Definition of Presbyopia. Meaning of Presbyopia. Synonyms of Presbyopia

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Definition of Presbyopia

Presbyopia
Presbyopia Pres`by*o"pi*a[NL., from Gr. ? old, n., an old man + ?, ?, the eye.] (Med.) A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces 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 presbytia.

Meaning of Presbyopia from wikipedia

- Presbyopia is a physiological insufficiency of optical accommodation ****ociated with the aging of the eye; it results in progressively worsening ability...
- the reading distance. When this occurs the patient is presbyopic. Once presbyopia occurs, those who are emmetropic (i.e., do not require optical correction...
- old. It then becomes more common again after the age of 40, known as presbyopia, affecting about half of people. The best treatment option to correct...
- far-sightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Near-sightedness results in far away objects being blurry, far-sightedness and presbyopia result in close objects...
- done after correcting visual acuity at a distance. Eye conditions like presbyopia, accommodative insufficiency, cycloplegia etc. can affect the near visual...
- "mischaracterization of results". A type of LASIK, known as presbyLasik, may be used in presbyopia. Results are, however, more variable and some people have a decrease in...
- and short distances. Bifocals are commonly prescribed to people with presbyopia who also require a correction for myopia, hyperopia, and/or astigmatism...
- (FDA) approved pilocarpine hydrochloride as an eye drop treatment for presbyopia, age-related difficulty with near-in vision. It works by causing the pupils...
- alters over time. A common condition in people over forty years old is presbyopia, which is caused by the eye's crystalline lens losing elasticity, progressively...
- is to treat refractive errors: myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Gl****es or "spectacles" are worn on the face a short distance in front...