老 眼(ろうがん)

ろうがん

noun

presbyopia, age-related farsightedness

health

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)

Compare: 近視(きんし) (nearsightedness, myopia)

Related: 視力矯正(しりょくきょうせい) (vision correction)

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Added 2026.1.17 20:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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