presbyopia (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *presbyopia*:
NOUN	state	presbyopia, farsightedness	a 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
Meaning	A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45.
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

HyperDic: presbyopia