presbyopia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects.

Word forms

presbyopia presbyopias

Etymology

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.

Derived words

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