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    [Noun]  | "pres*by*o*pia" | \ ˌprez-bē-ˈō-pē-ə \


    1: a visual condition which becomes apparent especially in middle age and in which loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye causes defective accommodation and inability to focus sharply for near vision


    Origin: 1767 ;

     New Latin, from Greek presbys old man + New Latin -opia;

    [Noun]  | "presbyopia" 


    1: as in farsightedness, hyperopia;


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     [ "presbyopia" ]

    1: farsightedness because loss of elasticity in the lens of your eyes. If you don't understand, it means older people can't see close up. It's a weird word

      * e.g.,  ... person 1: My dad needs glasses to read books person 2: It's presbyopia, dumba**. 

     [ "presbyopia" ]

    1: A word farsightedness because loss of elasticity in the lens of your eyes. If you don't understand, it makes it hard for old people to see up close. It's a weird word alright.

      * e.g.,  ... person 1: My dad needs glasses to read books. person 2: So he needs convex lens.( Convex lens are lens for presbyopia person 1: Weird name but yeah. 


     [ "presbyopia" ]

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