Oh, My Middle-Aged Eyes!

Most of our long-time patients at In Focus Eyecare know how I LOVE to wear glasses. I mean, who wouldn’t when you have some of the most awesome fashion accessories and latest lens technology at your disposal?! Away from the practice I do like wearing contacts on Friday and Saturday when I’m out and about town, working in the yard, tagging along with Scout at the dog park, going out to dinner, but most especially for pictures. I notice that the now ever-present dark circles under my eyes are accentuated by the shadows my frames cast on my eyes in photos…ugggghhh. Constantly advancing contact lens technology for presbyopes has given me the opportunity over the last couple of years to go without my glasses now and then. My problem with wearing my multifocal contact lenses…I can’t make it through an entire day wearing them. Nearly all my fellow middle-aged, contact wearing lady friends probably already know why, am I right? Dry eyes!! Dry eyes cause symptoms of ocular pain, discomfort, and decreased visual acuity. It significantly affects the quality of life. It is most prevalent in women, specifically those of us in the menopausal and postmenopausal age groups. Contact lens wear can be miserable when you suffer from dry eyes. Your vision and the comfort of your lenses become worse as the day progresses to the point that by the afternoon if not before, the contacts are removed and on come the glasses.