More than a third of Spaniards move the book to read

35% of the population claim to have had Reading problems In the last year, such as the need to remove the book to focus correctly, according to the ‘Study of vision in Spain 2025’performed by Bavaria Clinic.

The most common cause of these discomfort is presbyopia or tired view, a visual defect that affects the 42% of the population And it occurs when the lens, the natural lens of the eye, is losing its approach to close distances due to aging. According to this study, about 60% of those over 40 suffer from it, being the average age to which 48 years appears.

In this sense, the difficulty in reading is usually one of the first indications of vision problems related to aginga symptom that, if not addressed properly, can lead to abandon this recommended habit. Specifically, 53% of people with presbyce say they have noticed difficulties in the last year.

“It is a problem that can significantly affect the quality of life since it can generate difficulties for other activities, apart from reading, such as Sew, use the mobile, make up, check labels or even play board games. In addition, it can be associated with other discomforts such as visual fatigue, redness and ocular dryness, tearing or the feeling of sand, “says the ophthalmologist of Clinic Baviera Madrid, Dr. Clara Martín.

However, lThe presbyopia has and there are different surgical techniques that allow its correction. “Although many people still do not know, today we have Very safe surgical techniques and effective that allow us to address the problem and that these people stop needing to move away to read or resort to glasses to do so. The most frequent option is the implant of a multifocal intraocular lens that replaces the aged lens and makes its focus function, “says Dr. Martín.

The clinic informs that multifocal lenses They allow the patient to recover a complete vision range (distant vision, medium and nearby vision), so other associated vision problems (myopia, farsightedness or astigmatism) are corrected and avoid the future cataract operation.