Reduced ability to accommodate that occurs normally with age?

Reduced ability to accommodate that occurs normally with age?

• A. Hyperopia
• B. Amblyopia
• C. Presbyopia
• D. Ametropia

Answer: (C)

As people age, the eye’s lens becomes stiffer and the focusing muscles lose some effectiveness, so the ability to focus on near objects declines. This normal, age-related change is called presbyopia, usually noticeable in the 40s to 50s, which is why reading or close work often requires reading glasses or holding things farther away. Hyperopia is farsightedness from refractive error present earlier in life, not the age-related loss of accommodation. Amblyopia is reduced vision from brain suppression of one eye, unrelated to aging of focusing. Ametropia is a general term for any refractive error, not specifically the aging decline in accommodation.

As people age, the eye’s lens becomes stiffer and the focusing muscles lose some effectiveness, so the ability to focus on near objects declines. This normal, age-related change is called presbyopia, usually noticeable in the 40s to 50s, which is why reading or close work often requires reading glasses or holding things farther away. Hyperopia is farsightedness from refractive error present earlier in life, not the age-related loss of accommodation. Amblyopia is reduced vision from brain suppression of one eye, unrelated to aging of focusing. Ametropia is a general term for any refractive error, not specifically the aging decline in accommodation.