Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0784 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Presbyopia
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The idea
Presbyopia is the gradual loss of the eye's ability to focus on near objects, associated with aging.
In practice
The root presby names old age.
Where people slip
Presbyopia and hyperopia both affect near vision and arise differently.
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