Biology 2e
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Chapter 36, Problem 20RQ
Why do people over 55 often need reading glasses?
- Their cornea no longer focuses correctly
- Their lens no longer focuses correctly
- Their eyeball has elongated with age, causing images to focus in front of their retina
- Their retina has thinned with age, making vision more difficult.
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