1. a person who has presbyopia, a condition in which the eye gradually loses the ability to focus on nearby objects
Usage: medical

Examples

• As a presbyope, she needed reading glasses to see the fine print.
• The presbyope held the menu at arm’s length to read it clearly.
• Many presbyopes find bifocals helpful for both distance and close-up vision.
• The optometrist explained that most people become presbyopes after age 40.
• Being a presbyope, he struggled to read text messages on his phone.
• The presbyope invested in progressive lenses for seamless vision correction.