About 15 years ago, Sarah Jessica Parker was reading a book before bed in Ireland. An avid reader, she was surprised to find herself struggling to read through the pages.

“I remember reading it and thinking, ‘This isn’t comfortable, this isn’t fun.’ At first, all I thought was, ‘Oh, my eyes are tired, I’m tired.’ But it became abundantly clear that it was meant to be,” the 60-year-old actress tells PEOPLE.

Parker is one of the 128 million Americans who live with age-related nearsightedness. She started wearing glasses, but at first she didn’t care. However, as my vision became more and more blurred, I had to rely on them more and more, which was frustrating.

“I think it was a point of pride for me that I never wore glasses because I read a lot. I read in the dark, I read in the car, so I wasn’t thrilled by the idea of ​​needing, say, someone to read to me,” she explains. “The biggest annoyance was having to do something that I had spent years doing whenever and wherever I wanted.”

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Last year, Parker served as a judge for the 2025 Man Booker Prize, one of literature’s most prestigious awards. She read over 150 books while battling vision problems.

“I love reading, and it’s my job too. Not only in theater, film and television, but also as a publisher and a parent,” she says. “But I’m not one to spend a lot of time complaining. I just don’t complain. I just keep moving forward and doing what I have to do.”

Still, she knew she needed a better option in her eyes. She finally found peace of mind, Viza new FDA-approved eye drop to treat age-related myopic blur.

“It’s been great to discover Vizz and have something that creates even more convenience on a practical level,” she says.

“It changes a lot of the experience for me personally,” she continues. “You can pick up a book anytime, anywhere. You can send a text message anytime, anywhere. You don’t have to reach into your wallet, touch yourself, search in your bag, or look for your glasses on the counter.”

Parker, who has been using Vizz for the past few months, is now partnering with Lenz Therapeutics to highlight the eye drops’ features and encourage people to discuss their options with their eye doctor.

“There are things I want to do to support things like my relationship with reading, and this didn’t seem like a radical thing to me,” she says. “It’s like, ‘Oh yeah, this is how I’m going to live my life differently.’ And I talk a lot about having to have my eyes on my side, so it seemed like a really great partnership.”

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Parker admits that not having to worry about her vision has made it easier to get back to normal life, including not thinking about her aging.

“I keep going the same way I always have,” she jokes. “I’m not someone who has spent a lot of time talking about aging and self-care and things like that. I don’t even talk about my birthday. But it’s nice to be able to pick up a book and read it. That didn’t exist in my life a year ago. So it’s really nice.”