Diabetes, especially uncontrolled diabetes, may have its toll on vision. Diabetics, therefore, need to undergo periodic retina check up.

Glaucoma is a sneak thief of vision that may strike all of a sudden. So it’s better to go for regular eye examination after the age of 40.

Cataract is the most common cause of curable blindness.

It’s better to go for yearly eye check up, as also to stick to one particular eye care professional, whoever appeals to you.

Some people routinely go for readymade near vision glasses at around the age of 40, not realizing that not only the lenses are of inferior quality but also the two eyes may have different power requirement.

Don’t wear someone else’s spects. Each pair is meant for a particular individual.

Glasses are individualistic. While one pair that provides vision and comfort to one individual, may obliterate vision and comfort to the other.

Spectacles are prescribed for constant use for myopes, hypermertopes and astigmatic persons. But there are prescribed for near use for a presbyope.

A presbyope finds reading at arms’ length difficult even though his distance vision is alright. He can make reading matter clear by taking the job away from eyes.