presbyopia

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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. 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
  • Untreated hyperopia can lead to the development of a lazy eye (amblyopia) or additional vision loss.
    Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
  • Some people with hyperopia can have their vision surgically corrected.
    Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • The machine can see how the eyes are focusing to check for conditions such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This could be an effective strategy in slowing myopia progression in children, Berntsen said.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness, is a vision condition where close objects look clear but far objects look blurry, said David Berntsen, professor of optometry and chair of clinical sciences at the University of Houston College of Optometry.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The machine can see how the eyes are focusing to check for conditions such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Some correct for distance vision, some correct both near and distance vision (a multifocal lens), and others (toric lenses) correct astigmatism.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The machine picked up a pretty significant astigmatism, which causes blurry vision.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024

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