Carla, at age 57, is having a hard time seeing the sliver in her grandson's finger. She finds that she must hold it farther away to focus on its location, making it impossible to remove it and stop his distressed crying. She is experiencing which normal age-related change in vision?

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Presbyopia is the gradual loss of the eye's ability to focus actively on nearby objects due to aging of the lens, resulting in the need for reading glasses or holding objects farther away to see them clearly. Presbycusis is age-related hearing loss, retinopathy refers to damage to the retina, and dysthermia is not a known age-related change in vision.

Carla, at Age 57, Is Having a Hard Time Seeing