presbyopia

How To Use presbyopia In A Sentence

• But he went on to explain that presbyopia is a visual problem caused by a loss of elasticity of the lens which prevents or slows down the focusing of the eye.
• I'm a presbyope (presbyopia is a condition faced by almost everyone over the age of 40 where the ability to focus on close objects gradually vanishes) and have struggled with bifocals and progressives for more than a decade. TierneyLab
• As for presbyopia, I'm on my second pair of what used to be called bifocals but are now called something else because they don't have a line across the lens -- continuous? Graceful Aging (or: Use What Works)
• The most common causes of visual impairment in the elderly include presbyopia, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.
• The aging process, or Presbyopia, causes the amplitude of accommodation to decrease in patients over 40 years.
• Although difficult to pronounce presbyopia pee - uh is not a disease.
• Younger patients with presbyopia, in which near vision becomes blurry, also may eliminate the need for glasses with a multifocal IOL, a procedure called refractive lens exchange that is typically not covered by insurance. THE MEDICAL NEWS
• Finally, presbyopia hits a significant number of adults in their 40s, because the eye's lens naturally loses elasticity with age, producing fuzzy near vision.
• A number of changes occur in the eye as you grow older, but most experts agree that a hardening of your lens causes presbyopia.
• The FDA also recently approved conductive keratoplasty, which uses radio waves to reshape the cornea, for presbyopia or vision problems that develop with age. Health: Life Without Glasses