presbyopia

pres·by·o·pi·a  (przb-p-, prs-)

n.

Inability of the eye to focus sharply on nearby objects, resulting from loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens with advancing age.

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[New Latin : Greek presbus, old man; see per¹ in Indo-European roots + -opia.]

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presby·opic (-pk, -pk) adj.

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presbyopia

Noun

Med a gradual inability of the eye to focus on nearby objects [Greek presbus old man + ōps eye]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

presbyopia - a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 farsightedness hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness, farsightedness - abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects