PRESBYOPIA


Meaning of PRESBYOPIA in English

— presbyopic /prez'bee op"ik, pres'-/ , adj.

/prez'bee oh"pee euh, pres'-/ , n. Ophthalm.

farsightedness due to ciliary muscle weakness and loss of elasticity in the crystalline lens.

[ 1785-95; presby- (comb. form of présbys old, old man) + -OPIA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .