Question 31
Lenses and Optical InstrumentsThe lack of power of accommodation which is mainly due to the hardening of the eye lens and is usual with the onset of old age is called
- A.myopia
- B.hypermetropia
- C.presbyopia
- D.astigmatism
- E.eye ring.
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Answer: C (presbyopia)
Explanation
Presbyopia is the loss of focusing (accommodation) power with age as the lens becomes stiff.