title: [Presbytia: are eyeglasses unavoidable?].
abstract: The power of eye accommodation to close vision decreases with age. This physiological process, called presbytia (or presbyopia), occurs in all people reaching maturity, irrespective of sex and race. This paper describes the evolution of our knowledge concerning this phenomenon and the various means of correction utilized nowadays to compensate for the loss of accommodation power.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bonnac
mesh_terms: D000221:Adaptation, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D002648:Child; D003261:Contact Lenses; D005139:Eyeglasses; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011305:Presbyopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: La presbytie: les lunettes sont-elles inévitables?