Associations to the word «Presbyopia»

Wiktionary

PRESBYOPIA, noun. Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects; farsightedness

Dictionary definition

PRESBYOPIA, noun. A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.