老花 (lǎo huā) — presbyopia (age-related farsightedness)

Definition

Short for 老花眼, the age-related farsightedness that makes near objects (reading, phone) blurry. Usually appears after 40; treated with reading glasses (老花眼镜).

noun

presbyopia (age-related farsightedness)

Examples

老花。
Tā sì shí suì yǐ hòu jiù dé le lǎo huā.
He developed presbyopia after age forty.
老花。
Mā ma xū yào pèi yí fù lǎo huā yǎn jìng.
Mom needs to get a pair of reading glasses for presbyopia.
老花。
lǎo huā Shì lǎo nián rén cháng jiàn de shì lì wèn tí.
Presbyopia is a common vision problem among older people.

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