presbyopia
pres·byo·pia
noun
1.
farsightedness resulting from a reduced ability to focus caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens with age
Origin
From New Latin presbyōpia, from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (présbus, “old man”), and New Latin -ōpia (“vision problem”), from Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”). By surface analysis, presby- + -opia.
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