Dr. Zahid Malik
Ophthalmology (Eye Care)
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Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I am a 45-year-old male. I never had eye issues before. I did a routine eye examination and attached my reports. My queries are as follows; What exactly does my report says? Is it progressive? Can it be reversed? Do I need a reading glass? Kindly help.
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I saw your reports (attachments removed to protect the patient’s identity). This is an average age-related phenomenon, and it is termed presbyopia. It starts at 35 to 36 years in females and around 40 years of age in males. Your power will increase with age. There are some skin changes like loosening of the skin, wrinkles, and hair color turns to gray or white; presbyopia is also a natural aging process in the eye. Presbyopia can not be reversed. The only possibility is that patients develop a cataract with increasing age, and with cataracts, some patients may feel improvement in presbyopia. It is better to wear your reading glasses because with glasses you will feel comfortable. With aging, the lens becomes weak and hard, resulting in failure to change in lens shape and adaptation. Regards.
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
Thanks for the reply.
At the bottom of my report, it is written as SLE:BE:NAD. What does that mean? Thanks.
Hello,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
SLE is abbreviation of slit lamp examination and NAD is abbreviation of no abnormality detected. Regards.
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