noun
- A reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45.
- synonyms: presbyopia
- Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects.
- synonyms: hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, longsightedness
- Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing.
- synonyms: prevision, foresight, prospicience
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