Presbyopia
noun, Ophthalmology.
1.
farsightedness due to ciliary muscle weakness and loss of elasticity in the crystalline lens.
noun
1.
a progressively diminishing ability of the eye to focus, noticeable from middle to old age, caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens
presbyopia pres·by·o·pi·a (prěz’bē-ō’pē-ə, prěs’-)
n.
Inability of the eye to focus sharply on nearby objects, resulting from loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens with advancing age.
pres’by·op’ic (-ŏp’ĭk, -ō’pĭk) adj.
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