"Studies have consistently reported that women require reading glasses or bifocal lenses earlier than men. According to a recent
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
paper, the gender difference is caused by factors other than focusing
ability, such as arm length or preferred reading distance, which should
be considered when prescribing readers or bifocals," reports
Midwest Lens. "The new evidence was found by a team of researchers who performed a
meta-analysis using nine cross-sectional studies to compare the
prevalence and magnitude of presbyopia — commonly described as the loss
of near vision that occurs with age — among men and women. The
researchers further subdivided the analysis to determine what
differences in presbyopia might exist between men and women."
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