presbyopia

English

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Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (presbys, “old man”), and New Latin -opia (“vision problem”), from Ancient Greek ὤψ (ōps, “eye”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊpiə

Noun

presbyopia (uncountable)

1. Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects; farsightedness

Derived terms

• presbyopic

Antonyms

• myopia

Translations

inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects

Catalan: presbícia (ca) f., vista cansada (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 老花眼 (cmn) (lǎohuāyǎn), 老花 (cmn) (lǎohuā) Czech: presbyopie (cs) f. Esperanto: presbiopeco (eo) Finnish: ikänäkö (fi)

French: presbytie (fr) f. Greek: πρεσβυωπία (el) f. Italian: presbiopia (it) f. Portuguese: presbiopia (pt) f. Spanish: presbicia (es) f., vista cansada (es) f.