• (n.) Presbyopia.
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Synonym for presbyopia ... <ophthalmology> A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. ... It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produce difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point of vision, so that objects very near the eyes can not be seen distinctly without the use of convex glasses. Called also presby...
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Pres·byt'i·a noun [ New Latin See
Presbyte .]
(Medicine) Presbyopia.
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presbyopia, presbyopic; presbytia, presbytic, presbytism 1. A form of farsightedness occurring after middle age, caused by a diminished elasticity of the crystalline lens. 2. The physiological loss of accommodation in the eyes in advancing age, said to begin when the near point has receded beyond 22 cm (9 inches). 3. The loss of the eye's ability ...
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