http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=what-is-presbyopia Presbyopia means "age of sight." It is not the same thing as farsightedness. It is a gradual loss of accommodation - the ability of the eye to adjust in order to see clearly objects at different distances. To accommodate this ability, the naturally elastic lens of the eye changes in shape and thereby adjusts its focusing power. Loss of accommodation occurs gradually throughout life. As the lens of... Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:31:45 EST en