Presbyopia

If you experienced 20-20 or better vision for most of your life, and now have age-related loss of vision, otherwise known as presbyopia, you wear "reading glasses." ❋ Unknown (2009)

And when you hit 40, that inability to see near—called presbyopia—becomes a bigger problem, meaning that you may need bifocals, or different lenses for seeing close and far. ❋ Michael F. Roizen (2008)

The inability to focus on close objects, known as presbyopia, is a natural part of aging that occurs when the lenses of the eyes become less flexible. ❋ Unknown (2008)

That's because the lens of your eye becomes less flexible as you get older, leading to a condition called presbyopia or farsightedness. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It's an all too common vision problem called presbyopia, affecting nearly everyone by the age of 50. ❋ Unknown (2004)

This recession of the near point with age is called presbyopia (prez'bee-oh'pee-uh; "old man's vision" G). ❋ Asimov, Isaac (1963)

"Old sight," known as presbyopia, is a common defect of vision in advancing years. ❋ Albert F. Blaisdell (N/A)

Still another defect of vision is known as presbyopia or farsightedness due to old age. ❋ William Henry Pyle (N/A)

"Early Show" contributor Taryn Winter Brill reported it's often caused by a condition called presbyopia. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"By the time we reach our 50s and 60s, the eyes lose the ability to focus to different distances - a condition called presbyopia that's a natural part of the ageing process." ❋ Unknown (2010)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 30, 2010/24-7PressRelease/-- The age-related condition known as presbyopia is first noticed when you must hold your book at a distance to bring words on the page into focus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The age-related condition known as presbyopia is first noticed when you must hold your book at a distance to bring words on the page into focus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It teaches local "vision entrepreneurs" -- members of the mainly poor communities they serve -- how to diagnose problems such as presbyopia (an inability to focus on nearby objects) and how to determine what type of mass-produced eyeglass would correct it. ❋ Tilman Ehrbeck (2010)

According to PixelOptics the patented electronic lenses provide dynamic and intelligent optics by using a combination of "chemistry, electricity, and other components" to correct for visual problems such as presbyopia, or loss of near focus common in people over 40. ❋ Unknown (2010)

By around age forty or so, ability to focus on close objects begins diminishing (a phenomenon known clinically as "presbyopia"). ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is normal ageing and called presbyopia or ageing eyes. " ❋ Unknown (2009)

Watch Your Step Dr. Auerbach notes that wearing bifocal glasses to correct the classic over-50 vision issue—presbyopia, or the inability to focus on objects nearby—can lead to stumbles and falls; the lower part of the glasses, meant for reading, can blur the image down at your feet. ❋ Laura Landro (2011)