HyperDic: presbyopia

English > 1 sense of the word presbyopia:
NOUNstatepresbyopia, farsightednessa reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
English > presbyopia: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45.
Synonymfarsightedness
Broaderhyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightednessAbnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Spanishpresbicia, presbiopía, vista cansada
Catalanpresbícia, vista cansada
Adjectivespresbyopicable to see distant objects clearly

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