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presbyopia
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presbyopia
a progressively diminishing ability of the eye to focus, noticeable from middle to old age, caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens

presbyopia [‚prez·bē′ō·pē·ə]
(medicine)
Diminished ability to focus the eye on near objects due to gradual loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens with age.


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plans to create a commercial version of the electrically adjusted eyeglasses to market to presbyopic people, who typically wear bifocals, trifocals, or graded lenses.
Current surgical presbyopic solutions involve compromises that can negatively affect the quality of vision for many patients.
All showed positive results in initial use of the Synchrony IOL in cataract patients with a presbyopic condition.
 
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