presbyopia

presbyopia is a 10-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point of vision, so that objects very near the eyes can not be seen distinctly without the use of convex glasses. Called also presbytia. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 21 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point of vision, so that objects very near the eyes can not be seen distinctly without the use of convex glasses. Called also presbytia.
2. noun. a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45

   Synonyms: farsightedness

Synonyms

farsightedness

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