Blurred vision after reading

My vision blurrs after several minutes when reading with bifocals which I have read with for years and only recently am having the problem. I am 73.  The longer I read, the worse it gets. The blurring lasts for at least an hour+ and affects both the reading and long distance through my normal distance part of my glasses.  If I read without my bifocals, I have to put the readiing material very close and it is somewhat blurred.  But, after I read w/o glasses for an hour, my vision, both near and far are normal with my glasses.  My Opthomologist is perplexed by the problem, and I am going to try other experiments to see what the results are.  I will read with a pair of distance glasses from at least an arms length and see if it creates any blurring.  I am doing that right now and it does not seem to create any blurring.  I then plan to cover one eye while reading with my bifocals and see what happens.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Your problem suggests:

1. Need for better glasses with stronger reading add or different type of glasses such as progressive bifocals.
2. The development of eye disease the most common being cataracts.
3. The development of new disease of the body such as diabetes.

See different ophthalmologist for a second opinion.

JCH MD

[drawliner]

i had the same problem of blurring vision after reading awhile,i was  diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes, i had them removed and this problem went away.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[Blurry52]

I have the problem when I am reading and doing computer work.  Went to the doc and he gave me "computer" glasses.  Still happens.  If I do not "squint" everything is blury.  When I go to drive the stop lights are double but not next to each other it is where the light will appear and then the same color light will appear right under it.  I am going nuts with this.  Seeing another doc tomorrow.  

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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