According to data from the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology, 41.9% of Spanish society suffers from presbyopia, also known as 'strain of sight'. When the range exceeds or is established at 55 years, the statistics shoot up to 70%. Tempus fugit, because presbyopia, linked to the passage of time and the years, is not a disease, but rather a refractive defect (it changes direction when passing obliquely from one medium to another with a different propagation speed, according to the Royal Language Academy).
These visual defects occupy the first steps of eye diseases, very common in Spain when referring to tired eyesight. By having the most advanced surgical technology, on an ocular scale, the Institut Oftalmològic Tres Torres (IOTT) intervenes efficiently. From the application of the Catalys laser, which allows a precise impact against eyestrain, the crystalline lens is effectively intervened, making exact incisions. Ophthalmologically, IOTT is a pioneer when it comes to using the aforementioned technique.
In the presbyopia operation, the crystalline lens is replaced by an intraocular lens, an artificial lens for the eye. “Eye eyestrain forces us to stretch out our arms – to read better – and to use reading glasses,” says Emilio Juárez, director of the Institut Oftalmològic Tres Torres. By way of conclusion, Juárez states that from IOTT "we solve the problem by treating it with multifocal lenses, through a safe, fast and effective technique", with the ally Catalys laser.
The years do not pass in vain and imply the aging of the crystalline lens, which is more rigid and has hardened. This effect implies presbyopia, a refractive error that causes the loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens, an ocular lens that allows the focus of objects and shapes at different distances: short, medium and long.
The active symptoms of tired eyesight are the following: the eye cannot properly focus on objects and shapes, producing the effect of visual fatigue, the texts 'dance' and the letters become blurred. All this implies redness, dryness and itching of the eyes, in addition to the need to distance objects to appreciate them better or headache when concentrating the view on one point for a prolonged period of time.
For this reason, the greatest act of prevention is to go periodically for ophthalmological check-ups, performing them regularly from the age of 40, an age already at risk in this ocular matter. After five minutes of intervention using the Catalys laser, in a practical and simple action against presbyopia, results begin to be appreciated after 24 hours. The prescription of the sight is raised and, therefore, the visual acuity is increased. The surgical intervention in IOTT allows to get rid of glasses and contact lenses. In conclusion, the feeling of independence is greater after intervening eyestrain.
