presbyopic
Needing reading glasses
Presbyopic describes vision affected by presbyopia—the gradual loss of the eye's ability to focus on nearby objects, a normal part of aging that typically begins in the mid-forties.
Someone presbyopic needs reading glasses or holds text at arm's length: My presbyopic eyes can't read the menu without my glasses.
Light-focusing curved glass
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- hardeningBecoming less soft
retina · cornea · pupil · refractive · hyperopia · farsightedness
Dual-strength corrective lenses
- progressivesSocial reform advocates
- trifocalsThree-segment corrective lenses
- varifocalsGraduated prescription eyewear
- diopterUnit of focal power
prescription · magnification · optometrist · ophthalmology · optician · refraction · accommodation · eyewear
Indistinct, lacking definition
Numbers between 39-50
- agingGrowing older over time
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- inevitableCertain to occur
- naturalNot artificially produced
age-related · midlife · developmental · progressive · universal
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
hardening · retina · cornea · pupil · refractive · hyperopia · farsightedness
bifocals
Dual-strength corrective lenses
- progressivesSocial reform advocates
- trifocalsThree-segment corrective lenses
- varifocalsGraduated prescription eyewear
diopter · prescription · magnification · optometrist · ophthalmology · optician · refraction · accommodation · eyewear · optical
blurry
Indistinct, lacking definition
forties
Numbers between 39-50
- agingGrowing older over time
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- inevitableCertain to occur
natural · age-related · midlife · developmental · progressive · universal
presbyopicmyopic
Unable to see far
nearsighted · shortsighted · near-sighted · short-sighted · hyperopic