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Gender‐related optical aspects of the onset of presbyopia
Author(s) -
Pointer Jonathan S.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2002.00012.x
Subject(s) - presbyopia , optometry , near vision , refractive error , medicine , age of onset , presentation (obstetrics) , ophthalmology , psychology , audiology , eye disease , visual acuity , surgery , disease
Evidence is presented which substantiates the frequent clinical impression that female optometric patients require their first reading prescription at a slightly earlier age than males. Furthermore newly presbyopic females require an initial add of slightly greater magnitude than age‐matched males. A high (>+1.50 D) first add requirement is revealed as a predominantly male characteristic, an outcome attributable essentially to their often relatively later age of presentation for an initial presbyopic refractive examination.