presbyopen.

Brit.

/ˈprɛzbɪəʊp/,

/ˈprɛsbɪəʊp/, U.S.

/ˈprɛzbiˌoʊp/,

/ˈprɛsbiˌoʊp/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek πρέσβυς, ώπ-, ὤψ.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πρέσβυς old man (see presbyter n.) + ώπ-, ὤψ face, eye (see -ops comb. form), perhaps after myope n. Compare earlier presbyta n. and later presbyopia n.

A person affected with presbyopia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > long-sightedness > person

presbyta1670

presbyope1746

presbyte1826

hypermetrope1864

presbyopic1864

1746 tr. H. Boerhaave Acad. Lect. Theory Physic VI. 71 The Presbyopes or old-sighted..are assisted by convex Spectacles, by which the Rays are made to converge together sooner.

1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 1529 A book..can only be read distinctly by a presbyope when he removes it farther from the eye than formerly.

1900 C. H. May Man. Dis. Eye xxiv. 332 The presbyope is compelled to hold reading, writing, sewing, and other forms of near work farther away than the usual distance.

1937 Jrnl. Optical Soc. Amer. 27 332/1 Presbyopes should invariably wear their reading correction (reading spectacles).

2001 GQ Nov. 253/4 Soft disposable lens for presbyopes. Gives near, distance and peripheral vision correction, wherever you look.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	presbyope
释义	presbyopen. Brit. /ˈprɛzbɪəʊp/, /ˈprɛsbɪəʊp/, U.S. /ˈprɛzbiˌoʊp/, /ˈprɛsbiˌoʊp/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek πρέσβυς, ώπ-, ὤψ. Etymology: < ancient Greek πρέσβυς old man (see presbyter n.) + ώπ-, ὤψ face, eye (see -ops comb. form), perhaps after myope n. Compare earlier presbyta n. and later presbyopia n. A person affected with presbyopia. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > long-sightedness > person presbyta1670 presbyope1746 presbyte1826 hypermetrope1864 presbyopic1864 1746 tr. H. Boerhaave Acad. Lect. Theory Physic VI. 71 The Presbyopes or old-sighted..are assisted by convex Spectacles, by which the Rays are made to converge together sooner. 1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 1529 A book..can only be read distinctly by a presbyope when he removes it farther from the eye than formerly. 1900 C. H. May Man. Dis. Eye xxiv. 332 The presbyope is compelled to hold reading, writing, sewing, and other forms of near work farther away than the usual distance. 1937 Jrnl. Optical Soc. Amer. 27 332/1 Presbyopes should invariably wear their reading correction (reading spectacles). 2001 GQ Nov. 253/4 Soft disposable lens for presbyopes. Gives near, distance and peripheral vision correction, wherever you look. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1746
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