From: jeroen@nospam.please   
      
   On 2022-03-21 23:44, RichD wrote:   
   > A person with normal vision will become far   
   > sighted with age; his cornea loses the ability to   
   > focus at close range.   
   >   
   > But a near sighted person will often retain   
   > his close range vision, he doesn't need reading glasses.   
   >   
   > Can we explain this through optics?  Or is it really a   
   > ophthalmology issue?   
   >   
   > --   
   > Rich   
   >   
      
   At old age, a person will lose the ability to /change/   
   focus. If he was near sighted to begin with, he will   
   stay that way. The condition is called presbyopia.   
      
   Jeroen Belleman   
      
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