Vision Over 40
- Not surprisingly, our eyes decline with age, perhaps even with accelerating declination from age 60 onward.
- The macula is the portion of the retina which provides sharp, central vision, and is involved in processing the fine details of the image. The breakdown of the macula is a disease called macular degeneration.
- You have never worn glasses and now after 40 you can't seem to read your text messages without holding the phone at arm's length.
