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Different People. Different Vision.
Nearsightedness/Myopia
People with this condition can see clearly up close but not at a distance. For those who are shortsighted a number of contact lens products are now available to restore sharp, clear distance vision. Dr. Milano will prescribe a concave or "minus" lens that will redirect the light rays so that they are properly focused on the retina.
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Farsightedness/Hyperopia
Long-sighted individuals see better at a distance than close up and sometimes experience difficulty bringing their vision into sharp, clear focus for reading and other close-up activities. Long-sightedness can be very successfully treated with a convex or "plus" lens prescription available with a wide range of contact lens options.
Astigmatism
An irregularly shaped cornea that causes light images to focus on two separate points in the eye characterizes this condition. The effect is similar to the distorted reflection in a fun-house mirror. Until fairly recently, people with astigmatism were limited to glasses. But today's "toric" contact lenses can be custom made and provide enhanced visual performance and comfort. Almost anyone with astigmatism can now wear contact lenses.
Presbyopia
As people age, their eyes lose their ability to shift focus between far and near objects. Also called "ageing eye", this is a natural process that creates difficulty in reading small type, for example, shifting focus between the road and a car's speedometer. This condition used to be treated with prescription glasses with bifocal lenses or "reading glasses". But now there's good news for those who will be affected by presbyopia because often the condition is correctable with today's bifocal contact lenses. These lenses are individually prescribed for each person's special combination of distance and near vision, and several types of lenses are available.
Monovision
Nearsighted people over the age 40, who are accustomed to removing their glasses for close work, need to give extra thought to vision correction surgery. Because their eye gradually becomes a single-focus optical system which can view EITHER near objects OR distant objects clearly (but not both), they will probably need glasses to read if they have surgery to focus both eyes for distant objects. For some, this may be an advantage, but for others, it may not.
