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Which is NOT a classic age-related vision change?

A) difficulties seeing in dim light
B) problems seeing close up
C) troubles with glare
D) nearsightedness

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Nearsightedness, or myopia, is not a classic age-related vision change; it is a vision defect where distant objects appear blurry while close objects remain clear. Age-related changes usually include presbyopia, difficulties with dim light, and problems with glare.

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Among the options listed, nearsightedness, or myopia, is NOT a classic age-related vision change. Nearsightedness is a vision problem where the eye overconverges nearly parallel rays from distant objects, causing those objects to appear out of focus, while close objects are clear. Age-related vision changes typically include presbyopia, which is a difficulty with focusing on close objects, problems seeing in dim light, and troubles with glare due to the aging of the lens and muscles controlling it.

Presbyopia is a common vision problem associated with aging that results in the eye gradually losing its ability to focus on close objects. This contrast with myopia, where the distance vision is affected. Presbyopia is usually corrected with reading glasses, bifocals, or progressive lenses. In contrast, myopia is corrected with a diverging lens to reduce the optical power of the eye.

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