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presbyopia vs farsightedness

farsightedness vs presbyopia

presbyopia and farsightedness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
presbyopia Yes No No No
farsightedness Yes No No No
As nouns, presbyopia and farsightedness are synonyms defined as:
  • presbyopia and farsightedness: a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
As nouns, farsightedness is a hypernym of presbyopia; that is, farsightedness is a word with a broader meaning than presbyopia:
  • presbyopia: a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
  • farsightedness: abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Other hypernyms of presbyopia include hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness.
presbyopia (noun) farsightedness (noun)
a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
Difference between presbyopia and farsightedness

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