when you change your focus from a distant object to a closer one. In fact, you may find that you need glasses or bifocals for the first time in your life. Or you may notice that you need a stronger glasses prescription.

I've Been Farsighted Forever

Even if you've been wearing glasses or contact for farsightedness for a long time, you may be noticing greater vision problems. Your farsightedness is getting worse. Since you already wear corrective lenses, you're wondering, "What's the next step?" For many, using two sets of glasses - one for distance and another for near vision - getting bifocals, or using a combination of glasses and contact lenses is the next step. Those aren't always good choices for active, busy people.

You're not alone. More than 50 million Americans age 40 and older wear glasses or contacts for farsightedness. Many of them never had to worry with vision correction until they reached age 40. As we mature, the focusing lens inside our eye begins to lose its flexibility, making it more difficult to see things close-up. People over age 40 who are mildly farsighted may suddenly lose their ability to see near objects without a considerable focusing effort. Then, you reach a point where you have to get glasses or contacts to make it through the day. But now, there's a better way to see life. It's Nearvision CK^® just for you.