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Recent Examples of presbyopia
When Readers Aren’t Enough Not all eye symptoms people experience in their 40s can be attributed to presbyopia.
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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
How do Vuity eyedrops for presbyopia work?
—Steven Odierna As Told To Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 9 Mar. 2022
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
How do Vuity eyedrops for presbyopia work?
—Steven Odierna As Told To Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 9 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presbyopia
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Untreated hyperopia can lead to the development of a lazy eye (amblyopia) or additional vision loss.Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
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Some people with hyperopia can have their vision surgically corrected.Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
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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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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
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Globally, children in urban areas have higher rates of myopia than those in rural areas, while girls were slightly more likely to suffer from the condition than boys.Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
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Basically, the Clairo-shade meme is a way of poking fun at the myopia of modern stan culture.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
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Simmons shared that Harris, 59, had certain health issues, including her nearsightedness, as well as seasonal allergies triggered by pollen, and urticaria—a common skin condition that causes itchiness and redness.Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024
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The Vice President’s nearsightedness is also corrected by lenses, which leave her with 20/20 vision.Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024
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The machine picked up a pretty significant astigmatism, which causes blurry vision.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
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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
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“Presbyopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presbyopia. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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