Which client would experience impaired near vision?

Which client would experience impaired near vision?

• A. Presbyopia
• B. Hyperopia
• C. Myopia
• D. Astigmatism

Answer: (A)

Near vision becomes difficult when the eye loses its ability to accommodate as part of aging. The lens stiffens and the surrounding muscles don’t adjust its shape as easily, making it hard to focus on close objects like reading material. This age-related decline in near focusing is called presbyopia, typically starting in the 40s and progressing over time. Hyperopia can make near vision bothersome, but it’s due to the eye’s shape causing images to focus behind the retina, and people may still compensate with accommodation—presbyopia is the specific, progressive loss of near focus with age. Myopia mainly blurs distant vision, with near vision often remaining clear. Astigmatism causes blurred vision at multiple distances due to irregular corneal curvature, not a primary near-vision impairment. So, the client most likely to experience impaired near vision is the one with presbyopia.

Near vision becomes difficult when the eye loses its ability to accommodate as part of aging. The lens stiffens and the surrounding muscles don’t adjust its shape as easily, making it hard to focus on close objects like reading material. This age-related decline in near focusing is called presbyopia, typically starting in the 40s and progressing over time.

Hyperopia can make near vision bothersome, but it’s due to the eye’s shape causing images to focus behind the retina, and people may still compensate with accommodation—presbyopia is the specific, progressive loss of near focus with age. Myopia mainly blurs distant vision, with near vision often remaining clear. Astigmatism causes blurred vision at multiple distances due to irregular corneal curvature, not a primary near-vision impairment.

So, the client most likely to experience impaired near vision is the one with presbyopia.