Strategies to Aid Aging Eyes.

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The bad news is that the eyes age just like the rest of the body. The good news is, in the absence of eye disease, diminished vision--especially up close--may be one of the easier signs of aging to improve. A common effect of age on the eyes is presbyopia--the inability to focus up close. The Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource offers these tips to help you overcome presbyopia and see well into your future:

Use the right light. By the time you reach the age of 60, you will need three times as much wattage to see at the same level as a 20-year-old.

Don't forget your computer. Let your eye doctor know if you spend a lot of time in front of a computer. Computer screens are typically farther away than reading distance, but not far enough for distance lenses. Special bifocal or trifocal prescriptions can accommodate this unusual distance.

Use reading glasses. If...