NOUN | state | presbyopia, farsightedness | a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 |
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Meaning | A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45. | |
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Synonym | farsightedness | |
Broader | hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness | Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects |
Spanish | presbicia, presbiopía, vista cansada | |
Catalan | presbícia, vista cansada | |
Adjectives | presbyopic | able to see distant objects clearly |
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