老眼(ろうがん)

ろうがん
noun
presbyopia, age-related farsightedness
1. presbyopia, farsightedness due to age
The gradual loss of the eye's ability to focus on nearby objects, typically occurring around age 40 and older.
最近(さいきん)、老眼(ろうがん)で小(ちい)さい字(じ)が読(よ)みにくくなった。
Lately, I've had trouble reading small print due to presbyopia.
40歳(さい)を過(す)ぎると老眼(ろうがん)が始(はじ)まることが多(おお)い。
Presbyopia often starts after age 40.
老眼鏡(ろうがんきょう)をかけて新聞(しんぶん)を読(よ)む。
I wear reading glasses to read the newspaper.

USAGE: 老眼(ろうがん) is a natural age-related condition affecting nearly everyone eventually. It's distinct from other vision problems.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 老眼(ろうがん)になる (to develop presbyopia)
  • 老眼(ろうがん)が進(すす)む (presbyopia progresses)
  • 老眼鏡(ろうがんきょう) (reading glasses)
  • 老眼(ろうがん)用(よう)レンズ (lenses for presbyopia)

OTHER VISION CONDITIONS:

  • 近視(きんし) - nearsightedness (myopia)
  • 遠視(えんし) - farsightedness (hyperopia) - not age-related
  • 乱視(らんし) - astigmatism

NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY: 老眼(ろうがん) is sometimes translated as "farsightedness," but technically it's presbyopia (aging-related), while 遠視(えんし) is hyperopia (can occur at any age).

Related Words

Related: 乱視(らんし) (astigmatism)
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Added 2026.1.17 20:32 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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