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Name an old age eye defect. Why is it caused?

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उत्तर १

Presbyopia is an age-old eye defect. In this condition, the lens loses flexibility resulting in far-sightedness.

Cataract is also very common in old people, the cornea becomes opaque and the vision is cut down even to blindness.

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उत्तर २

Hypermetropia. It is caused due to flattening of the eye lens (Also presbyopia in which lens looses flexibility).

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