Which term refers to age-related farsightedness?

Which term refers to age-related farsightedness?

• A. Presbyopia
• B. Photophobia
• C. Chalazion
• D. Esotropia

Answer: (B)

Age-related changes in the eye affect how well it can focus up close. As people age, the lens becomes less flexible and the muscles around it may weaken, reducing accommodation—the ability to switch focus from distant to near objects. This loss of near-focus ability is called presbyopia. It commonly becomes noticeable in the 40s or 50s and is usually corrected with reading glasses, bifocals, or multifocal contact lenses. Photophobia refers to light sensitivity, chalazion is a blocked oil gland on the eyelid forming a lump, and esotropia is an inward turning of the eye. Each involves a different eye issue, not the age-related changes in focusing power.

Age-related changes in the eye affect how well it can focus up close. As people age, the lens becomes less flexible and the muscles around it may weaken, reducing accommodation—the ability to switch focus from distant to near objects. This loss of near-focus ability is called presbyopia. It commonly becomes noticeable in the 40s or 50s and is usually corrected with reading glasses, bifocals, or multifocal contact lenses.

Photophobia refers to light sensitivity, chalazion is a blocked oil gland on the eyelid forming a lump, and esotropia is an inward turning of the eye. Each involves a different eye issue, not the age-related changes in focusing power.