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Recent Examples of presbyopia
In addition to glucose, the companies have been working on a smart accommodating contact lens for presbyopia (the loss of near-focusing ability) and a smart intraocular lens for improving sight following cataract surgery.
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2018
When Readers Aren’t Enough Not all eye symptoms people experience in their 40s can be attributed to presbyopia.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
This vision change, called presbyopia, explains why many people in their 40s and beyond need reading glasses.8
Cataracts—a clouding of the lens—also become more common with age, which may lead to the need for cataract surgery.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
Nor do these eye exercises help with presbyopia, or the need for reading glasses, which generally begins at around age 40.
—Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
Using Monovision Lenses for Presbyopia Surgery Surgery can be used to correct presbyopia as well.
—Christine L. Larsen, Verywell Health, 8 May 2024
Laser Surgeries Two different laser surgeries, called LASIK and PRK, are used to correct presbyopia.
—Christine L. Larsen, Verywell Health, 8 May 2024
Compared to other, more intractable health problems, addressing presbyopia is fairly inexpensive.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Current Clinical Trials and Outcomes Clinical trials have started on the effectiveness of spiral diopter lenses for correcting presbyopia.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2018
When Readers Aren’t Enough Not all eye symptoms people experience in their 40s can be attributed to presbyopia.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
This vision change, called presbyopia, explains why many people in their 40s and beyond need reading glasses.8
Cataracts—a clouding of the lens—also become more common with age, which may lead to the need for cataract surgery.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
Nor do these eye exercises help with presbyopia, or the need for reading glasses, which generally begins at around age 40.
—Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
Using Monovision Lenses for Presbyopia Surgery Surgery can be used to correct presbyopia as well.
—Christine L. Larsen, Verywell Health, 8 May 2024
Laser Surgeries Two different laser surgeries, called LASIK and PRK, are used to correct presbyopia.
—Christine L. Larsen, Verywell Health, 8 May 2024
Compared to other, more intractable health problems, addressing presbyopia is fairly inexpensive.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Current Clinical Trials and Outcomes Clinical trials have started on the effectiveness of spiral diopter lenses for correcting presbyopia.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presbyopia
Noun
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Untreated hyperopia can lead to the development of a lazy eye (amblyopia) or additional vision loss.—
Kelly Burch,
Verywell Health,
11 July 2024
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Some people with hyperopia can have their vision surgically corrected.—
Kelly Burch,
Verywell Health,
11 July 2024
Noun
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My farsightedness has apparently been getting worse – requiring me to sit further away from my 13-inch Chromebook.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Millions more are expected to experience worsening vision due to myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness), conditions that can be fixed with glasses, contacts or surgery.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The flaws in the tech world are usually not owing to ill intent but to amnesia and myopia.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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And once people became nearsighted, screen time was tied to 54 percent higher odds that their myopia would get worse.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The research, published in Jama Network Open, found a one-hour daily increment of digital screen time increased the risk of myopia—or nearsightedness—by 21%.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2025
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There’s a pretty simple way to counter the risk of nearsightedness associated with screen time, however.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Toric lenses: These lenses can also help correct astigmatism (a condition that affects the curve of the cornea or lens).—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
23 Mar. 2025
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Prescription eyeglasses correct for focus and perhaps astigmatism, but those are just two ways that wavefronts can be distorted.—
Sidd Bikkannavar,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2010
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“Presbyopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presbyopia. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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