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Recent Examples of presbyopia
What are the early signs of presbyopia?
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
For example, those with presbyopia can opt for multifocal lenses.
—Malana Vantyler, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Menopause doesn’t affect or cause presbyopia, but Brujic says perimenopausal and menopausal women are in the age group of its typical onset.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2025
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
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
Nor do these eye exercises help with presbyopia, or the need for reading glasses, which generally begins at around age 40.
—Benjamin Botsford, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
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
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
For example, those with presbyopia can opt for multifocal lenses.
—Malana Vantyler, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Menopause doesn’t affect or cause presbyopia, but Brujic says perimenopausal and menopausal women are in the age group of its typical onset.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2025
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
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
Nor do these eye exercises help with presbyopia, or the need for reading glasses, which generally begins at around age 40.
—Benjamin Botsford, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presbyopia
Noun
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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
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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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For example, bifocals correct both nearsightedness and farsightedness with the same lens.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
10 Sep. 2025
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Solutions for Complex Vision Problems Traditional contact lenses primarily correct vision problems, such as near-sightedness and farsightedness.—
Malana VanTyler,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the future, simple eyedrops could be used to delay the onset of nearsightedness in children, which in turn can reduce those risks, Walline said.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Photo-Illustration by Newsweek/Getty Although prolonged screen usage isn't directly linked to a higher risk of serious eye conditions, it's increasingly associated with higher rates of myopia, or nearsightedness.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Clinical trial data showed that the Stellest lenses can slow myopia progression by 71% on average over the course of 24 months, compared with single vision control lenses, according to the FDA.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The myopia required to derive true meaning from such a thing—barely more sophisticated than phrenology—is staggering.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
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Myopia is when someone can see objects close-up but their vision becomes blurred when looking at objects farther away, and astigmatism is a condition in which either the eye’s cornea or lens has a different shape than normal, causing blurred vision.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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For instance, people with astigmatism benefit from toric lenses.—
Malana VanTyler,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Presbyopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presbyopia. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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