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Presbiopia

The eye exhibits a progressively


diminished ability to focus an near objects
with age
It is caused by the natural course of aging

loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens and


loss of power of the cilliary muscles

The symptoms are usually first noticed


between between the ages of 40-50 years
old
Complain : their hand too short to hold
reading material at a comfortable distance

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